19
Jul
Network Security at all levels
In this, the second of a multi-part series on securing your workloads, I'll look more broadly and why,
8 min read
Well Architected
16
May
Security at all Layers
Security in depth, defence in depth, layered security, zero trust; all terms that get spoken but often not fully understood.
3 min read
13
Oct
Cost Savings and Sustainability; Byproducts of Well-Architected
Are cost and sustainability really separate items to think off? I’d argue if you do the other 4 pillars of the well-architected framework they are 90% done.
3 min read
11
Aug
Wait! IP4 has a cost?
Why has my bill got IP costs is still talked about since AWS started charging for public IPs. This post looks at what you could do to reduce the impact of the charges.
7 min read
27
Jul
Don't get trapped by the elephant in the room!
We often get trapped by working out what something is or should be rather than getting started. These are my views on the elephant in the room and why you need to fail fast.
5 min read
21
Dec
My bill is how much‽
Follow these 5 simple steps to make sure you're not the next person to complain that you had an unexpected AWS bill.
6 min read
07
Jul
AWS Well-Architected - Why so many get it wrong
Everyone has heard about the Well-Architected Framework but often performs poorly in a review. This looks at why it is misunderstood and how to change your mindset in order to become "well-architected".
6 min read
04
Apr
You put what in a public subnet‽
So you've split your VPC into different tiers which is great, but why did you put THAT in your public subnet and not a private one?
5 min read
06
Dec
How to use NACLs and Security Groups
Where and how should you use NACLs and Security Groups to ensure you have a secure network on AWS.
5 min read
05
Jul
Why use a Transit Gateway
Transit Gateway or VPC Peering?
A common question but not an easy answer. This is why I recommend Transit Gateway for anything over a POC.
14 min read