Building an Agent Control Plane on AWS
How to build an agent control plane on AWS: lifecycle, identity, tool governance, policy, guardrails, sandboxed execution, and detection with AgentCore.
#ai-agents #aws #platform-engineering
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AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - Professional: Cheat Sheet
Study notes, exam pointers, and cheat sheet for the AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - Professional exam: Bedrock, SageMaker, RAG, and agents.
#aws #certifications
How to Build a Well-Architected AWS Landing Zone
· via Gruntwork
Control Tower, LZA, account factories or custom: how the AWS landing zone build routes compare, and the account-structure decisions that age well.
#aws #platform-engineering #iac
Cloud Migration Security Guide: Risks & Checklist
· via Spacelift
Security for cloud migrations phase by phase: shared responsibility, the risks that appear mid-move, and a checklist covering before and after.
#aws #devops-tooling #security
Migrate Amazon EC2 to ECS Express Mode using Kiro CLI and MCP servers
· via AWS
An agent-driven migration walkthrough: Kiro CLI with MCP servers discovers an EC2 workload, generates the ECS Express Mode setup and cleans up after.
#aws #ai-agents
Deploying Agentic AI Solutions with Infrastructure as Code
· via Spacelift
Running AI agents as production workloads: core deployment principles, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and a Terraform walkthrough for shipping an agent.
#ai-agents #iac #aws
Strengthen AWS Security Posture with Robust Infrastructure as Code Strategy
· via AWS
Security posture as an IaC problem: Control Tower controls, baseline account vending, centralized monitoring, audit trails and drift prevention.
#aws #iac #security
How to Migrate From On-premise to AWS Cloud
· via Spacelift
A structured path from datacenter to AWS: migration strategies, the three-phase framework, a step-by-step walkthrough and the common traps to avoid.
#aws #devops-tooling
AWS CloudFormation Drift Detection & Remediation Guide
· via Spacelift
Drift in CloudFormation stacks: how detection works, its blind spots, the remediation options and the practices that stop drift from coming back.
#aws #iac
Kubernetes right-sizing with metrics-driven GitOps automation
· via AWS
Closing the loop on EKS resource requests: real usage metrics drive recommendations that land as GitOps pull requests instead of manual tuning.
#kubernetes #aws #devops-tooling
Building a developer portal with Port on AWS to Boost Engineering Efficiency
· via AWS
Standing up an internal developer portal on AWS with Port: the productivity case, what a portal changes for teams and a fast path to a working one.
#aws #platform-engineering
Top 19 AWS Monitoring Tools & 8 Best Practices for 2026
· via Spacelift
The AWS monitoring landscape mapped: native services and third-party tools compared, with the practices that make any of them actually useful.
#aws #devops-tooling
EKS Auto Mode: Simplify Kubernetes Operations
· via Spacelift
EKS Auto Mode examined: what AWS now manages for you, how it compares with other EKS options, a deployment tutorial and where the limits sit.
#kubernetes #aws
AWS AI Practitioner Certification Cheat Sheet
AWS AI Practitioner Certification exam study notes, exam pointers, and cheat sheet.
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Using ControlMonkey's Terraform Platform to Govern Large-scale AWS Environments
· via AWS
Governance for big AWS estates: why reactive cleanup fails at scale, a proactive Terraform platform strategy and a real customer case applying it.
#aws #terraform #iac
Karpenter vs. Cluster Autoscaler - Kubernetes Scaling Tools
· via Spacelift
The two Kubernetes node scaling approaches compared: how each provisions capacity, where they differ in practice and which fits which cluster.
#kubernetes #aws
What is an AWS CloudFormation Template? [Examples]
· via Spacelift
CloudFormation templates explained: the key sections, how they turn into stacks, a worked example and the practices that keep templates readable.
#aws #iac
Using Ansible to Automate AWS [Tutorial]
· via Spacelift
Ansible against AWS in practice: the collection setup, dynamic inventory for changing hosts, a worked tutorial and the habits that keep it sane.
#ansible #aws #devops-tooling
The Value of Upskilling Your SMB's Employees in Generative AI
· via AWS
The business case for training existing staff on generative AI: timing, a customer example of scaling with a small team and the AWS learning paths.
#aws #ai-agents
How to Import and Manage AWS Networking with Terraform and ControlMonkey
· via AWS
Bringing existing AWS networking under Terraform: why brownfield import hurts, a worked use case with ControlMonkey and life after the import.
#aws #terraform #iac
What is Amazon Bedrock? AWS Generative AI Tool Overview
· via Spacelift
A practical look at Amazon Bedrock: model access, key features, pricing logic, use cases and a tutorial for getting a first application running.
#aws #ai-agents
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional [Cheat Sheet]
· via Spacelift
Study notes for the AWS DevOps Engineer Professional exam: the key topics, a per-service cheat sheet and pointers for the tricky question areas.
#aws #certifications
How to Use Amazon CodeWhisperer (AI Code Generator)
· via Spacelift
Amazon CodeWhisperer in practice: setup with a Builder ID, day-to-day usage, and a demo writing Terraform to see where the suggestions help.
#aws #ai-agents
How to Build an AWS Multi-Account Strategy
· via Spacelift
Why one AWS account stops being enough, the core concepts of a multi-account setup, and the services that build one: Organizations to Control Tower.
#aws #platform-engineering
Getting Started With Amazon EKS Blueprints for Terraform
· via Spacelift
EKS Blueprints in practice: what the Terraform framework wraps, its core concepts, and a walkthrough standing up a complete cluster with add-ons.
#kubernetes #terraform #aws
AWS Solutions Architect Professional Cheat Sheet
AWS Solutions Architect Professional study notes, exam pointers, and cheat sheet.
#aws #certifications
How to Build on AWS with CDK for Terraform (CDKTF)
· via Spacelift
CDK for Terraform in practice: when writing infrastructure in a programming language pays off, the architecture, and a working AWS deployment demo.
#terraform #iac #aws
AWS IAM Policies: Creating an IAM Policy & Best Practices
· via Spacelift
IAM policies from the ground up: policy types, document structure, creating and validating policies, versioning and the practices that avoid pain.
#aws #security
Architecting for sustainability on AWS
Improve the cloud architecture of workloads on AWS by leveraging the best practices of the new Sustainability Pillar
#aws #devops-tooling
AWS Solutions Architect Associate Cheat Sheet
AWS Solutions Architect Associate study notes, exam pointers, and cheat sheet.
#aws #certifications
Exploring AWS Serverless Architectures
Common patterns and Serverless Architectures on AWS
#aws #devops-tooling