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46 articles tagged with “CDK”
Nov 6, 202510 min read
Platform Engineering for Serverless, Not Just K8s
Apply platform engineering principles to AWS serverless: reusable CDK blueprints, automated governance, and cost optimization.
Sep 8, 20255 min read
Secrets Manager vs Parameter Store: Which to Use?
AWS Secrets Manager vs SSM Parameter Store compared: cost, rotation, encryption, versioning, and IaC support to help you choose.
Jul 16, 202517 min read
Serverless MCP: Lambda vs Fargate for Agentic AI
Compare three ways to deploy MCP servers on AWS: Lambda with Web Adapter, Pure Lambda, and Fargate. Includes CDK templates.
Jul 9, 202511 min read
14 AWS Lambda Security Best Practices
14 real-world AWS Lambda security best practices: input validation, IAM least privilege, secrets management, and tenant isolation.
May 19, 202511 min read
Observability with CloudWatch Synthetics
Use AWS CloudWatch Synthetics to catch production issues before users do. Learn to implement and schedule synthetic canaries.
May 10, 20256 min read
Running an MCP Server on AWS Lambda: What Happened
Running an MCP server on AWS Lambda with FastAPI and FastMCP. It works, but cold starts and observability make it rough.
May 5, 202510 min read
Serverless WebSockets with AppSync Events & Lambda
Use AWS Lambda with AppSync Events for serverless WebSockets. Covers CDK setup, real-time events, and Powertools integration.
Mar 31, 20259 min read
Stop Building Internal Tools Nobody Wants
Stop building internal tools nobody wants. Platform engineering tips to boost adoption, DevX, feedback, and internal open-source mindset
Mar 3, 20259 min read
AWS Service Catalog: A Game Changer for Platform Engineering
Discover how AWS Service Catalog helps Platform Engineers balance flexibility, security, and governance—transforming delivery at scale
Jan 15, 20259 min read
Simplify WAF Management with AWS Firewall Manager
Learn how to simplify AWS security, manage WAF rules, and enforce policies across accounts with AWS Firewall Manager, with AWS CDK code
Dec 16, 20245 min read
Protect Your API Gateway with AWS WAF using CDK
learn about AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) and use CDK code to protect an REST API served by an API Gateway and enable metrics and logs
Nov 18, 202412 min read
AppSync Events: Serverless WebSockets Done Right?
AWS AppSync Events lets you broadcast realtime data with Serverless WebSockets. Learn how it works, use cases and diff from API GW Websocket
Nov 13, 202410 min read
AWS WAF Essentials: Securing SaaS Against Threats
Learn about the AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF), what it is for, tips, and insights for visibility, ownership, governance and more
Oct 21, 202411 min read
AWS Availability Zones: Boosting SaaS Resilience
Understand AWS Availability Zones, how they work, and why they are essential for building resilient, high-uptime SaaS applications.
Aug 13, 20248 min read
Build a Serverless App on Fargate ECS with AWS CDK
Build a secure Fargate ECS cluster with an application load balancer and a Streamlit web application using Python CDK and OpenAI.
Jul 22, 202411 min read
Unlocking High Throughput with Amazon SQS FIFO Queues
Achieve optimal throughput with Amazon SQS FIFO queues. Detailed insights on message groups, deduplication, and CDK TypeScript examples.
Jul 8, 202410 min read
Build a Chatbot with Amazon Bedrock and Powertools
Build a chatbot with Amazon Bedrock agents using Powertools for AWS. Learn to automate Lambda API calls via OpenAPI with bedrock agents.
Jun 18, 202414 min read
CloudFormation Custom Resources Best Practices with CDK
Learn of CloudFormation custom resources, their types, and best practices using AWS CDK, Powertools for AWS, Pydantic, and crhelper.
May 20, 202410 min read
Optimize AWS Lambda with Dynamic Provisioned Concurrency
Reduce AWS Lambda cold starts and optimize costs with dynamic provisioned concurrency. Master it with our AWS CDK Python guide.
Apr 29, 20249 min read
AWS Serverless: Multi-Language Strategies
Learn from my experience developing a performance-oriented serverless service. I'll share insights on multi-language strategies.
Apr 15, 202415 min read
Chaos Engineering in Serverless: A Practical Guide
We'll explore chaos engineering in AWS serverless architecture, using AWS FIS for fault injection and providing example code.
Apr 2, 202413 min read
Optimizing Clouds Costs with FinOps Mindset
learn how a frugal organization thrives on a FinOps mindset, crucial for optimizing costs and maximizing efficiency in cloud services.
