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Comparing CloudFormation, Terraform and Ansible Part #2

The feedback I received from the first comparison was great – thank you all. Obviously the example I used was not really something that you would use in the real world – because no-one actually …

  • Scripting
  • Ansible
  • AWS
  • Cloud
10 min read

5 AWS Certifications in 237 days

Today I completed my 5th AWS Certification. Something which I had hoped to complete before the end of 2017, but life got in the way. I started working dabbling with AWS a while ago - signed up for a …

  • Developer
  • Architecture
  • DevOps
  • Professional
2 min read

The AWS PowerShell Docker Container

I cannot believe it is over 3 years since I created the openstack-git-env container. At the time I was really frustrated at how hard it was to get started with setting up an environment to start …

  • Tools
  • docker
  • Powershell
  • AWS
2 min read

The Cloud Walkabout AWS

Some people say that once you write a book - you never stop at only one. I think I tend to agree. There is something about creating something from nothing, and even more so for me - I enjoy sharing …

  • cloudwalkabout
  • Book
  • author
  • Announcement
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Keeping Kosher at re:Invent 2017

I hardly mix my professional and personal life here on this blog. I will every now and again throw in some thoughts and feelings from my personal beliefs into my blog posts, when appropriate. The last …

  • Kosher
  • re:Invent
  • AWS
3 min read

Self Publishing my New Book AWS

If you have been following the hints that I have been dropping on Twitter - you may have noticed that I am about to go public with a new book. A sneak peak… #AWS #real #soon pic.twitter.com/2lwuf47q7A …

  • Leanpub
  • Book
  • author
  • AWS
1 min read

I’ve Got a Plan for re:Invent 2017. Do You?

I am no IT conference novice. I’ve attended several VMworld events over the years (last year, together with over 25,000 other IT professionals). But even though I’ve been in this business for quite a …

  • AWS
  • Cloud
2 min read

Cloud-Agnostic: Friend or Foe?

I have been working on a project for a while that includes the deployment of a large number of moving parts that are in a significant state of flux. Drops every two weeks, new features added all the …

  • Automation
  • OpenStack
  • AWS
  • Cloud
1 min read

3 Things I Learned - Week 12

I am a bit late with this post – life has really gotten mad as I get ready for a trip to the US next week. Here are 3 things I learned this week. Here is a great read on how taking control of AWS …

  • 3 things
  • Learning
  • AWS
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3 Things I Learned - Week 9

Honestly this week has not been my best – far too much going on at work – after work and yet there are always new things that I learn. I tried to upgrade my Raspberry Pi to an updated version – it did …

  • 3 things
  • Learning
  • AWS