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Browse through our past newsletter issues and catch up on AWS insights, tips, and community updates.

You put your database in a private subnet. Good luck connecting to it.

Learn how to securely connect to your RDS database in a private subnet using an EC2 jumphost and AWS Session Manager. No SSH keys needed.

12/18/2025ID: 22179422

🚨 Still jumping between accounts for alerts? Fixed.

The 3-account architecture we use for centralized CloudWatch alerting with CDK

11/26/2025ID: 21908896

Connect GitHub & AWS - Learn the OIDC Basics Now! 🔐

Learn how to securely connect GitHub Actions to your AWS account using OIDC authentication without storing access keys. Step-by-step guide with IAM...

11/18/2025ID: 21799347

Simplify Cross-Account Logging in 5 Steps Now! 📜

11/5/2025ID: 21573226

CloudWatch ❤️ OpenTelemetry in Application Insights | DynamoDB Day 19th of November

This guide shows how to connect CloudWatch Application Signals with OpenTelemetry. See simple steps for ECS Fargate and Lambda. Example code included. Get clear metrics and traces fast.

9/24/2025ID: 21051282

🔒 Create a Secure Landingzone from Scratch (Terraform Examples Included!)

Learn how to build a secure AWS landing zone with AWS Organizations, Service Control Policies, and Identity Center. Complete setup guide for enterprise AWS environments, including Terraform snippets!

9/7/2025ID: 20859295

🤖 Bedrock & S3 Vectors: Smarter Related Posts with AI

Learn how to build a related posts feature using AWS Bedrock Knowledge Bases and S3 Vectors. Step-by-step guide covering content preparation, vector stores, chunking strategies, and implementation with practical code examples.

8/24/2025ID: 20690894

Cut AWS Bills: Essential Cost Optimization Tips for Beginners

Learn the key principles for cost optimization on AWS, including cost allocation, cost tracking, and cost optimization strategies.

8/10/2025ID: 20501279

Generate AWS architecture diagrams from plain English with Amazon Q

Skip the hours of dragging boxes in Lucidchart. Learn how to automatically generate professional AWS architecture diagrams using Amazon Q AI, including setup, prompts, and real examples.

6/15/2025ID: 19771956

New Serverless SQL on AWS — Aurora DSQL Pricing Explained

Complete guide to Amazon Aurora DSQL pricing including DPU costs, storage fees, free tier limits, and backup pricing. Learn what serverless SQL database costs really look like.

5/25/2025ID: 19568138

Building & Testing Lambda@Edge Functions with LocalStack

Building and testing Lambda@Edge functions with CloudFront is complicated, as deployments can take up to 10 minutes. With LocalStack, you can build, test, and debug your Lambda@Edge functions locally!