As you may already know, there are few ways to host a static website in AWS. Host the static website on s3 bucket and then use route 53 to re-point the s3 bucket website end point to your custom website. This is probably the cheapest option. OR Use CloudFront distribution to distribute s3 bucket website…
AWS Hybrid Cloud Testing – Part 4 – Automation using Python and Boto3
Don’t be afraid to learn new things. As I have stated many times, there is no shortage of things to learn. No matter where you are or how experienced you are, you can always learn new technologies. In fact, to survive in the new world of evolving technologies, you are expected to learn new things…
AWS Hybrid Cloud Testing – Part 7 – Cross Region Replication for S3 Bucket across Different AWS Accounts
Consider the below scenario: You are a staff of a company called ABCD Ltd which has its HQ in in Sydney, Australia. Part of the call center system and support services have been outsourced to a company called XYZ Ltd in Singapore. This means L2 support services are being offered by staff out of Singapore….
AWS Hybrid Cloud Testing – Part 6 – Email Alert for Add/Delete Object in S3 Bucket using Event Notification
In this post, we will discuss how to send an email alert when a user adds/deletes objects in a s3 bucket. We will use a case scenario to describe the process. The entire solution will be done using AWS console and email with Simple Notification Service (SNS). Other possible SNS solutions not discussed here includes…
AWS Hybrid Cloud Testing – Part 3 – Stop and Start EC2 instances on schedule
One of the key features of AWS is that any business owner will only be charged for the hours that the application/web server has been online and active. Lets say you have an internal application that is used by the staff only during business hours (9am – 5pm Monday to Friday). If there is no…
AWS Hybrid Cloud Testing – Part 2 – Host Static Website on S3 Bucket
[This post has been revised with new content] Because of how inexpensive s3 buckets are for storing/retrieving objects, it has become a very attractive option for hosting static websites. Examples of static website are like this blog site, sites with information and so forth. There are mainly two ways to host a static website in…
AWS Hybrid Cloud Testing – Part 1 – 2 Tier application on EC2 instance and RDS
In this series of posts, I will discuss how to test AWS Hybrid cloud infrastructure and applications. In this Part I article, I will focus on 2 tier application deployed on EC2 instance and RDS. By 2 tier, I mean the application has a web layer or web server and has a database (in this…
Get Certified to learn how to test AWS Hybrid Cloud
I have said it often enough: The era of black box testing is over! The pace at which technology is evolving and business is moving towards a micro-service based architecture, as a test analyst you need to evolve too. AWS is the prime candidate, The fact that AWS provides all the infrastructure at a very…
Cloud Containerisation: Red Hat Openshift vs Kubernetes EKS on AWS
Cloud Containerisation is the next big thing in the IT industry. Now that IBM and Red Hat have merged under one organization, Red Hat Openshift with IBM Cloud Pack is now being offered as an integrated containerisation solution. However since the merge is in its early stages, Red Hat Openshift and IBM Cloud Pack are…
Do’s and Don’ts of Hybrid Cloud Transformation
If you have not come across the terms “cloud” or “cloud transformation” so far in your career, then you are in the wrong profession. Every Tier 1 to Tier 3 companies around the world are organizing themselves to move to cloud over the next 18 months to 5 years. Why? Because of below: you no…
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