All 'cloud' related blog posts
Testing Step Functions Locally
Have you built a Step Function with many steps, retries and end states - but you are left wondering, how do I test this masterpiece to ensure it's as wonderful...
26 April 2023
How to pause a Step Function while waiting on a response from a third party API
In this post we explore how you can pause a Step Function, using Task Tokens, while waiting on an external process to be completed
3 August 2022
Scanning S3 Files with ClamAV and CDK
In this post we look at how to trigger virus scanning of files when they are uploaded to S3 utilising AWS CDK and Lambda container images
7 March 2022
Building an OpenSearch Index from DynamoDB
In this post we see how to set up an OpenSearch domain with a DynamoDB source
11 November 2021
Is YAML Developer my next job title?
A brief exploration of CloudFormation from a developer's perspective
23 June 2020
Using Native Dependencies with AWS Lambda
How to use native dependencies with AWS Lambda and Functions as a Service
7 August 2017
Docker - Simplifying a Developer's World
Installing stuff is hard. Installing stuff is messy. Installing stuff is time consuming/expensive. As a trainer, I am constantly moving between different technology stacks, running different applications,...
1 June 2017
Spring Boot With Dropwizard Metrics
Introduction to using Spring Boot with Dropwizard Metrics
31 March 2017
Continuous Delivery Pipelines with Jenkins 2.0
How to create continuous delivery pipelines in Jenkins 2.0