Best of AWS — June 2025

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    Complete Cloud Engineer Roadmap | From Beginner to Advanced

    A comprehensive roadmap for becoming a cloud engineer, starting with foundational skills like Linux, networking, and programming basics. The guide progresses through cloud concepts, core services (compute, storage, networking), infrastructure as code with Terraform, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and observability, and security best practices. Emphasizes hands-on learning through progressive projects, from deploying static websites to building complete automated deployment pipelines with proper monitoring and security controls.

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    I Analyzed 100+ DevOps Job Posts from 6 Different Countries | Skills Companies ACTUALLY Want

    Analysis of 100+ DevOps job postings across 6 countries reveals consistent skill requirements: CI/CD pipelines are fundamental, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) are essential, Docker and Kubernetes are standard, and scripting languages (Python/Bash) are required. Junior positions need basic familiarity while senior roles demand deep expertise in automation tools like Terraform and Ansible. Security knowledge becomes crucial at senior levels. The research shows DevOps skills are globally transferable with significant salary differences between junior and senior positions.

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    Hello, I am a DevOps Engineer and I Broke Production Today.

    A DevOps engineer shares personal stories of production failures, including DNS migration issues, database credential mix-ups, and Kubernetes scheduling problems. The post emphasizes that failures are valuable learning experiences that build expertise and resilience. It advocates for implementing proper logging, monitoring, testing environments, and post-mortem processes to handle incidents effectively. The author argues that experienced engineers are defined not by avoiding mistakes, but by learning from them and building antifragile systems.

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    Building a dynamic inventory optimisation system: A deep dive

    Zalando built a scalable inventory optimization system that combines demand forecasting and replenishment optimization to help e-commerce partners manage millions of SKUs across multiple warehouses. The system uses a two-step approach: generating probabilistic demand forecasts with LightGBM and Nixtla's MLForecast, then applying Monte Carlo simulations with gradient-free optimizers to minimize inventory costs. The architecture leverages AWS services including SageMaker, Databricks, and feature stores to provide both real-time interactive recommendations and daily batch processing, handling 5 million SKUs with 2-hour processing times.

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    Building an End-to-End MLOps Pipeline for YouTube Sentiment Analysis

    A comprehensive 3-hour MLOps course teaches students to build a production-ready YouTube sentiment analysis pipeline. The curriculum covers data collection and preprocessing using Reddit sentiment data, model development with MLflow tracking on AWS, and deployment using Flask and Docker. Students learn advanced practices including DVC version control, model stacking, and CI/CD automation. The course culminates in creating a Chrome extension for real-time YouTube comment sentiment analysis, providing hands-on experience with modern ML tools and bridging the gap between theory and deployable ML solutions.

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    Build an AI Podcast Clipping SaaS: Python, Next.js, AWS, Stripe, Tailwind, TS, Modal, Inngest (2025)

    A comprehensive tutorial for building an AI-powered podcast clipping SaaS application that automatically generates short-form video clips from full podcasts. The system uses AI models for transcription, viral moment detection, and active speaker detection to create mobile-optimized clips. Built with Python backend on serverless GPUs (Modal), Next.js frontend, AWS S3 storage, Stripe payments, and Inngest for queue management. Covers the complete development process including authentication, credit system, background processing, and production deployment.

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    AWS Solutions Architect Professional Exam: My Experience and Tips for Success

    A comprehensive guide to passing the AWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02) exam, covering preparation strategies, recommended resources, and exam tactics. The author shares their experience after completing six AWS certifications, emphasizing the exam's difficulty and the need for deep technical knowledge, hands-on experience, and strategic preparation. Key recommendations include using Stephane Maarek's video courses and Jon Bonso's practice exams, focusing on AWS Organizations, hybrid infrastructure, and migrations, and developing a tactical approach to answering questions during the exam.

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    Express.js developers can now add authorization in minutes with Amazon Verified Permissions

    AWS released an open source JavaScript package that enables Express.js developers to implement authorization using Amazon Verified Permissions and Cedar policies. The package moves authorization logic outside application code into externally managed policies, allowing developers to define role-based access controls without embedding complex authorization logic. The integration works through middleware that validates permissions before processing API requests, and policies can be updated without modifying application code.

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    Avatar of gamefromscratchGamefromscratch·45w

    LUXE: One of a Kind Game Engine a Decade in the Making!

    LUXE is a unique 2D-first game engine that has been in development for nearly a decade and recently became publicly available. Built with C++ and using the Ren programming language, it features an entity-component-system architecture with custom terminology throughout. The engine supports Windows, Linux, Mac, and web platforms, with console support in development. It offers both visual editor and code-first workflows, includes tile mapping tools, and uses a pay-what-you-can pricing model with free access for students and hobbyists. While powerful and distinctive, the engine currently has stability issues, lacks hot reloading, and has a steep learning curve due to its unique terminology and workflow.

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    Avatar of pulumiPulumi·45w

    Most Effective Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Tools

    A comprehensive guide comparing the most effective Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools in 2025, including Pulumi, Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, and others. The guide examines core IaC platforms, security tools, and automation platforms, highlighting the shift toward programming language-based approaches over domain-specific languages. It covers key features, use cases, and code examples for each tool, helping teams choose the right solution for their infrastructure automation needs.

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    How to Set Up Coolify in AWS EC2 and Have the Power to Do Anything in the Cloud

    Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable platform that serves as an alternative to Heroku, Netlify, and Vercel. This guide demonstrates how to set up Coolify on an AWS EC2 instance, including server requirements (2 CPU cores, 2GB RAM, 30GB storage), security group configuration, and installation using the official script. The tutorial covers deploying a static website from GitHub through Coolify's interface, showing how to configure projects, select build packs, and manage deployments with auto-generated URLs.

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    Learning Terraform - A hands-on, open source contribution

    Terraform enables infrastructure-as-code by allowing developers to define and provision cloud resources through reusable modules. The basic workflow involves three commands: terraform init, terraform plan, and terraform apply. Thoughtbot has created Flightdeck, an open source collection of Terraform modules that can reduce infrastructure deployment time from months to weeks. The tool supports standard development practices like documentation generation, formatting, and validation, making infrastructure management as reliable as application code.

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