Author: Tanya
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My First Steps Learning Linux and with AWS EC2
Yes, I’m only just now learning Linux. It wasn’t something covered in college, but we were told we should learn it. But I kept hearing horror stories of people accidentally breaking their system, deleting critical files, locking themselves out. That was enough to make me try and avoid it completely. I always found some excuse Read more
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Setting Up My First AWS Account with Budget Alerts
When I first signed up for AWS, I didn’t think I’d be writing about it, so I missed grabbing some of the early screenshots. But I still wanted to share how I set everything up in case you’re starting from scratch too. This post walks through the exact steps I followed: setting up a secure Read more
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I’m Pivoting My AWS Study Plan and Here’s Why
When I started studying for AWS certifications, my original plan was to go through the entire AWS Cloud Practitioner course from Mammoth Club, then work my way up to the Associate-level certifications. It seemed like the natural order, and it felt safe. But luckily, it’s still early in the game for me, and after doing Read more
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From Cloud Newbie to Architect – Week 0: Why I’m Doing This
Welcome to the very beginning of my cloud journey and the launch of a new blog series I’m calling “From Cloud Newbie to Architect.” Hi, I’m Tanya, and this might just be the millionth time I’ve decided to dive into something new in tech. At first, I thought I’d become a blockchain engineer. Then I Read more
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🚀 Building a Ground Station in the Cloud with AWS
My boss gave me the OK to build a ground station using AWS, and I jumped at the opportunity. I’d been wanting to get hands-on with satellite data for a while, and this was the perfect chance to see what it really takes to downlink, process, and visualize data from a real satellite, in this Read more
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AWS Cloud Practitioner Module 1 – My Notes and Takeaways
Today I went over the first module of Mammoth Club’s AWS Cloud Practitioner course called Introduction to AWS and Cloud Computing. This is module 01 out of 8. The module was meant to provide a general overview of AWS and introduce cloud computing concepts. I found it helpful in parts, but a little confusing in Read more
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👁️ Building an Image Recognition App in AWS with Amazon Rekognition
I recently tackled a project where I wanted to identify faces, text, and objects in images using Amazon Rekognition, all from a .NET Lambda function in AWS. It was my first time doing anything like this in C#, and I definitely hit a few snags along the way. But by the end, I had a Read more
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🤖 How I Built an AWS Lex Chatbot with Google Calendar Integration for Real-Time Bookings
Have you ever wanted a chatbot that not only answers customer questions but also books appointments for you in real time — complete with a Google Meet link and calendar invite? I did too. In this post, I’ll walk you through how I built a chatbot using Amazon Lex, AWS Lambda, and the Google Calendar Read more