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Understanding Logical IDs in CDK and CloudFormation

CDK generates Logical IDs used by the CloudFormation to track and identify resources. In this post, I’ll explain what Logical IDs are, how they’re generated, and why they’re important. Understanding this will help you avoid unexpected resource deletions and baffling “resource already exists” errors during deployment.

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By Maciej Radzikowski, 2 months2 months ago
AWS

Running Serverless ML on AWS Lambda

Yes, you can run Machine Learning models on serverless, directly with AWS Lambda. I know because I built and productionized such solutions. It’s not complicated, but there are a few things to be aware of. I explain them in this in-depth tutorial, where we build a serverless ML pipeline.

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By Maciej Radzikowski, 4 months4 months ago
AWS

Least deployment privilege with CDK Bootstrap

Security is not convenient. That’s probably why the CDK, by default, uses AdministratorAccess Policy to deploy resources. But we can easily change it and increase the security of our AWS account, following the least privilege principle with a minimal additional burden.

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By Maciej Radzikowski, 7 months5 months ago
AWS

The AWS CDK, Or Why I Stopped Being a CDK Skeptic

Until recently, I was skeptical about the AWS CDK. I believe in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), but with the “code” being YAML. But after using CDK in real projects, the amount of heavy lifting it does and the vast reduction of a boilerplate code changed my view.

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By Maciej Radzikowski, 9 months9 months ago
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