Randall Shults

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Making AWS easier to use. Opinions expressed are entirely my own. he/him
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AWS Resource Groups now emits lifecycle events

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/01/aws-resource-groups-emits-lifecycle-events/

Today, AWS Resource Groups is launching a new feature that emits lifecycle events when resources are added or removed from your groups and when resource groups are created, updated or deleted. These events...

AWS Resource Groups now emits lifecycle events

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

New #AWS #Lambda feature: maximum concurrency when using #SQS as a source. This looks like it can solve a serious exponential scaling problem we recently encountered at PostNL.

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/introducing-maximum-concurrency-of-aws-lambda-functions-when-using-amazon-sqs-as-an-event-source/

Introducing maximum concurrency of AWS Lambda functions when using Amazon SQS as an event source | Amazon Web Services

This blog post is written by Solutions Architects John Lee and Jeetendra Vaidya. AWS Lambda now provides a way to control the maximum number of concurrent functions invoked by Amazon SQS as an event source. You can use this feature to control the concurrency of Lambda functions processing messages in individual SQS queues. This post […]

Amazon Web Services
LastPass says hackers have obtained vault data and a wealth of customer info

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1906575

#passwordmanagers #passwords #breaches #lastpass #Biz&IT
LastPass users: Your info and password vault data are now in hackers’ hands

Password manager says breach it disclosed in August was much worse than thought.

Ars Technica
👍🏻 #AWS #Security Hub launches 9 new security best practice controls. With this release, Security Hub now supports 237 security controls to automatically check your security posture in AWS. https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2022/12/aws-security-hub-new-security-best-practice-controls/ #infosec #cloud
AWS Security Hub launches 9 new security best practice controls

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

So, I'm finding out the hard way that if you start a new Mastodon server, nobody can find you.

This is a shameless request for some boosts so some of the bigger instances see me.

#mastodon #twittermigration #mastodonserver #findme #helpimtrappedinawell #imlonely

Hey friends, I have a BIG CHRISTMAS SURPRISE for you! Yes, it's a holiday miracle, a Podcast with @nova! Enjoy and boost: https://www.hanselminutes.com/872/hachyderms-kris-nova-on-running-a-mastodon-server
Hachyderm's Kris Nova on running a Mastodon Server

Scott talks with Kris Nova who has been building and scaling Hachyderm, a Mastodon instance that began in her basement and is now moving into the cloud. Nova shares her extensive knowledge on the technical challenges and solutions involved in creating and maintaining Hachyderm, as well as her insights on the importance of building and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive online community.

@cryptadamist @timbray there is! https://github.com/widdix/mastodon-on-aws

I’m also experimenting with a aws copilot deployment (would make getting a cli much easier, generally friendly dev ex) and will post about it eventually

GitHub - widdix/mastodon-on-aws: Host your own Mastodon instance on AWS

Host your own Mastodon instance on AWS. Contribute to widdix/mastodon-on-aws development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub

Beautiful timelapse of Earth setting below the Moon's horizon captured by the Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft Kaguya. ©JAXA/NHK

#moon #earth #japan #timelapse

I’m about to reach six years as a developer advocate at Amazon Web Services. Two years ago I shared a retrospective look at my first four years as a developer advocate and many people told me that article was helpful for them. Today I have a follow up: https://nathanpeck.com/things-learned-from-six-years-developer-advocacy/
What I've learned from 6 years as a developer advocate

I’m about to reach six years as a developer advocate at Amazon Web Services. Two years ago I shared a retrospective look at my first four years as a developer advocate and many people have told me that article was helpful for them.

@andreas @micah @aniltj
Would I still need to worry about scaling? Performing upgrades?

I'd love a managed service from AWS.