A Dismal Guide to AWS Billing

 https://carlos.bueno.org/2023/03/aws-dismal-guide.html

The title says it all. There are some 3rd party tools, but the native tools suck. 

Amplify Framework Documentation

https://docs.amplify.aws/ 

Interesting cross-platform cloud-based app framework. 

Amazon SES vs Mailgun - the ultimate guide

 https://engage.so/blog/amazon-ses-vs-mailgun-the-ultimate-guide/

Title says it all: each do about the same thing, but SES is much cheaper. 

Mailtrain Self Hosted Newsletter App Built on Top of Nodemailer

 https://mailtrain.org/

Self-hosted email newsletter platform that uses commercial delivery for the actual sending. 

How to save up to 500€/year switching from Mailchimp to Open Source Mailtrain and AWS SES

 https://carlchenet.com/how-to-save-up-to-500e-year-switching-from-mailchimp-to-open-source-mailtrain-and-aws-ses/

For years there weren't good open source alternatives to commercial email marketing platforms. Seems to be changing now. 

Netflix Open Sources ConsoleMe to Manage Permissions and Access on AWS

 https://www.infoq.com/news/2021/04/netflix-consoleme-aws/

Dealing with IAM is one of the most painful parts of AWS. Maybe this will help. 

Your own AI-powered Call Center on AWS in less than 1 hour

https://itnext.io/your-own-ai-powered-call-center-on-aws-in-less-than-1-hour-d0494049977c
pretty funky

Awesome AWS Workshops

https://awesome-aws-workshops.com/
Just like it says

The Ten Rules for Data Modeling with DynamoDB

https://www.trek10.com/blog/the-ten-rules-for-data-modeling-with-dynamodb
Yeah, not a relational database

Links to all AWS cheat sheets

https://tutorialsdojo.com/links-to-all-aws-cheat-sheets/
links to fairly succinct AWS cheatsheets. 

How to implement the perfect failover strategy using Amazon Route53

https://medium.com/dazn-tech/how-to-implement-the-perfect-failover-strategy-using-amazon-route53-1cc4b19fa9c7
Not as obvious as one would think

First class emails at the least cost

https://mailbluster.com/
This is probably the lowest-cost email marketing platform I've seen. Not very full-featured, but you get what you pay for. 

Serverless Framework with Terraform: a firsthand experience

https://medium.com/@joel.tbarna/serverless-framework-with-terraform-a-firsthand-experience-ce127db3ac5b
A bit of an odd pair: terraform and aws lambdas. 

Understanding Modern Cloud Architecture on AWS: A Concepts Series

https://start.jcolemorrison.com/understanding-modern-cloud-architecture-on-aws-a-concepts-series/
aws fundamentals

The Amazon Builders' Library

https://aws.amazon.com/builders-library/?cards-body.sort-by=item.additionalFields.customSort&cards-body.sort-order=asc
a bunch of how-tos, white paper things, but no coherent pathway

SSH to an AWS EC2 Instance with a Chromebook

https://medium.com/cloud-security/ssh-to-an-aws-ec2-instance-with-a-chromebook-61ab3baa299d
Just like it says. 

The $10m engineering problem

https://segment.com/blog/the-10m-engineering-problem/
tackling AWS costs with nsqd. 

How To Store Your AWS Lambda Secrets

https://medium.com/better-programming/how-to-store-your-aws-lambda-secrets-cheaply-without-compromising-scalability-or-security-d3e8a250f12c
at deploy time? run-time? how and when

AWS Lambda Cold Start Language Comparisons, 2019 edition

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/aws-lambda-cold-start-language-comparisons-2019-edition-%EF%B8%8F-1946d32a0244
No surprise that node's pretty fast. 

The Dark Side of AWS Lambda

https://medium.com/fluidity/the-dark-side-of-aws-lambda-5c9f620b7dd2
Lambdas and CI/CD may not mix too well.