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…
Can we manage application testing using Excel only?
The short answer is Yes. Most of the manual testing processes can be managed in Excel. Requirements Traceability matrix Test case execution – Pass/Fail/Invalid/On Hold Defect management Statistics All of these can be managed in Excel, using excel features and functions. You just need to learn how to use advanced Excel functions. Here are sample…
Using AI – Anyone can code now!
After almost 6 years [my last post was in 2020], I have started posting again. I will try to be a bit regular in my posts! A lot has changed during this time, both personally and professionally, for me. But the most notable change is how AI has infiltrated the IT world. I read in…
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…
