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Efficiency at Scale: A Tale of AWS Cost Optimization

By Rudolf Eremyan

Understanding total spend is a common challenge for cloud users, especially on projects with complex pricing models. This article explores the top AWS cost optimizations that will help you scale your platform effectively.

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Working With TypeScript and Jest Support: An AWS SAM Tutorial

By Mohammad Faisal

JavaScript boilerplate is easy enough to come by, but there's a bit more to starting AWS SAM projects with TypeScript. Here's how to create an AWS SAM TypeScript project from scratch with Jest support.

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SSH Logging and Session Management Using AWS SSM

By Vimal Paliwal

A comprehensive tutorial on how to log SSH activity—minus sensitive input, like passwords—occurring in Linux AWS EC2 instances to either CloudWatch Logs or S3 buckets.

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Terraform vs. CloudFormation: The Definitive Guide

By Fabrice Triboix

Choosing between infrastructure-as-code tools CloudFormation and Terraform can be arduous. It's helpful to have some advice from someone with practical experience scaling apps using both technologies.

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K8s/Kubernetes: AWS vs. GCP vs. Azure

By Guillaume Dury

Kubernetes ("K8s") won the battle of container orchestration tools. Now AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud each offer a managed Kubernetes version. How do they compare?

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Flexible A/B Testing with AWS Lambda@Edge

By Georgios Boutsioukis

One of the new possibilities offered by Lambda@Edge is the ability to implement server-side A/B testing using Lambdas on CloudFront’s edge servers. In this article, Toptal Full-stack Developer Georgios Boutsioukis guides you through the process and outlines the pros and cons of A/B testing with Lambda@Edge.

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Do Your Homework: 7 AWS Certified Solutions Architect Exam Tips

By Ross Bowman

Cloud architects with the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate qualification are in high demand, with good reason—the AWS exam sets the bar high. What's the best way to prepare for it?

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Case Study: Why I Use AWS Cloud Infrastructure for My Products

By Tomislav Capan

As a platform for running complex and demanding software products, AWS offers flexibility by using resources only when needed and scaling on demand. In this article, Toptal JavaScript Developer Tomislav Capan explains why he uses AWS and what provisioned infrastructure can do for clients.

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ELK to AWS: Managing Logs with Less Hassle

By Fabrice Triboix

The ELK stack boasts a range of impressive capabilities, but in some scenarios, it can be difficult to configure and maintain. In this article, Toptal DevOps Engineer Fabrice Triboix explains why he decided to shift to a serverless solution that requires less maintenance and allows for superior scaling.

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