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AWS Quick Tips

By J. Toman / on 01 Jul, 2024

AWS Reserved Instances vs Savings Plans: A Comprehensive Comparison

In the world of AWS cost optimization, two terms often come up: Reserved Instances (RIs) and Savings Plans. While both offer significant discounts for long-term commitments, they have distinct characteristics that can make one more suitable than the other depending on your specific needs. This article aims to demystify these options and help you make an informed decision.

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By J. Toman / on 05 May, 2024

AWS Quick Tips: AWS Cost Optimization

AWS Cost Optimization...

By J. Toman / on 27 Apr, 2024

AWS Quick Tips: Free Tier

Free Tier. Get the Goodies!

Are you new to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and looking to get acquainted with the platform without incurring significant costs? Look no further than AWS Free Tier! In this article, we’ll dive into the details of AWS Free Tier, exploring the most commonly used offerings, their use cases, and the duration of their availability.

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By J. Toman / on 17 Mar, 2023

AWS Quick Tips: Can't SSH in!

Things to try when you can’t SSH into your instance....

By J. Toman / on 04 Mar, 2023

AWS Quick Tips: Extend an EBS Volume

How to increase storage on an EC2 Instance...

By J. Toman / on 10 Nov, 2022

HIPAA Compliance

Is AWS HIPAA Compliant, and what does that mean?...

By J. Toman / on 04 Nov, 2020

AWS Quick Tips: Security First

What’s the Big Deal About AWS Security Best Practices?...

By J. Toman / on 18 Sep, 2020

6 S3 Tricks You May Not Know About

6 S3 Tricks You May Not Know About

S3 cloud storage is one of the most fundamental and popular products in the AWS ecosystem. What you might not know about S3 is that it has a number of features over and above simple cloud storage.

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By J. Toman / on 04 Nov, 2019

AWS Quick Tips: Migrate Existing RDS Database

How To Migrate an Existing RDS Database

Sometimes you need to move an RDS database from one region to another. How do you do that? It’s actually pretty simple.

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By J. Toman / on 16 Sep, 2019

AWS Quick Tips: Change a Password on IAM

How To Change a Password on IAM

Your user lost their password for the AWS console. Now what? There are two basic ways to solve this problem: use the CLI or use the AWS Console.

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