12 min
OPC-UA on AWS: SiteWise Edge Gateway Setup and Best Practices
OPC-UA to SiteWise Edge on Greengrass v2. July 2026 refresh: MQTT V3 gateways, correct collector component name, DPP closed to new customers, production hardening checklist.
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AWS IoT TwinMaker: Digital Twin Architecture for Manufacturing
TwinMaker still earns its keep when spatial context beats line charts. July 2026 refresh: SiteWise connectors, Dynamic Scene, AMG (not SiteWise Monitor), and when a 3D twin is overkill.
8 min
How to Build an Amazon Bedrock Agent with Tool Use (2026)
Amazon Bedrock Agents Classic automate workflows by giving foundation models the ability to call tools (APIs, Lambda, databases). This guide covers building agents with tool definitions, testing in the console, handling errors, and scaling to production.
7 min
How to Build a RAG Pipeline with Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases
Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases automate the RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipeline: semantic search, chunking, embedding, and context injection into Claude or other foundation models. This guide covers setup, data ingestion, cost optimization, and production patterns.
6 min
How to Build a Serverless Data Pipeline with AWS Glue and Athena
Glue ETL + Athena SQL without servers, still the default lake path. July 2026: Glue 5.x jobs, Parquet partitions, ~$0.44/DPU-hour + $5/TB scan math, pipeline checklist.
8 min
How to Deploy EKS with Karpenter for Cost-Optimized Autoscaling
Karpenter replaces Kubernetes Cluster Autoscaler with intelligent bin-packing and just-in-time node provisioning. This guide covers setup, consolidation, cost optimization, and production patterns for EKS clusters.
7 min
How to Migrate a Monolith to ECS Fargate Without Downtime
Monolith → Fargate without a big-bang cutover: containerize, ALB weights 10→50→100, keep blue 2 to 4 weeks. July 2026 cutover checklist.
5 min
How to Run SageMaker Training Jobs Cost-Efficiently
Amazon SageMaker automates ML training, but instance costs add up fast. This guide covers spot instances, instance selection, distributed training, and production patterns to reduce SageMaker costs by 50-70%.
8 min
How to Set Up Amazon Bedrock Guardrails for Production
Amazon Bedrock Guardrails protect foundation models from harmful outputs by filtering prompt injection, jailbreaks, toxicity, and PII. This guide covers setup, testing, cost optimization, and production safety patterns for GenAI applications.
7 min
How to Set Up Amazon Q for Business with SharePoint and S3
Amazon Q for Business is a generative AI assistant for enterprise search and document retrieval. This guide covers setup with SharePoint and S3 data sources, user management, and production deployment patterns.
6 min
How to Set Up AWS Control Tower for Multi-Account Governance
AWS Control Tower automates multi-account management: it sets up guardrails, enforces compliance policies, and centralizes billing. This guide covers setup, customization, and production governance patterns.
6 min
AWS Service Announcements Worth Knowing: March 2026 Edition
March 2026 roundup: Nova Forge, Durable Functions, Graviton5, Trainium3, Route 53 Global Resolver. July 2026 retrospective on what still matters four months later.
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