In this episode of AWS Bites podcast, Luciano and Eoin talk about some ideas to stay update with the evergreen world of AWS. This is a much less structured episode than usual and we informally discuss some of our favourite resources including blogs, articles, YouTube channels, other podcasts and Twitter profiles.

In this episode we mentioned the following resources:

- AWS what’s new (official): https://aws.amazon.com/new/

- AWS Podcast ​​https://aws.amazon.com/podcasts/aws-podcast/

- Werner Vogel’s blog: https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/

- Jeremy Daly’s Off by None Newsletter: https://offbynone.io/

- Cloudonaut’s blog: https://cloudonaut.io/

- Cloudonaut’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/cloudonaut

- Yan Cui’s blog: https://theburningmonk.com/

- Yan Cui’s Real World Serverless: https://realworldserverless.com/

- AWS Builder Library: https://aws.amazon.com/builders-library/

- Borislav Hadzhiev’s blog: https://bobbyhadz.com/

- Marcia Villalba’s Foobar on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FooBar_codes

- Adam Elmore’s AWS.fm podcast https://aws.fm/

- Emily Shea on Twitter: https://twitter.com/em__shea

- Emily Shea’s re:Invent 2021 “Getting started building your first serverless web application”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdyhdnWVukc

- Danilo Poccia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danilop

- Heitor Lessa on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heitor_lessa

This episode is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AWSBites

You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts:

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-bites/id1585489017

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lh7PzqBFV6yt5WsTAmO5q

- Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YTMzMTJhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

- Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/aws-bites

- RSS: ​​https://anchor.fm/s/6a3312a0/podcast/rss

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In this episode, Eoin and Luciano explore the various pros and cons of AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK).

We start by describing what CDK is and what it is used for. Then we spend a bit of time covering the details of how CDK actually works defining L1, L2 and L3 (patterns) constructs and the integration with CloudFormation.

In the central part of the episode we deep dive into a bunch of pros and cons of CDK, mostly trying to describe the tradeoffs and the pitfalls.

Finally, we close the episode by giving a piece of advice on what we believe is the best way to get started with CDK to minimize the surprises and be able to reap all the benefits of this amazing tools.

In this episode we mentioned the following resources:

- CDK: https://aws.amazon.com/cdk/

- CloudFormation: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/

- Terraform: https://www.terraform.io/

- CDK PIpelines: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/api/latest/docs/pipelines-readme.html

- CDK Patterns: https://cdkpatterns.com/

- Create Resources conditionally with CDK: https://loige.co/create-resources-conditionally-with-cdk

This episode is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AWSBites

You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts:

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-bites/id1585489017

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lh7PzqBFV6yt5WsTAmO5q

- Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YTMzMTJhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

- Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/aws-bites

- RSS: ​​https://anchor.fm/s/6a3312a0/podcast/rss

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In this extended episode, Luciano and Eoin try to cover a recurring topic around Serverless: is it a good or bad idea for startups?

We start by giving a brief description of the different definitions and perspectives on serverless. Then, we try to explore some cases in which we believe serverless might not be the best fit for a startup. We follow on by revisiting some cases where instead we believe serverless can actually be a great fit. We finish by discussing some suggestions on how a startup (or even a more established company) could start approaching serverless in a more cautious and incremental way.

In this episode we mentioned the following resources:

- Auth0: https://auth0.com/

- Algolia: https://www.algolia.com/

- Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/

- Laravel: https://laravel.com/

- Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/

- Express: https://expressjs.com/

- AWS Amplify: https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/

- Our previous episode on Amplify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9ZTYIVQWjQ

This episode is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AWSBites

You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts:

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-bites/id1585489017

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lh7PzqBFV6yt5WsTAmO5q

- Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YTMzMTJhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

- Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/aws-bites

- RSS: ​​https://anchor.fm/s/6a3312a0/podcast/rss

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In this extended episode, Eoin and Luciano talk about Amplify with a particular focus on Amplify Studio, a new visual way to manage Amplify applications announced at the recent re:Invent event during Werner Vogels’ keynote.

