Keeping up with AWS announcements is like drinking from a firehose.
The signal to noise ratio is abysmal. We filter through it all to find the hidden gems, the community contributions-the stuff worth reading! Then we summarize it with snark and share it with you – minus the nonsense.
The Podcasts
The AWS morning show you never knew you wanted, three days a week.
Spend 15 to 20 minutes of your commute listening to host Corey Quinn contextualize and poke fun at the latest in AWS news, dive into popular AWS services, and answer listener questions on AWS architecture.
Insightful conversation. Less Snark.
Every Wednesday, listen to host Corey Quinn interview domain experts in the world of Cloud Computing discuss AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and why businesses are coming to think about the Cloud.
The Amazonian Evil Infecting AWS
Be wary of the ways Amazon is running its retail business; it’s starting to leach into AWS.
How to Get Free AWS Credits: 4 Tactics to Use
There are certain things I don’t want a discount on — a quality parachute, for example. But when it comes to cloud computing, discounted services are usually identical to the regularly priced ones. So why not take advantage? Since the marginal cost of supplying cloud services is low, AWS doesn’t mind offering credits or discounts […]
The Great Lie
There’s a universal lie that technical people believe across the board. It goes something like this: “After this next sprint ends, then we’re going to pay off all of our technical debt and start doing everything the right way.”
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