Category Archives: AWS

Your AWS Lambda Deployments Can Suddenly Stop — Here’s the Quota Nobody Talks About

By | November 22, 2025

AWS Lambda is widely loved for its simplicity, auto-scaling, and frictionless deployments. You deploy code, AWS handles the scaling, and everything “just works”. Beneath that convenience lies a largely unknown and rarely discussed limit that can suddenly bring your entire CI/CD pipeline to a halt: If your Lambda-heavy compute has a lot of functions deployed… Read More »

Building Scalable GenAI Apps on AWS: From Prototype to Production

By | November 8, 2025

TL;DR Project timeline snapshot Phase Day Milestone Kickoff 0 Backlog crosses 1,200 tickets; AI assistant charter approved. Prototype (Act I) 3 Bedrock-based helper drafting answers with lineage and manual QA. Reliability (Act II) 14 RAG + eval harness hits ≥85% correct with citations. Production hardening (Act III) 28 Guardrails, SLOs, CI/CD, and cost controls live… Read More »

Building Microservices on AWS: Lambda vs ECS Fargate

By | October 6, 2025

Selecting the right compute model is one of the biggest architectural decisions teams face on AWS. This guide contrasts serverless functions powered by AWS Lambda with containerized services running on Amazon ECS with Fargate. You’ll find side-by-side diagrams, architecture variants (including API Gateway front doors), and a comprehensive comparison of cost, performance, security, scaling, and… Read More »

Building a Scalable Serverless REST API with Lambda, API Gateway

By | September 22, 2025

This blog provides a comprehensive overview of one of the most popular serverless architectural patterns on AWS: a REST API powered by API Gateway, AWS Lambda, and DynamoDB. This pattern is ideal for building scalable, cost-effective CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) APIs without managing any servers. 1. Architecture Overview The flow is designed for high… Read More »

Enterprise Authorization Flow: From Auth Code to Secure API Access

By | September 15, 2025

Introduction Once SAML SSO authentication is complete and an auth code has been generated, the next critical phase begins: Authorization. This comprehensive guide explores how the one-time auth code is securely exchanged for access tokens, how those tokens enable API access control through AWS Lambda authorizers, and how role-based permissions are enforced throughout the system.… Read More »

Enterprise SAML SSO Implementation: From Trust Setup to Auth Code Generation

By | September 15, 2025

Introduction Single Sign-On (SSO) has become the cornerstone of secure enterprise authentication, enabling users to access multiple applications with a single set of credentials. This comprehensive guide explores the implementation of SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) SSO in a real-world financial services scenario where TechCorp acts as an Identity Provider (IdP) for users accessing the… Read More »

Amazon S3: The Complete Guide to Cloud Object Storage Mastery

By | August 28, 2025

Introduction Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) stands as one of the foundational pillars of cloud computing, revolutionizing how organizations store, manage, and access data at scale. Since its launch in 2006, S3 has evolved from a simple object storage service into a comprehensive data management platform that powers everything from static websites to enterprise data… Read More »

AWS CloudTrail: Comprehensive Guide for Beginners and Experts

By | December 25, 2024

AWS CloudTrail is an essential service in Amazon Web Services (AWS) that provides governance, compliance, and operational and risk auditing for your AWS account. It enables you to log, continuously monitor, and retain account activity related to actions across your AWS infrastructure. Whether you’re a novice AWS user or an experienced cloud architect, CloudTrail is… Read More »

AWS Cloud Practitioner Guide

By | March 25, 2023

The AWS Cloud Practitioner Guide is a comprehensive introduction to the AWS Cloud platform, designed for those who are new to the world of cloud computing. This guide provides an overview of the AWS platform, its services and features, and how to use them effectively. In this blog post, we will provide a detailed guide… Read More »

How to manage Secrets in AWS

By | March 25, 2023

Here are some guidelines for secrets management in AWS that can help you ensure that your sensitive data such as DB credentials, API keys, and other secrets are properly protected. By following these guidelines, you can ensure that your sensitive data is properly protected and that you comply with security and compliance regulations. Auto Amazon… Read More »