In this episode we mentioned the following:

- Amplify Studio: https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/studio/

- Figma: https://www.figma.com/

- The 2021 AWS re:Invent Werner Vogels keynote segment on Amplify Studio: https://youtu.be/8_Xs8Ik0h1w?t=3346

- Ali Spittel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MKVCmNKT1c

This episode is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AWSBites

You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts:

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-bites/id1585489017

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lh7PzqBFV6yt5WsTAmO5q

- Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YTMzMTJhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

- Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/aws-bites

- RSS:

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In this special episode, Eoin and Luciano talk about their impression on the announcements from the first day of AWS re:invent 2021.

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In this special episode, Eoin and Luciano talk about their wishlist for AWS re:invent 2021. Based on our experience and personal AWS pain points, we share some of our wishes for new announcements during the biggest cloud event of the year. We also discuss some of the biggest announcements of last year and a few tips on how to get ready to follow the announcements of the next few days.

CORRECTION: The changes in data transfer were not reported accurately in this episode. The monthly data transfer free tier limit has changed from 1 GB/month per region to 100GB/month for all regions. Data transfer out of CloudFront is now free for 1TB/month, up from 50GB/month. See the official announcements linked below.

In this episode we mentioned the following resources:

- Serverless Airline booking app example: https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-serverless-airline-booking

- AWS Wild Rydes example: http://www.wildrydes.com/

- AWS Workshops: https://workshops.aws/

- Data transfer free tier increase:  1) https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-free-tier-data-transfer-expansion-100-gb-from-regions-and-1-tb-from-amazon-cloudfront-per-month/ and 2) https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/11/aws-price-reduction-data-transfers-internet/

- Export Amplify projects to CDK: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/11/aws-amplify-export-amplify-backends-cdk-stacks-integrate-cdk-based-pipelines/

- CDK hotswap: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/11/aws-cdk-new-releases-api-apprunner-hotswap-amazon-ecs-step-functions

- Partial SQS batch response: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/11/aws-lambda-partial-batch-response-sqs-event-source/

This episode is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AWSBites

You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts:

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-bites/id1585489017

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lh7PzqBFV6yt5WsTAmO5q

- Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YTMzMTJhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

- Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/aws-bites

- RSS: ​​https://anchor.fm/s/6a3312a0/podcast/rss

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In this episode, Eoin and Luciano talk about how to manage AWS credentials and different ways to manage them. From the more traditional (and not recommended) IAM credentials to SSO.

In this episode we mentioned the following resources:

- GitHub integration with OIDC: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/deployment/security-hardening-your-deployments/configuring-openid-connect-in-amazon-web-services

- MFA access for assumed roles: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_mfa_configure-api-require.html

- AWS vault: https://github.com/99designs/aws-vault

- AWS SSO utils: https://github.com/benkehoe/aws-sso-util

- AWS SSO export credentials: https://github.com/benkehoe/aws-export-credentials

This episode is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AWSBites

You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts:

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-bites/id1585489017

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lh7PzqBFV6yt5WsTAmO5q

- Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YTMzMTJhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

- Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/aws-bites

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In this episode, Luciano and Eoin discuss the good and the bad of the AWS Management Console (a.k.a. the web console) and why you should consider migrating to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) as soon as possible, especially for your production applications.

In this episode we mentioned the following resources:

- Cloudformation: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/

- CDK: https://aws.amazon.com/cdk/

- Serverless Framework: https://www.serverless.com/

- SAM: https://aws.amazon.com/serverless/sam

- Terraform: https://www.terraform.io/

- Former2: https://former2.com/

- Import or create (e.g. if the resource already exists in production). With CDK: https://loige.co/create-resources-conditionally-with-cdk

This episode is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AWSBites

You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts:

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-bites/id1585489017

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lh7PzqBFV6yt5WsTAmO5q

- Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YTMzMTJhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

- Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/aws-bites

- RSS: ​​https://anchor.fm/s/6a3312a0/podcast/rss

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In this episode, Eoin and Luciano try to explain whether you should consider Lambda or Fargate for containers.

We start by clarifying what we really mean by containers and what kind of container support you get in both Lambda and Fargate. Then we go into more detail about the characteristics of both services including limits and pricing. By the end of this episode you should be able to understand how the two services compare and which one might be more suitable for your next project!

In this episode we mentioned the following resources:

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