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  • Adding React to Vite

    In my last post I used Vite to scaffold a basic app. Now to go over react.js and practice using that same scaffolding. I’m working off the tutorial found here : I added the function MyButton to App.tsx and it just works: We’re still running the app on the local server (localhost 5173) and you…

  • AWS Lambda in action

    Mostly I’ve been working with EC2 instances, but today I want to explore working in the serverless area with Lambda functions. I am hoping to work with data from a DB for data analysis. I’m going to be working through this as part of a tutorial, so I’m going to be including those resources –…

  • Prompt Engineering

    Getting results from LLM – hard or easy? It’s easy, but it gets harder if you want more specific results. Getting predictable , consistent results that you could put in front of your customers- this is the hard part. Giving better context is what allows genAI to perform a specific task more easily. How you…

  • Managing Storage

    I’m currently working on a project that uses a RDS MySQL database instance to store data, and via a script and the DBMS (database management system) retrieve data as a result of queries. There are various service solutions that AWS offers to approach a similar result: for the case of big data, then Athena might…

  • Automation with CloudFormation

    Automation with CloudFormation

    I’m working hard to learn AWS services really well, and part of that journey has included becoming proficient with various automation tools and processes. For example, creating Python scripts, Bash scripts, or Terraform files to create that type of automation process that would ensure timely remediation and error-free implementations. In this post, I’m going to…

  • Data Security

    Part of my interest with cybersecurity stemmed from experiencing data loss and identity theft from people I know (and, to some extent, myself as well). Keeping data is vitally important, whether it’s due to compliance and regulatory mandates (such as HIPAA), or just keeping PII safe, it’s a crucial area for working with information systems.…

  • Container to Docker Hub

    Building off my last post, where I spun up an EC2 instance, used SCP to upload a project folder to that instance (including index.html file, a few pictures, and a Dockerfile), and then using Docker daemon to build a Linux-base container with an Apache server running those web services. Now, to push that docker image…

  • PM and the Cloud

    In this post, I will share some of what I have learned in studying project management concepts, and how they are useful when working with projects involving cloud platforms.

  • Terraform: Creating AutoScaling Group for EC2 Server

    Hi there, this is part III of posts where I explore using Terraform to first create an EC2 instance, which was then continued in the last post, ‘Terraform: Creating configurable server’. Now, let’s talk about creating an autoscaling group, because right now we just have the one server, which could be a risk if the…

  • Exploring Docker

    I’ve been studying O’Reillys Docker Deep Dive 3rd ed, and I find it pretty good. It touches upon high level and detailed aspects but is written in such a way that I find it easy to read and understand. The provided examples and hands-on tutorials are simple to work with, run, and to understand the…