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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. The AWS CDK using C#

    If you want to automate the provisioning of your infrastructure in AWS you would use CloudFormation. You can code some or even all your infrastructure with the use of the CloudFormation template language, which is written in YAML or JSON. JSON and more so YAML are very human-readable, providing a way to document your Infrastructure...…

    • Tags: AWS C# • 4 min read

  2. How to Write your First AWS Lambda C# Function

    If you are new to AWS Lambda and interested in getting started with the C# language, then you are in the right place. This article will give you a clearer picture of what AWS Lambda is, benefits to Lambda and building your first AWS Lambda C# Function. AWS Lambda lets you run code without provisioning...…

    • Tags: Csharp AWS Lambda • 1 min read

  3. ScriptRunner Version 2019R2: PowerShell scripting for teams with self-service

    ScriptRunner is an automation and delegation solution that uses PowerShell. This article builds on Timothy Warner’s excellent introduction to ScriptRunner and focuses on the new features now available. ScriptRunner was a product I had heard much about, but had not yet used. The application was first created back in 2013 and has been gradually gaining...…

    • Tags: PowerShell ScriptRunner • 1 min read

  4. AWS vCPU-based On-Demand EC2 instance limits

    You may be aware that Amazon sets default limits on resources on a per-region basis. Currently there is a limit—sometimes known as a quota—on the number of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances you can launch in a region. As of October 24, 2019, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will change On-Demand EC2 instance limits, https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2019/09/vcpu-based-on-demand-instance-limits-are-now-available-in-amazon-ec2/ How...…

    • Tags: AWS • 1 min read

  5. Remove users and groups in AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) with PowerShell

    Identity and Access Management (IAM) in AWS is not just about creating users and groups. You must also consider renaming and removal of users and groups. My last article focused on the creation of these items. In this one, I will be looking at other administration tasks. Dealing with unused groups, users with additional policies...…

    • Tags: PowerShell AWS • 1 min read