The 3 tier architecture consists of three computing tiers. Each of these tiers are able to operate simultaneously, be developed independently, & yet integrate holistically. It’s similar to dining out & having appetizers, a meal, & dessert. …

Creating repeatable infrastructure through Terraform Modules A quick overview of modules… Terraform uses modules to package resource configurations. So, if you have used terraform before, you were working in a module known as the “Root Module”. Modules are either “Parent” (typically the Root Module) or “Child Modules” (as is displayed above). The Root Module is…

“provided” to you by AWS & Docker, and brought to you through Terraform… In this project, we will be: Pulling a CentOS:7 image from the Docker Registry Creating an ECS cluster using that image with Terraform. This project assumes you have: 1) An AWS account & a Docker account 2) Your…

Foundational ways to get “init”… Terraform is an infrastructure as code (IAC) tool that lets you create and manage resources through human-readable files so you can easily version, reuse, and share them with others. …

Exploring Kubernetes in an exponential way… Kubernetes (or K8’s) is quickly becoming a favorite among the open-source platforms for orchestrating and managing containerized workloads and services. Kubernetes provides: Service discovery and load balancing Storage Orchestration Automated Rollouts and Rollbacks Automated bin packing Self healing Secret and Configuration management One of the services…

A tale of a deployed whale… A quick preface: Docker is a great solution to application development in comparison to virtual machines. It is lightweight, economical, and scalable. Let’s talk about this in terms of it’s name, “Docker”. It’s similar to the difference between a boat carrying 1 item (as…

Making history through an API Gateway, Lambda, and SQS — This is the story of a moment in time that triggered a chain reaction through a Lambda and into an SQS Queue… In other words, we are going to run some code that sends a timestamp from an API Gateway, to a Lambda function, and finally to an SQS queue. To do this, we will need to: …

An important function of cloud management is being cost effective. One area requiring intentionality is “stopping” instances while they are not in use. One way you can do this is by utilizing a Python script that will stop all instances. To get this example rolling, I wrote a script that…

Provisioning a VPC to fit your needs… There are many ways to build your VPC, and my hope is that as you follow along you are able to better navigate the process to fit your needs. For our purposes today we will be creating a VPC that uses: 2 subnets…