Auto Scaling on AWS is a great way to reliably host your applications with the added benefit of scaling the stateless bits. However, Auto Scaling deploys present a unique set of challenges that you need to be aware of, especially if you choose to use AWS CodeDeploy. (more…)
Recently we've been going through our AWS account security for compliance reasons. We needed a process that deactivates accounts that are not active for a certain amount of time. I knew I wanted to use something on Lambda to have it run on a schedule for me automatically, but I wasn't impressed with what I could find online (most only worked on password date). (more…)
Sometimes we need more space in our RAID than previously thought, or we just want to add a spare for a little added security. (more…)
I like Linux and I like never running out of hard drive space. Naturally, mdadm and I are best friends. (more…)