a view of the AWS Xray (a AWS APM Solution) dashboard an how your applications look within it

Overview of AWS X-Ray Monitoring

The Key to Efficient Debugging for DevOps Teams

It’s no secret that DevOps teams must be able to quickly and efficiently debug issues in their operational environments, and a key metric in the maturity and quality of the DevOps team is the time it takes them to identify and resolve production issues. Application Performance Monitoring (APM) is a key component to this capability, and AWS X-Ray gives DevOps teams all of the features of a leading APM solution in an easy to implement managed service.

AWS OpsWorks Configuration as Code: EOL & Alternative Solutions

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AWS OpsWorks EOL Annoucement

AWS OpsWorks is no longer supported as the service officially reached its end of life (EOL) on May 26, 2024, for both new and existing customers. AWS OpsWorks Stacks and AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate have been disabled, and customers can no longer access these services.

DevSecOps: When DevOps Meets Security

What is DevSecOps?

DevSecOps is the philosophy of integrating security practices within the DevOps process. Similar to DevOps, DevSecOps seeks to achieve greater efficiency and productivity through team collaboration, but the DevSecOps approach incorporates security principles.

What Constitutes A Successful DevOps Strategy

Overview: Intro to DevOps Strategy on AWS

Keeping Up With Amazon Web Services

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Even for someone who works with Amazon Web Services (AWS) on a daily basis, the pace and scale of new announcements coming from AWS can be daunting. For example, in 2016, AWS made 640 announcements covering a range of topics from price drops, new services, and even new features to existing services. We are only three-quarters of the way through 2017 and AWS has already exceeded that number and still going strong with re:Invent (Amazon's annual conference for all things AWS, with features keynote announcements, training and certification opportunities) still six weeks away.