There are three types of cloud storage: object, file, and block. Each storage option has a unique combination of performance, durability, cost, and interface. Block storage – Enterprise applications like databases or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems often require dedicated, low-latency storage for each host. This is similar to direct-attached storage (DAS) or a Storage Area Network (SAN). Block-based cloud storage solutions like Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) are provisioned with each virtual server and offer the ultra-low latency required for high-performance workload ..read more

Disaster recovery (DR) is about preparing for and recovering from any event that has a negative impact on a company’s business continuity or finances. This includes hardware or software failure, a network outage, a power outage, physical damage to a building, human error, or natural disasters. To minimize the impact of a disaster, companies invest time and resources to plan and prepare, train employees, and document and update processes. Companies that have traditional environments duplicate their infrastructure to ensure the availability of spare capacity. The infrastructure is under-utilized ..read more

In this post, I will share a Terraform script I developed and uploaded to my GitHub repository, aimed at simplifying and automating the creation of IAM users in AWS. This tool is not just about saving time; it’s about enhancing security, ensuring consistency, and enabling scalability in managing user access to AWS services. For those who may be new to Terraform, it’s a powerful tool that allows you to build, change, and version infrastructure safely and efficiently. Terraform can manage existing service providers as well as custom in-house solutions. The code I’m about to share represents a pr ..read more

Welcome to our deep dive into the world of containerization and cloud orchestration! In this blog post, we’re going to explore the innovative realm of AWS ECS Fargate, a game-changer in the world of container management and deployment. AWS ECS Fargate simplifies the process of running containers by eliminating the need to manage servers or clusters, offering a more streamlined and efficient way to deploy your applications. But that’s not all. We understand the importance of infrastructure as code (IaC) in today’s fast-paced tech environment. That’s why we’re also providing you with a powerful ..read more

Access keys are long-term credentials for an IAM user or the AWS account root user. You can use access keys to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI or AWS API (directly or using the AWS SDK). But for security reason this key should be changed from while to while, therefore this soltuion will provide yuo an automation way to remind the users. This solution deploys a step functions workflow that is designed to detect user IAM access keys that are older than 90 days. It will send out an email notification to the affected user every day until it is resolved. For access keys older than 12 ..read more

AWS edge computing services provide infrastructure and software that move data processing and analysis as close to the endpoint as necessary. This includes deploying AWS managed hardware and software to locations outside AWS data centers, and even onto customer-owned devices.  You can extend the cloud for a consistent hybrid experience using these AWS edge services related to locations: AWS edge locations – Edge locations are connected to the AWS Regions through the AWS network backbone. Amazon CloudFront, AWS WAF, and AWS Shield are services you use here. AWS Local Zones – Loc ..read more

Part one https://osamaoracle.com/2023/01/03/aws-database-services/ Amazon RDS Amazon RDS is a web service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. It provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity while managing time-consuming database administration tasks. This allows you to focus on your applications and business. Amazon RDS gives you access to the full capabilities of a MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, or Aurora database engines. This means that the code, applications, and tools you already use today with your existing databases can be used with Amazon ..read more

It’s common for modern cloud applications to be composed of many services and components. As applications grow, an increasing amount of code needs to be written to coordinate the interaction of all components. With AWS Step Functions, you can focus on defining the component interactions, rather than writing all the software to make the interactions work. AWS Step Functions integrates with the AWS services listed below. You can directly call API actions from the Amazon States Language in AWS Step Functions and pass parameters to the APIs of these services: Compute services (AWS Lambda, Amazon ..read more

Amazon Kinesis for data collection and analysis With Amazon Kinesis, you: Collect, process, and analyze data streams in real time. Kinesis has the capacity to process streaming data at any scale. It provides you the flexibility to choose the tools that best suit the requirements of your application in a cost-effective way. Ingest real-time data such as video, audio, application logs, website clickstreams, and Internet of Things (IoT) telemetry data. The ingested data can be used for machine learning, analytics, and other applications. Can process and analyze data as it arrives, and respond in ..read more

With API Gateway, you can create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs. With API Gateway, you can connect your applications to AWS services and other public or private websites. It provides consistent RESTful and HTTP APIs for mobile and web applications to access AWS services and other resources hosted outside of AWS. As a gateway, it handles all the tasks involved in accepting and processing up to hundreds of thousands of concurrent API calls. These include traffic management, authorization and access control, monitoring, and API version management. API Gateway sample architecture API ..read more