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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 …

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 …

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 …

AWS Networking Deep Dive: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

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I’m trying out different services to import an AWS environment and turn it into a technically correct and aesthetically pleasing diagram. Surprisingly, although most of the services can correctly identify the resources, none of them are able to identify network connections. If you’re hoping for something to …

I think it’s time to stop using the term “network function virtualization”. Why? Because it doesn’t exist, at least not in the way the term suggests. The term is a category error, and when people try to make sense of the term, confusion and frustration ensue.

Think of it like this: what’s the difference between a …