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Digital Garden

A collection of my technical notes, lab documentation, and architecture experiments. This is where I document my continuous learning journey.

DynamoDB Boto3 (Python) AWS CLI +1

Serverless NoSQL Database Management using Amazon DynamoDB and Boto3

Demonstrating the design, manipulation, and optimization of Amazon DynamoDB using the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) and the AWS CLI.

Published on May 3, 2026
S3 IAM AWS CLI +1

Secure Static Website Hosting & Automation using Amazon S3 and Boto3

Implementing Amazon S3 for static website hosting, enforcing IP-based access security, and automating content deployment using Python (Boto3) and the AWS CLI.

Published on April 30, 2026
EC2 VPC S3

Advanced VPC Troubleshooting & Network Traffic Analysis using VPC Flow Logs

Foundational documentation on configuring a Virtual Private Cloud and deploying secure EC2 instances from scratch.

Published on April 28, 2026
CloudFront WAF S3 +1

Global Content Delivery & Web Security using CloudFront and AWS WAF

Implementing a global CDN to reduce latency, enforcing HTTPS, and securing S3 origins/APIs using strict IP-based Web ACLs and Edge Computing.

Published on April 27, 2026
Systems Manager EC2 Fleet Manager +1

Centralized Cloud Operations & Secure Management using AWS Systems Manager

Implementing AWS Systems Manager to centralize IT operations, automate tasks, and securely access servers without SSH keys or bastion hosts.

Published on April 26, 2026
EC2 Pricing Calculator AWS CLI +1

Cloud Cost Optimization & FinOps: EC2 Rightsizing using the AWS CLI

Demonstrating practical FinOps principles through rigorous resource rightsizing, legacy workload cleanup, and TCO validation.

Published on April 25, 2026
ECS ECR ALB +2

Application Modernization: Monolith to Microservices on ECS

A comprehensive modernization journey refactoring a monolithic Node.js application into a microservices architecture orchestrated by Amazon ECS.

Published on April 24, 2026
CloudTrail Athena IAM +3

Cloud Incident Response & Forensic Investigation using AWS CloudTrail and Athena

An end-to-end incident response workflow investigating a website defacement and unauthorized access using AWS CloudTrail, Amazon Athena, and Linux forensics.

Published on April 23, 2026
CloudWatch Systems Manager AWS Config +2

Cloud Observability, Automated Alerting & Infrastructure Compliance

Implementing a comprehensive Observability and Governance ecosystem, including automated agent deployment, log analytics, event-driven alerting, and continuous compliance auditing.

Published on April 22, 2026
VPC EC2 NAT Gateway +1

Custom VPC Architecture & Secure Network Design on AWS

Designing and implementing a logically isolated custom Amazon VPC with public and private subnets, NAT Gateways, and a Bastion Host for secure remote access.

Published on April 21, 2026
Elastic Beanstalk Aurora Serverless ECR +2

Containerized App Migration to AWS Managed Services

Architectural migration from self-managed containers to AWS PaaS (Elastic Beanstalk) and Serverless databases (Aurora Serverless) for automated scalability.

Published on April 20, 2026
EC2 Auto Scaling ALB +2

Architecting a Highly Available & Fault-Tolerant Three-Tier Environment

Transforming a monolithic application into a Highly Available (HA) and Fault-Tolerant Three-Tier Architecture across multiple Availability Zones.

Published on April 19, 2026
CloudFormation EC2 S3 +2

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Automation using AWS CloudFormation

Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation to declare, deploy, and update architectural resources in an automated, consistent, and repeatable manner.

Published on April 18, 2026
CloudWatch SNS EC2 +1

Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring & Alerting Automation using AWS CloudWatch and SNS

Implementing proactive infrastructure monitoring and automated incident response using Amazon CloudWatch and Amazon SNS to detect anomalous CPU spikes.

Published on April 17, 2026
Network Firewall VPC EC2 +2

Malware Protection & Intrusion Prevention using AWS Network Firewall

Implementing perimeter-level threat prevention using AWS Network Firewall and custom Suricata rules to block malicious outbound traffic.

Published on April 16, 2026
IAM EC2 S3 +1

Identity and Access Management (IAM) & Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Implementation

Implementing AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to architect a security posture based on the principles of Least Privilege and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).

Published on April 15, 2026
KMS Encryption CLI EC2 +2

Data Protection & Cryptography using AWS KMS and Encryption CLI

Implementing file encryption and decryption processes directly on an EC2 server using AWS Key Management Service (KMS) and the AWS Encryption CLI to protect data-at-rest.

Published on April 14, 2026
CodePipeline CodeCommit S3 +2

CI/CD Pipeline Automation using AWS CodePipeline & CodeCommit

Building a fully automated CI/CD pipeline architecture using native AWS developer tools to seamlessly deploy code changes to production with zero downtime.

Published on April 13, 2026
Systems Manager EC2 Patch Manager +1

Systems Hardening & Automated Patch Management using AWS Systems Manager

Automating OS updates, enforcing security policies, and maintaining compliance centrally across a multi-OS fleet (Linux and Windows) using AWS Systems Manager.

Published on April 12, 2026
Amazon Inspector AWS Lambda EC2

Automated Vulnerability Assessment & Remediation using Amazon Inspector

Demonstrating the implementation of Continuous Security Monitoring and Vulnerability Management for serverless architectures to automate CVE detection and patching.

Published on April 11, 2026