Let’s automate CloudWatch Agent installation on EC2 instances using User Data scripts. New instances in your Auto Scaling Group will automatically send custom metrics without manual configuration.

   Let’s learn how to set up CloudWatch Agent on EC2 instances to monitor additional metrics like memory and disk usage. We’ll walk through the manual setup process and configure it for instances in an Auto Scaling Group.

   Learn how to upgrade your EC2 infrastructure from manual instance management to automated scaling using Auto Scaling Groups. We’ll explore Launch Templates, integrate with CodeDeploy, and see how your deployments stay automated as your infrastructure scales.

   Learn three different approaches to set up build and deploy pipelines for AWS Step Functions using GitHub Actions. We’ll explore deploying ASL files directly, using CDK constructs, and a hybrid approach that gives you the best of both worlds.

   Learn how to programmatically update Amazon Cognito custom attributes from your .NET applications. Keep user data in sync with real events like subscription upgrades, profile changes, and group assignments all from your application code.

   Learn how to build AWS Step Functions workflows directly in Visual Studio Code using the AWS Toolkit. Create workflows, visualize them as you edit, fix errors in real-time, and deploy to AWS without leaving your editor.

   Learn how to implement admin override functionality in ASP.NET Core policy-based authorization that automatically grants staff and administrators access to all policies and requirements without modifying each handler individually.

   Learn how to create AWS Step Functions using AWS CDK with .NET. We’ll explore two approaches: loading existing ASL files directly into CDK, and using native CDK constructs to define workflows entirely in code.

   Learn how to build flexible authorization policies in ASP.NET Core with multiple requirements and handlers per requirement. We’ll explore real-world scenarios including subscription tiers, educational access, user suspension, and geographic restrictions.

   Learn how to use OpenID Connect scopes with Amazon Cognito to access user profile information. We’ll explore standard scopes like email, phone, and profile, and see how to retrieve these claims from JWT tokens in ASP.NET applications.

   Learn how to invoke AWS Step Functions programmatically from your ASP.NET applications. We’ll explore synchronous execution for quick workflows, asynchronous execution for long-running processes, and how to expose workflows through API Gateway without writing any code.

   Learn how to add custom attributes like subscription tiers or organization IDs to Amazon Cognito user pools. We’ll explore how to create custom attributes, make them available as token claims, and control access per app client in your .NET applications.

   Learn how to use Amazon Cognito’s Pre Token Generation Lambda Trigger to add custom claims directly to JWT tokens. Eliminate extra UserInfo endpoint calls and improve your ASP.NET Core application performance.

   Learn how to handle errors gracefully in AWS Step Functions workflows. We’ll explore retry configurations for transient failures and catch blocks for handling exceptions that shouldn’t stop your workflow. Build more resilient serverless applications on AWS.

   Learn the core building blocks of the policy-based authorization framework in ASP.NET Core and how they work together to create flexible and powerful access control rules.

   Learn how to use AWS CodeDeploy to automate deployments of .NET applications to EC2 instances, eliminating manual deployment scripts and supporting multiple instances without code duplication.

   Learn how AWS Step Functions integrates with other AWS services like DynamoDB, Lambda, and SQS directly from within your workflow. See how to orchestrate real-world AWS services without writing extra glue code.

   Learn how to enforce access control using Amazon Cognito User Groups with ASP.NET API applications. We’ll explore both role-based and policy-based authorization to protect your endpoints.

   Learn how to get started with AWS Step Functions to build serverless workflows. We’ll explore the basic concepts, flow states, and how to pass data between steps using variables and JSONata expressions.

   When processing messages from Amazon SQS FIFO queues, exceptions can disrupt message ordering and block subsequent messages. Let’s explore how visibility timeouts, message retention periods, and Dead Letter Queues help manage failed messages while maintaining order guarantees.