Efficiency at Scale: A Tale of AWS Cost Optimization
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.
Rudolf Eremyan
Working With TypeScript and Jest Support: An AWS SAM Tutorial
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.
Mohammad Faisal
SSH Logging and Session Management Using AWS SSM
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.
Vimal Paliwal
Terraform vs. CloudFormation: The Definitive Guide
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.
Fabrice Triboix
K8s/Kubernetes: AWS vs. GCP vs. Azure
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?
Guillaume Dury
Flexible A/B Testing with AWS Lambda@Edge
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.
Georgios Boutsioukis
Do Your Homework: 7 AWS Certified Solutions Architect Exam Tips
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?
Ross Bowman
Case Study: Why I Use AWS Cloud Infrastructure for My Products
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.
Tomislav Capan
ELK to AWS: Managing Logs With Less Hassle
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.
Fabrice Triboix
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