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
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Every published article tagged aws.
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
Containers and Automation27 min read
Infrastructure as Code on AWS: CloudFormation vs SAM vs CDK
CloudFormation vs SAM vs CDK compared with examples and trade-offs. Clear guidance on which IaC tool to start with on AWS.
Samuel Ogunti
Containers and Automation22 min read
Docker on AWS: Beginner's Guide to ECS and Fargate
Docker and ECS for beginners: what containers are, how they differ from VMs, and how to run your first container on AWS Fargate.
Samuel Ogunti
Going Serverless24 min read
EC2 vs Lambda: When to Use Each in 2026
EC2 vs Lambda vs Fargate vs App Runner: cost comparisons at 5 traffic levels and a decision framework for any workload.
Samuel Ogunti
Going Serverless19 min read
AWS Lambda for Beginners: Serverless Guide
A plain-English guide to AWS Lambda and serverless computing, covering how it works, when to use it, cold starts, pricing, and hands-on CLI examples.
Samuel Ogunti
Going Serverless23 min read
SQS vs SNS vs EventBridge: Which to Use
A practical comparison of AWS SQS, SNS, and EventBridge with real-world scenarios, a decision tree, and clear guidance on when to use each messaging service.
Samuel Ogunti
Data and Traffic24 min read
AWS Load Balancers: ALB vs NLB Explained
ALB vs NLB explained with real examples. How health checks work, when to use each load balancer type, and how Route 53 ties DNS to availability.
Samuel Ogunti
Data and Traffic25 min read
RDS vs DynamoDB: Which AWS Database Should You Use?
RDS vs DynamoDB: SQL vs NoSQL compared with a decision framework, real-world scenarios, and clear guidance on when to use each.
Samuel Ogunti
Servers and Storage26 min read
S3 Storage Classes: When to Use Each One
All 7 S3 storage classes compared. When to use each, how to set up lifecycle policies, and how to avoid common cost mistakes.
Samuel Ogunti
Servers and Storage26 min read
EC2 Instance Types: How to Choose the Right One
EC2 instance types decoded: naming convention, when to use each family, and how to compare On-Demand, Reserved, Spot, and Savings Plans.
Samuel Ogunti
Cloud Foundations25 min read
AWS VPC Networking Explained Simply
A beginner-friendly guide to Amazon VPC, subnets, route tables, internet gateways, NAT gateways, and security groups, explained with real-world analogies.
Samuel Ogunti
Cloud Foundations25 min read
AWS IAM Guide: Users, Roles, Policies Explained
AWS IAM explained: users, groups, roles, policies, and least privilege. Includes policy evaluation logic and troubleshooting Access Denied errors.
Samuel Ogunti
Cloud Foundations28 min read
Cloud Computing Explained for Beginners
Cloud computing explained in plain English: IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS, why companies migrate, and how the Shared Responsibility Model works.
Samuel Ogunti
Getting Started30 min read
Career Change to Cloud Computing in 2026
A practical roadmap to break into cloud computing without a CS degree. Skills that transfer, learning paths, and realistic salary expectations.
Samuel Ogunti