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  • Why I Don’t Teach The OSI Model

    Mar 22, 2019 Nov 25, 2022 cisco networking osi tcp/ip 2019 2022 career

    2022 Update: If you want a clear technical explanation of the OSI model, click on the cover of my book CCNP Enterprise Certification Study Guide: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies for a free preview of Chapter 1 which explains each layer of the OSI model in intricate detail.

    I …

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  • Using AWS Systems Manager to Upgrade WordPress

    Mar 19, 2019 automation aws devops wordpress 2019

    After years of manually upgrading my self-hosted WordPress installation, I decided it was finally time to apply some devops principles (namely automation) to this process.

    I decided to use AWS Systems Manager (aka SSM). I started out by creating the following Command Document (which happens to be in YAML format because …

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  • Route 53’s Name Servers are Sending a Secret Message

    Mar 14, 2019 dns aws 2019

    If you’ve ever created a private hosted zone in Route 53, you may have noticed it always assigns the same name servers:

    1 ns-1536.awsdns-00.co.uk.
    2 ns-0.awsdns-00.com.
    3 ns-1024.awsdns-00.org.
    4 ns-512.awsdns-00.net.
    

    The numbers don’t seem to be coincidental.

    1536 is the RFC number for “Common DNS Implementation …

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  • Writing: The Purpose of the Introduction, Summary, and Conclusion

    Oct 29, 2018 books writing 2018

    Tell them what you’ll tell them, tell them, then tell them what you told them.

    This advice, although well meaning, isn't always the best approach. Although repetition has its place, repeating information three times is by no means the gold standard of teaching. I want to explore a different and perhaps more …

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  • Architecting for Security on AWS

    Sep 7, 2018 aws security 2018

    My latest course “Architecting for Security on AWS” is now available on Pluralsight!

    You’ll learn how to secure your data and AWS services using a defense-in-depth approach, including:

    • Protecting your AWS credentials using identity and access management
    • Capturing and analyze logs using CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and …

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  • AWS Networking Deep Dive Courses

    Aug 25, 2018 amazon aws cloud networking 2018

    Puzzled by networking on AWS? Check out my AWS networking deep dive series!

    AWS Networking Deep Dive: Route 53 DNS

    Configure Route 53 for any domain name, and configure health checks and routing policies.

     

    AWS Networking Deep Dive: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

    Create secure and scalable VPCs. Implement multi-VPC …

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  • AWS Networking Deep Dive: Route 53 DNS

    May 28, 2018 aws dns route-53 2018

    Many of you have been asking for months when my Route 53 course would release. Well, it’s finally here! AWS Networking Deep Dive: Route 53 DNS is now available on Pluralsight.

    Topics covered include:

    • Configuring Route 53 to work with any domain name, even one registered with a different registrar
    • DNS concepts and how …

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  • 101 Public DNS Servers Sorted by Speed

    Mar 4, 2018 dns networking 2018

    You probably know the popular Google DNS server IP addresses by heart: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. Before those were around you might have even used Level3’s 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2. Of course, everyone else uses these too, which means these popular servers are under a pretty heavy load.

    Fortunately, there are faster public DNS …

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  • Installing PowerShell Core on Amazon Linux

    Feb 25, 2018 amazon linux PowerShell 2018

    In preparation for my latest course in the AWS Networking Deep Dive series, I wanted to install PowerShell Core on an Amazon Linux instance to test out cross-platform compatibility for some scripts.

    Specifically, I wanted to see if I could use methods in the System.Net.Dns class to perform name resolution. The …

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  • Is Social Media Bad?

    Feb 21, 2018 career 2018

    Most of us have tossed around the idea of restricting our social media consumption, or even giving it up altogether. It’s not that we don’t like it. We love it, sometimes too much. But inherently, something about social media just seems wrong. But what is it?

    Social is Not a Neutral Tool

    People often say that social …

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