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Well-Architected Custom Lens - Sustainability Pillar

March 15, 2022

A blog post that shows how easy it is to add a custom pillar to the Well-Architected Tool.

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Launching a tech blog with Hugo and Amplify within 30 minutes

June 28, 2020

In this tutorial we’ll launch a tech blog using Hugo and Amplify Console

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Building a CloudFormation Template for Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

May 8, 2020

This blog post describes how to create a VPC template full of easy to learn CloudFormation features. Enjoy!

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Use a single Hugo codebase to generate content for different audiences

April 17, 2020

I’ve built a website with static content for my AWS-education program. This website is used by different type of users. Students, pro-level students, and trainers.

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Extending the AWS CLI with my own Python/Click based CLI

April 14, 2020

In this blog post you’ll learn how to extend the aws cli with some shortcuts, sane defaults, and your own mycli based on Python and Click, easily installed with pip.

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Managing Cross-Account DNS with Route 53, Lambda, and CloudFormation

April 12, 2020

In this blog post I’ll describe how to set up a central domain name for your group of users, and provide every sandbox AWS account their own Hosted Zone with a public domain name.

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How to become an AWS APN Ambassador and AWS Community Hero

April 11, 2020

I was very fortunate to hold both positions at the same time last year. Some folks asked a few times how I got selected to these programs, and if I could share some tips & tricks. Well, here they are.

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Adapting to the current situation

April 10, 2020

This post is not a story where I share best practices on how to work remotely. It is just an update for the people that I work with closely, and might be interested in what I’m currently doing (and what not).

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My personal top 7 podcasts and blogs

March 10, 2020

Passionate about AWS? Technology? Leadership? Security? Remarkable People? Here’s my top podcasts and blogs to follow, if you’re Dutch. I listen to podcasts when I’m driving, or doing household activities.

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