How to Budget AWS On-Demand Instances
UK SMB guide to forecast, monitor and cut AWS On‑Demand EC2 costs using budgets, alerts, rightsizing, scheduling and smarter purchase options.
How AWS CloudFront Reduces Latency for SMB Applications
Explains how CloudFront lowers latency and costs for SMBs through edge caching, AWS backbone routing, caching strategies and Lambda@Edge.
Custom Cost Explorer Dashboards: Step-by-Step Guide
Step-by-step setup for AWS Cost Explorer dashboards: enable Cost Explorer, activate tags, add widgets, and automate shared reports.
Integrate CodeBuild with CodePipeline: Step-by-Step
Step-by-step setup for linking CodeBuild and CodePipeline: IAM roles, buildspec, artefacts, permissions and troubleshooting.
AWS Network Firewall Rules: Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshoot AWS Network Firewall rules: evaluation order, HOME_NET/EXTERNAL_NET issues, asymmetric routing, logging and Suricata fixes.
AWS Network Security for GDPR and HIPAA Compliance
AWS network controls, firewalls, logging and encryption to help SMBs meet GDPR and HIPAA compliance.
CI/CD Automation with AWS: Best Practices
Secure, cost-efficient AWS CI/CD: use CodePipeline, CodeBuild and CodeDeploy. Start small, automate tests, monitor pipelines, enable blue/green or canary rollbacks.
How to Automate Patching with AWS
Automate OS patching across cloud, on-prem and edge with centralised baselines, scheduled maintenance windows and compliance reporting.
Serverless Workflow Automation: Best Practices on AWS
Serverless workflows on AWS cut idle costs and simplify automation by combining Step Functions, Lambda and EventBridge for scalable, resilient operations.
Mainframe Assessment: First Step to AWS Migration
A 5–16 week mainframe assessment maps dependencies, estimates costs and creates wave-based migration plans to reduce risk and optimise AWS migration.
Scaling AWS Lambda for High Traffic
Use provisioned/reserved concurrency, auto‑scaling, multi‑region deployment and monitoring to reduce throttling, cold starts and downstream strain.
Ultimate Guide to AWS RDS Parameter Tuning
Guide to tuning AWS RDS parameter groups for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server and Oracle — create custom groups, apply changes safely and monitor with CloudWatch.
AWS Assume Role: Temporary Security Credentials Explained
Explains how AWS Assume Role issues temporary security credentials, their lifespan, security benefits versus long-term keys, and common use cases.