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NextJS Critical Middleware Authentication By Pass Attach

NextJS Critical Middleware Authentication By Pass Attach

Is your NextJS web application vulnerable to attack?

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Getting My Data Out Of AWS Neptune (In Theory)

Getting My Data Out Of AWS Neptune (In Theory)

One of the first things a dev would ask when starting to work with a new data storage tool is probably how to get data in/out?

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My New AWS Security On Demand Video Course Is Live At OReilly.com!

My New AWS Security On Demand Video Course Is Live At OReilly.com!

Looking to sharpen you and your team's AWS security skills?

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AWS Neptune Is Killing Relational Databases

AWS Neptune Is Killing Relational Databases

AWS Neptune Is Killing Relational Databases and you need to know why and how if you are going to stay competitive in the age of AI/ML.

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Relational Databases Are Dead Long Live Graph DB

Relational Databases Are Dead Long Live Graph DB

The days of storing data in what is basically a glorified set of spreadsheets is coming to an end. The new hip tech is [Graph Databases](https://aws.amazon.com/nosql/graph/). To be clear I am NOT the expert on these, as a matter of fact I am barely conceiving what this tech is. But that is how I always start out with new tech.

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AWS Server Firefighting Pro Tip 3 - AWS Metrics And Dashboards

AWS Server Firefighting Pro Tip 3 - AWS Metrics And Dashboards

When the servers are down, the customers are seeing 500s, and your team is losing its mind what is the first thing you do to diagnose the problem in your massive AWS infrastructure?

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Cool Tools: Redis Keys Statistics

Cool Tools: Redis Keys Statistics

What do you do when your ElastiCache cluster’s evictions start spiking and it starts deleting key/value pairs?

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A Peak Behind The Curtains Of  What Is Happening At Schematical/CWG

A Peak Behind The Curtains Of What Is Happening At Schematical/CWG

A Peak Behind The Curtains Of What Is Happening At Schematical/CWG

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Redis Eviction Nightmare

Redis Eviction Nightmare

What do you do when your ElastiCache cluster’s evictions start spiking and it starts deleting key/value pairs?

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Custom Cloud Watch Metrics - Miracle monitoring tool or overpriced junk?

Custom Cloud Watch Metrics - Miracle monitoring tool or overpriced junk?

Ever wish you could use CloudWatch Metrics and all the accompanying tools (Dashboard & Alarms) to monitor your own custom data and not just the data from the AWS services you use?

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