EC2 vs Lambda vs ECS — Choosing Your Compute
A production engineer's decision framework for AWS compute. Not what each service does — when to actually use it.
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View all tagsIncident: IAM Permission Errors
IAM errors are rarely what they appear to be. A systematic approach to diagnosing access denied, missing authentication, and the errors that lie.
Module 1 – VPC Design Principles
Network architecture before compute. Design a production-grade VPC with proper CIDR planning, subnet segmentation, and multi-AZ resilience.
Module 2 – Security Groups & IAM Strategy
Designing access control that reduces blast radius. Security Groups, IAM policies, least privilege, and layered defence in AWS.
Module 3 – Load Balancing & Scaling
Scaling is architecture, not instinct. Design ALB, target groups, and Auto Scaling Groups that respond automatically to load and failure.
RDS vs Aurora vs DynamoDB — AWS Database Decision Guide
Three AWS managed database services that overlap more than they should. A production framework for choosing correctly.
S3 vs EBS vs EFS — AWS Storage Decision Guide
Three storage services that seem to overlap but solve completely different problems. A production framework for choosing correctly.