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Automation of Data Analysis in academic research with AWS

Tags: AWS, Serverless

To date, most compute-intensive research tasks are run in supercomputers; the implementation of cloud computing has not been as fast as in other areas. Berenice explains how researchers can utilize compute-on-demand in the cloud.

AWS CDK Glossary - Part I

Tags: Terms, CDK, Concepts, AWS

AWS CDK introduced new concepts and definitions at the edge of software development, infrastructure configuration and provisioning. There are so many of these concepts that we decided to create a "dictionary" and explain them in simple terms of software development and coding practices.

AWS CDK Glossary - Part 2

Tags: Terms, CDK, Concepts, AWS

The AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) is a programming framework for generating and managing AWS infrastructure. In part I of this blog post, I summarized framework core concepts as a dictionary. What if we look inside CDK application and code? There are even more interesting concepts!

Cross-stack references in CDK

Tags: CDK, AWS, CloudFormation

CDK offers a powerful feature for referencing resources between stacks using Cloudformation outputs. Cloudformation output can be imported into a stack manually. The CDK stacks can do it automatically.

Science question about Cloudformation

Tags: CDK, AWS, CloudFormation

Cloudformation has minimal capabilities to manage parameters, conditions, and structures. CDK completely eliminates this problem. Instead of spending energy on pseudo-ternary operators implementation in YAML, developers can do more valuable things with CDK in Typescript or other programming languages.

Static typing for programming infrastructure

Tags: AWS, CDK, CDKTF

Hashicorp recently announced CDK for Terraform on AWS. Lets take it for a comparison test drive: how does development feel in CDKTF compared to AWS CDK native library?

Alternative to Rube Goldberg machinery of AWS Control Tower

Tags: OrgFormation, AWS, CloudFormation, AWSOrganizations

Managing AWS accounts with code remains a challenging task due to lack of tools and practices. No solutions exist to show a developer-friendly setup of AWS Organizations with CICD. This post aims to fix it: let's provision AWS accounts with the Org formation tool. No click-ops involved!

Cloud Goldilocks-in Benefits: Perspectives from Large Organizations

Tags: AWS, CloudStrategy

We aim to challenge the negative perception of cloud lock-in and show how businesses reap real benefits of exclusive use of cloud services. Then we assess what's the optimal area for the cost of development in relation to the "lock-in" level.

Making ChatGPT Write CDK: Slow and Furious

Tags: CDK, AWS, ChatGPT

Can ChatGPT write a CDK app? We put it to the test! Follow along as we tackle outdated versions, deprecated properties, and incorrect imports. The result? Slow and furious development.

Deconstructing CDK Application in TypeScript for the Beginners

Tags: AWS, CDK, ChatGPT

We're building a minimalist CDK app, carefully removing any superfluous elements. This method highlights core TypeScript mechanics in action for CDK. Our objective is to reconstruct a functional CDK app that is both easy to grasp and implement.

The Quirky Character of AWS CDK

Tags: AWS, CDK

AWS CDK isn’t just another tool, it has a personality. From how it handles resource definitions to its unexpected quirks with lookups and caching, CDK keeps even experienced developers on their toes.