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`Cloud Engineer with his head in the AWS clouds, authored chapters in the PowerShell Conference Book 1 & 2 and currently learning and enjoying Go


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  1. A Go AWS SDK example

    Amazon provides three ways you can access and manage Amazon Web Services: AWS Management Console, AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), and software development kits (SDKs). Our focus here will be on the software development kit using the Go programming language. We will look at what the SDK actually is and how to get up...…


  2. Getting started with Jenkins

    This guide will get you started with Jenkins, an open-source automation tool written in Java. It’s a popular choice when it comes to continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) tools. We will explore what Jenkins can be used for, its features, and the terms associated with a pipeline. 4sysops article continues here… …


  3. Pulumi vs. Terraform

    When speaking of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling, most people think of Terraform. Terraform is a popular choice by many companies, but there is now a strong competitor called Pulumi. Founded in 2017, Pulumi is a modern, universal way to implement IaC. Pulumi allows you to build your infrastructure using familiar languages, tools, and engineering...…


  4. Getting started with the AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM)

    The AWS Serverless Application Model, also referred to as AWS SAM, is an open-source framework that allows you to build your serverless applications quickly and easily. Throughout this guide, we will look at the benefits of AWS SAM and how it works, including a fully working example to demonstrate. We have lots to cover, so...…


  5. Writing an AWS Lambda function using Go (Golang)

    In my last article, titled “What is serverless computing? An introduction to AWS Lambda,” we took a detailed look at what serverless computing does. Taking the next step, we will create a working example in AWS Lambda using the Go programming language (often referred to as Golang). For the example, we will create a Lambda...…