What differentiates a great developer from a good one — Software development is not only about what and how to code. One cannot be a great developer by just learning various coding languages or implementing complex designs. Knowing code will definitely help you to become a good developer, but not a great one. It’s much more than code. Here are…

All about how data is partitioned in databases — Database is an integral part of any application design where processes write and manage the data. Although, one may never need to design a database from scratch, understanding its design and how different databases handle data would help you to choose the most suitable datastore which provides required scalability and…

Revisiting the limits of Lambda SQS triggers — AWS provides the capability to trigger a lambda function with incoming events in the SQS queue. Lambda polls the queue for the messages and invokes your function synchronously. Lambda picks these messages in batches and passes these as input to a function. …

Keep calm and let AWS do the scheduling for you — This article is about using AWS services to periodically schedule your jobs. Some of the use cases where such a type of scheduling is required include sending timely notifications to users, checking the status of a task, etc. Different AWS services, like DynamoDB Streams, cloud watch events, and SQS, can…

Store and control encryption keys to your most important apps and services — What Is AWS KMS? AWS Key Management Service (KMS) is a fully managed service to create, store, and control encryption keys in order to encrypt your data. Some important points: KMS is a highly durable and available service. KMS encryption keys are regional. The service leverages Hardware Security Modules (HSM) under the hood, which…