Last week I took and passed the AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty exam on my first attempt. In this post I will describe the study materials that I used and talk about my experience of taking this test. What
Python Script Pulling AWS IP Prefixes – Part 3
The two previous posts described what the script does and modules used as well as how the script leverages YAML. This time, we will go through the function that generates the access-list name. The code for this is below: The
Python Script Pulling AWS IP Prefixes – Part 2
In the previous post I described some of the design considerations for this script and what modules I use. In this post, we will look at using YAML to collect data and use it in Python in the form of
Python Script Pulling AWS IP Prefixes – Part 1
I have been playing around with Python lately with the goal of building basic skills in it. I have found that to make good progress what works best for me is: Have a project that I find interesting to work
Lessons Learned in Cloud Networking – AWS vs Azure
I’ve been working a lot with cloud networking lately. I will share some of my findings as this is still quite new and documentation around some topics is poor. Especially on the Azure side. Let me just first start with
Do I Need a WAN?
In the latest Network Break, Network Break 213 from Packet Pushers, they discussed some of the latest news in networking, such as Amazon Outpost. With the rise of SaaS applications, the questions was also raised, do I even need a
Passed AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Hi, Yesterday I took the AWS Solutions Architect Associate and passed it which means I’m now certified. I started studying for this exam around the August time frame. I had wanted to get some exposure to public cloud to broaden
Networking in the Cloud – Different but the Same
Networking in the cloud is impressive. Building redundant internet access is as easy as attaching an internet gateway (IGW) to your VPC. In an on-premises network we would have to build VLANs, subnets, IGPs, possibly HSRP and BGP etc. This