13 articles tagged with "aws"
Still polling DynamoDB every 5 seconds to check for updates? Your Lambda costs are through the roof and your architecture is held together with duct tape and cron jobs? After architecting event-driven systems on AWS, here's why EventBridge changed everything!
Your database isn't a file cabinet! Learn how to handle file uploads like a pro, from local storage to S3, without blowing up your server.
Picked the wrong AWS database and now you're paying for it? After 7+ years architecting on AWS, here's how to choose between RDS and DynamoDB without destroying your budget, sanity, or career!
Your Lambda functions are cheap, but API Gateway is silently draining your wallet. After 7+ years architecting serverless backends, here are the API Gateway mistakes that cost me thousands!
Your EC2 bill is probably 3× higher than it needs to be. After years of architecting on AWS, here's how Auto Scaling saved me $2,400/month and taught me to stop babysitting servers!
Your Lambda is checking the database every 5 seconds 'just in case' something happened? After years of architecting event-driven systems on AWS, here's how EventBridge saved me from polling hell and cut our costs by 90%!
Your Lambda functions are calling each other in a tangled mess of async chaos? After years of architecting serverless workflows on AWS, here's how Step Functions saved me from callback hell and $500/month in wasted Lambda executions!
Your DynamoDB table has 47 indexes, costs $800/month, and queries still take 3 seconds? After architecting production NoSQL systems on AWS, here are the DynamoDB mistakes that'll drain your wallet AND your sanity!
Your Lambda has full admin access 'just to be safe'? Your access keys are hardcoded? After 7 years of AWS deployments, here are the IAM mistakes that will haunt you at 3 AM when you get the security breach notification!
Your AWS resources can't talk to each other, the internet, or you're getting mystery connection errors? After architecting production VPCs, here's how to fix AWS networking without crying into your coffee!
Your CloudWatch bill is $300/month because you're logging EVERYTHING. After years of production AWS deployments, here's how I cut our logging costs by 85% without losing visibility!
Your S3 bucket is probably leaking data AND money right now. After years of architecting on AWS, here are the S3 gotchas that bite everyone - from accidentally public buckets to storage costs that spiral out of control!
Your Lambda function is fast... except when it's not. Cold starts are the dirty secret of serverless - but I've got battle-tested tricks to make them way less painful!