I recently developed a custom plugin for my Elgato Stream Deck device, which can display my current AWS spend. This is accomplished by using a purely PowerShell-based plugin, in conjunction with the AWS Tools for PowerShell REST API wrapper. The AWS Cost Explorer service updates your monthly AWS spend approximately …
When you are building AWS Lambda functions, you need to point to an existing one AWS Identity & Access Management (IAM) Role. The role used by an AWS Lambda function must have a Trust Relationship (aka. Assume Role Policy Document) that enables the AWS Lambda service to consume this role, …
I’ve recently been spending some time learning about Amazon EC2 Image Builder. The idea behind EC2 Image Builder is that you can automatically build an operating system image or container image and store it in the cloud for future deployments. Container images are stored in Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR), …
Hey folks, as many of you already know, I am a full-time trainer with CBT Nuggets. I’ve been publishing lots of new content lately, and wanted to share some information around the latest video skill I published this week! This week’s topic is focused on monitoring the Microsoft Windows operating …
Have you ever wished there was an easy, automated way to keep all your commonly-used Docker images up-to-date? If you’re using Docker Desktop on Windows, you can use the built-in Task Scheduler for this purpose. Docker container images are updated frequently, depending on the base image you’re using. Each project …
Introduction Amazon WorkSpaces provides a mechanism to rapidly deploy cloud-based desktop systems that can be used by software developers, call center representatives, knowledge workers, and nearly any other role. They’re great for short-term contractor roles as well, since they don’t require physical procurement of any new hardware. In the rest …
Problem Statement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a relatively easy mechanism to improve the security of your Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment. Instead of logging into the AWS Management Console using a username and password, you also have to provide a time-based one-time password (TOTP). The same concept applies when …
Problem Statement If you’ve ever launched an Amazon EC2 instance (aka. virtual machine), you’re probably familiar with the concept of an Amazon Machine Image (AMI). AMIs are simply virtual machine images that you can launch your EC2 instance with. Because anyone can publish a custom AMI, and because AWS has …
If you’re like me, you try to automate everything, even the small stuff. I have a few Bluetooth devices that I occasionally use with my MacBook Pro: Apple Magic Trackpad 2 Apple Magic Keyboard Bose QuietComfort 35 Sennheiser PXC550 Getting Bluetooth devices powered on and connected isn’t always the easiest …
If you’re developing with Python and the Amazon Web Services (AWS) boto3 module, you probably wish you had type hints (aka. auto-complete / Intellisense) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code. Even though the boto3 documentation is exceptionally good, it’s annoying to constantly have to switch back and forth between it and …
