Issue #1 of All Things AWS by Adex - Updates, Best Practices, & Upskilling

Hey there,

Welcome to the?#1st Edition?of All Things AWS by Adex.

In this issue we’re covering:

• Recent AWS Updates
• Upskilling on AWS - Certifications, Trainings & Events
• Technical Articles & Guides

Let's get started

Let's start from some major updates rolled out by AWS last month (June,2023).

1. AWS adds Database Migration Service Serverless?for both complex database migration projects and ongoing data replication. Link
2. Real-Time Log Analytics for Issue Detection and Troubleshooting with Amazon CloudWatch. Link
3. Profiles in AWS Well-Architected for?customers to customize their reviews based on their business objectives. Link
4. Versions and Aliases for AWS Step Functions to?enhance the reliability for deployment of serverless workflows. Link
5. A new fully managed no code service to connect multiple SaaS applications within a single console - AWS AppFabric. Link
6. AWS Payment Cryptography?for businesses to protect data in payment processing applications for debit, credit, and stored-value cards. Link
7. AWS Control Tower adds 10 new security hub controls to improve the security management of AWS environments & services. Link

We've summarized the long list of key monthly AWS updates summarized into a single readable article for you here.

Technical Guides

Here is a small list of awesome articles that we've found very helpful across different areas in AWS.

How to deploy workloads in a multi cloud environment with AWS developer tools?by Brent Van Wynsberge Amandeep Bajwa Mike Strubbe Pawan Shrivastava . Link

A Practical Guide To Deploying A Complex, Production Level, Three-tier Architecture On AWS by Kelvin Onuchukwu .?Link

A Guide to AWS Well-Architected Framework - Ebook?Link

A guide to Passwordless Authentication?with Amazon Cognito by Yan Cui . Link

Streamlining CI/CD Process with AWS CodePipeline by Sagar Uprety .?Link

Integrating with GitHub Actions – CI/CD pipeline to deploy a Web App to Amazon EC2 by Mahesh Biradar Suresh V .?Link

Zero ETL Approach with AWS by Swami Sivasubramanian .?Link

• AWS Lambda Monitoring: A Full Comprehensive Guide by Manoj Fernando .?Link

• AWS Certification Challenge: 50% Discount vouchers for Solutions Architect Associate, Developer Associate, & SysOps Administrator Associate?Link
• AWS Cloud Practitioner
• AWS x Hashnode AWS Amplify Hackathon: A Global hackathon to build projects on AWS Amplify?-?Ends July 31?Link
• ML School: Twitch Sessions relating to AI/ML?by AWS Experts?Link
• AWS Skillbuilder Free Trial: Free 7 day trial to upskill with self-paced immersive training through AWS Skillbuilder -?Ends July 30?Link
• AWS Database Optimization: Virtual Workshop for cost optimization best practices within the AWS Database Portfolio -?July 20?Link
• High Performance ML models with MLOps: Virtual Workshop on Amazon SageMaker MLOps tools & interactive demo -?July 28?Link

Well this concludes this initial edition of the newsletter. We’re hoping you’ll find the resources shared here valuable and helpful in your AWS adoption journey.

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