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Getting started with AWS, Java 11 (Amazon Corretto), Eclipse and AWS Toolkit

This article will help get a developer set up to develop in Java 11 in their own AWS environment from scratch. Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multiplatform, production-ready distribution of the Open Java Development Kit(OpenJDK). It is certified as compatible with the Java

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AWS Aurora Serverless V2

Aurora Serverless v2 is an on-demand, auto-scaling configuration of Amazon Aurora. This is a very interesting offering by AWS and is for those who need a relational database and want to have a serverless approach at the same time. It scales database workloads to

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DynamoDB Introduction Hands On With GSI and LSI

DynamoDB We will be illustrating the basics of a Global Secondary Index(GSI) and a Local Secondary Index(LSI). This article is designed to illustrate the creation of 2 DynamoDB

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DynamoDB Introduction

AWS’s DynamoDB is a NoSQL database. It is also part of Amazon’s serverless offering meaning that you don’t have to carry the administrative burden of operating a

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Creating an AWS Serverless C# DotNet Application (S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Lambdas(C-Sharp) and CDK)

Often it can be daunting to create your first AWS Serverless application. This article will go through the basics of creating a serverless application with fundamental AWS services such as API Gateway, Lambdas, S3 Buckets, and DynamoDB. These will all be deployed using Cloud

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Getting Started with AWS, Visual Studio and AWS Toolkit

AWS has been running Microsoft Workloads on AWS for over 12 years, longer than any other cloud provider. Visual Studio is an excellent tool to develop and test your application code. In this article, we assume you have nothing regarding your current configuration. We

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Creating an AWS Data Lake and Real-Time Pipeline for Mobile App Analytics

IntroductionOrganizations that successfully generate business value from their data will outperform their peers. These leaders are able to do new types of analytics like machine learning over new sources like log files, data from click-streams, social media, and internet connected devices stored in data

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Building Modern Data Warehouses with S3, Glue, and Athena: Part 3

Managing your resources in AWSIn the previous article we gave an overview of some of the resources you can use to set up a simple cloud-based data storage solution in AWS. In this last article we will see how we can create and manage

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Building Modern Data Warehouses with S3, Glue, and Athena: Part 2

Implementing your data warehouse in AWSIn the previous article we introduced cloud-based data storage solutions and the concept of lakehouses. Choosing a modern lakehouse approach gives you the flexibility to implement both a data lake and data warehouse using the same architecture. The data

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Building Modern Data Warehouses with S3, Glue, and Athena: Part 1

IntroductionWith the advancements in performance and accessibility the cloud has seen in recent years it is no longer necessary to build data warehouses using large monolithic databases and rigid schemas. It is now possible to simplify your operations, consolidate your data storage, and use

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Deploying your React App to AWS in 20 minutes with S3, CloudFront, and Cloud Development Kit (CDK), and CircleCI

Whether you are just starting to develop a simple react single page app or a large complex application, at some point you inevitably have to get it off your machine or local development environment and out into the real world. Today we are going

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Create both Development and Production-Ready AWS EKS Clusters using AWS CDK

‌ As a Xerris Solutions Architect, I sometimes get customers asking about how to maintain a Kurbernetes cluster in AWS the easiest way possible. Kubernetes is becoming the de-facto standard for running container workloads and provides many benefits over traditional virtual machine based architectures. It

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Scalable Deployment Automation Using AWS CDK

The world is embracing serverless computing, and organizations around the globe are benefiting with massive savings. Infinitely scalable, serverless computing is the epitome of “only pay for what you use.” With the rapid adoption of this computing model, how do development teams manage the

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Xerris Achieves AWS Advanced Consulting Partner Accreditation

CALGARY, Alberta, June 25, 2020 - Today, Xerris announced that it has reached the second-highest tier in Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner network – AWS Advanced Consulting Partner. AWS is the