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AWS Lambda Certification Questions

A selection of 10 mock exam style questions focusing around AWS Lambda. I’ve created several mock exam posts in the past (which I’ll link below). I’ve experimented with a WordPress plugin this time which makes answering the questions more interactive. Let me know in the comments if you like this style and I’ll do more of these mock questions. Previous …

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AWS Lambda Certification Guide & Questions

Ok, so this is one of my favourite topics to writer about. As I think it could quite possibly be the future of writing large scale applications based in the cloud. Lambda is Amazons implementation of cloud functions. If you’re reading this article then there’s a good chance you’ll already have an understanding of what a cloud function is. But …

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AWS VPC Exam Tips

Welcome to part 12 of a multiple part course on passing your AWS Architect, Developer & Sysops Associate exams. The best part…this course is totally free of charge! This is the last of our series on Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). VPC’s are by far the hardest part of the aws associate exams. So I want you to really focus on …

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AWS Network ACLs vs Security Groups – A Comprehensive Review

Welcome to part 11 of a multiple part course on passing your AWS Architect, Developer & Sysops Associate exams. The best part…this course is totally free of charge! In this article we’ll compare and contrast network access control lists (nacl) and security groups. And explain when you might want to choose one over the other. What is an AWS network …

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NAT Instance vs NAT Gateway Certification Guide

Welcome to part 10 of a multiple part course on passing your AWS Architect, Developer & Sysops Associate exams. The best part…this course is totally free of charge! If you’ve been following my series on VPCs then by now you’ll have a decent understanding of what one is. In our first article we learnt the basic concepts of VPCs and …

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AWS VPC Creation Step By Step – Tutorial With Images

Welcome to part 9 of a multiple part course on passing your AWS Architect, Developer & Sysops Associate exams. The best part…this course is totally free of charge! If you haven’t already checked out my Introduction post on VPC then you should definitely check that out to get a well rounded view of what Virtual Private Cloud is. This post …

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AWS VPC Introduction & Certification Guide

Welcome to part 8 of a multiple part course on passing your AWS Architect, Developer & Sysops Associate exams. The best part…this course is totally free of charge! Virtual Private Cloud or VPC for short plays a massive part in all of the AWS Associate certifications. If you want to stand a chance of passing any of them then you …

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Amazon Kinesis Crash Course Guide

Welcome to part 7 of a multiple part course on passing your AWS Architect, Developer & Sysops Associate exams. The best part…this course is totally free of charge! By this point in our free course on AWS Certifications you would have covered lots of cool topics. In case you forgot, here’s a little reminder of those articles: AWS Identity and …

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AWS API Gateway For Dummies

Welcome to part 6 of a multiple part course on passing your AWS Architect, Developer & Sysops Associate exams. The best part…this course is totally free of charge! When I was studying for the AWS Architect Associate exam I knew that API Gateway was something that has recently been added to the exam. So I did a bunch of research, …

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AWS Simple Notification Service & Simple Workflow Service Guides

Welcome to part 5 of a multiple part course on passing your AWS Architect, Developer & Sysops Associate exams. The best part…this course is totally free of charge! Simple Workflow Service (SWF) and Simple Notification Service are admittedly not major players in any of the AWS certifications. But we should at least know the basics of both of these services …