Architect and Ship24 min read
AWS Portfolio Projects That Get You Hired
Concrete AWS project ideas for your portfolio, what hiring managers actually look for, and how to present your cloud skills in a way that gets you interviews.
Samuel Ogunti
Articles and guides
Practical writing on AWS, serverless architecture, cloud engineering, and certification prep. Search or filter by category to find what you need.
23 articles
Architect and Ship25 min read
CloudFront and Caching: Performance Guide
Set up CloudFront step by step, configure cache strategies, and optimize performance with ElastiCache. From edge to origin.
Samuel Ogunti
Architect and Ship26 min read
Microservices vs Monolith on AWS
A practical guide to choosing between monolithic, microservices, and serverless architectures on AWS, with a clear decision framework and real-world trade-offs.
Samuel Ogunti
Production Ready24 min read
AWS Well-Architected Framework: Six Pillars
The six pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework explained simply. How to run a review and why interviewers ask about it.
Samuel Ogunti
Production Ready29 min read
AWS Disaster Recovery: RTO, RPO, and 4 Strategies
Compare 4 AWS disaster recovery strategies (backup-restore to active-active). Understand RTO, RPO, and choose the right one for your workload.
Samuel Ogunti
Production Ready25 min read
How to Cut Your AWS Bill: Cost Optimization Guide
Proven strategies to reduce AWS spending: right-sizing, Spot pricing, Savings Plans, and the hidden costs that catch everyone off guard.
Samuel Ogunti
Production Ready22 min read
CloudWatch Monitoring: Metrics, Alarms, Logs
Monitor AWS applications with CloudWatch: metrics, alarms, logs, dashboards, and the Four Golden Signals. Step-by-step setup included.
Samuel Ogunti
Getting Started33 min read
AWS Free Tier Guide 2026: Everything You Get for Free
Every AWS Free Tier offering in 2026: 25 services with exact limits, billing traps that catch beginners, and the 5-minute setup to avoid surprise charges.
Samuel Ogunti
Deploy and Defend22 min read
AWS Security Best Practices 2026
Secure your AWS environment with defense in depth: WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and a hands-on checklist you can follow today.
Samuel Ogunti
Deploy and Defend20 min read
CI/CD on AWS: Build Your First Pipeline
Build your first CI/CD pipeline on AWS with CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy. Deployment strategies (blue/green, canary) explained simply.
Samuel Ogunti