How to create a Cloud Formation parameter file from a deployed stack

Jan. 17, 2019 by

If you’re deploying AWS resources using Cloud Formation from the Command Line Interface (CLI), as many of us do in our code pipelines, then you’ll know the value of having

re:Invent 2018 Data Service Highlights

Dec. 12, 2018 by

I had the pleasure of speaking the Wellington AWS User Group last night on the announcements for data services.  Here are my personal highlights. Re:Invent 2018 Database Announcements from Steven

Database Migrations for Redshift using Codestar and Flyway

Dec. 7, 2018 by

Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) for databases is a lot harder than those things are for stateless applications. I still regularly meet teams who are deploying their database

How to fix “PROVISIONING Fault : CodeBuild is experiencing issues”

Sep. 21, 2018 by

I recently moved a codebuild project into a VPC. It started having a fault in the provisioning stage, with the message “CodeBuild is experiencing issues”. To my surprise I did

Which punctuation characters are permitted in AWS IAM passwords?

Sep. 7, 2018 by

There are two mistakes that I make regularly in AWS: 1. Adding capability to a resource, then testing the updated resource before I’ve deployed the updated IAM permissions. 2. Using