Jan 29, 202410 min read
AWS Serverless Made Easy: Infrastructure Composer
Design and build AWS serverless architectures visually with Infrastructure Composer. Hands-on experience, limitations, and feature wishlist.
Oct 28, 20238 min read
Build CloudWatch Dashboards with AWS CDK
Build CloudWatch dashboards with AWS CDK to monitor serverless services using metrics, custom metrics, log insights, and alarms.
Oct 17, 202310 min read
Monitor Serverless Apps with CloudWatch - Part One
Learn to monitor AWS serverless services, build CloudWatch dashboards, and set alarms for a proactive approach in my new post
Sep 18, 20234 min read
Deploy AWS AppConfig with the New L2 CDK Constructs
Deploy AWS AppConfig feature flags using CDK L2 constructs. Manage feature toggles for serverless apps with type-safe configurations.
Aug 15, 20237 min read
SQS Dead Letter Queues: Failures Handling Best Practices
In this article you will learn about dead letter queue best practices and how to handle failures in a correct and automated manner.
Aug 7, 20238 min read
Mastering Retries: Best Practices for Amazon SQS
Learn how to handle Amazon SQS batch processing failures and master automatic retries with AWS Lambda Powertools for Python.
Jul 24, 20236 min read
SQS Batch Handling with AWS Lambda Powertools
Handle Amazon SQS batches in a safe manner that encourages retries with AWS Lambda Powertools for Python and AWS CDK code examples.
Jun 26, 202313 min read
Serverless API Idempotency with Lambda Powertools
Discover serverless API idempotency's significance and implementation using AWS Lambda, AWS CDK, and Lambda Powertools for Python.
Jun 12, 20238 min read
Python Cookiecutter: Streamline Template Projects
In this post, you will learn how to generate Python templates with cookiecutter and build new template projects from scratch.
May 22, 202310 min read
Serverless Scheduled Tasks with EventBridge & CDK
This blog post will teach you to leverage Amazon EventBridge to create serverless scheduled tasks using AWS CDK in Python.
May 8, 20239 min read
Convert Text to Speech with Amazon Polly Serverless
Learn to automate TTS, text to speech, with Amazon Polly in minutes using the provided GitHub Serverless service to improve accessibility.
Mar 27, 20239 min read
Serverless & Lambda Testing - Part 3 - Async Flows
Learn AWS Serverless testing best practices for advanced asynchronous flows that may or may not contain Lambda functions.
Mar 13, 202318 min read
Serverless & Lambda Testing - Part 2 - Pyramid
Learn AWS Serverless & Lambda testing best practices using the testing pyramid: unit, infrastructure, integration and end to end tests.
Feb 27, 202313 min read
Serverless & Lambda Testing Best Practices - Part 1
Serverless and Lambda testing challenges, how they differ from traditional testing, and best practices for overcoming them.
Feb 13, 20237 min read
AWS Lambda Layers Best Practices
AWS Lambda layers explained: when to use them, the pros and cons, packaging tips, and best practices for Python serverless projects.
Jan 16, 20237 min read
Build AWS Lambda Container Image with AWS CDK
Build and deploy AWS Lambda custom container images with AWS CDK in Python. Covers Docker setup, ECR, and deployment best practices.
Jan 2, 20235 min read
Build AWS Lambda Layers with AWS CDK
Build and deploy AWS Lambda layers with Docker and AWS CDK in Python. Covers packaging, versioning, and layer management best practices.
Dec 18, 20229 min read
Serverless Production Readiness Checklist
Before going to production, go through this checklist. The checklist spans security, backups, crisis recovery, CI/CD, and support readiness.
Oct 24, 20223 min read
Deploy to AWS with GitHub Actions and AWS CDK
Step-by-step guide to deploying AWS infrastructure with GitHub Actions and AWS CDK, including OIDC authentication and CI/CD pipelines.
Oct 3, 202215 min read
AWS CDK Best Practices From The Trenches
Best practices and guidelines for working with AWS CDK, learned from using AWS CDK, from development to production over the past 3 years.
Jul 11, 202214 min read
Cloud Platform Engineering - Supercharge Your Development
Creating a cloud platform engineering team in your organization accelerates SaaS development. Learn about the challenges and best practices.
Jun 19, 20227 min read
Start Your AWS Serverless Service With Two Clicks
This blog will help you to start your very own AWS Serverless Python service with a working pipeline and CDK with just two clicks!
Mar 15, 20228 min read
AWS Lambda Cookbook | Environment Variables
AWS Lambda environment variables best practices for static configuration, type safety, and validation with Pydantic in Python.