Damien Jones
@amazonwebshark.com
Consultant 🦈 amazonwebshark 🎤 Speaker 🌹 AWS User Group Leader (Lancashire) 🏗️ AWS Community Builder (Data) ☁️ AWS & Azure Certified
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Want to speak with confidence - both on conference stages and on Zoom? I just reviewed @sheenbrisals.bsky.social’s Speak Effectively At Conferences and it's full of honest, practical advice & real‑world stories. Link in comments #PublicSpeaking #SpeakingSkills #AmWriting
June 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Want to speak with confidence - both on conference stages and on Zoom? I just reviewed @sheenbrisals.bsky.social’s Speak Effectively At Conferences and it's full of honest, practical advice & real‑world stories. Link in comments #PublicSpeaking #SpeakingSkills #AmWriting
NEW ON #AMAZONWEBSHARK: I use the #OpenSource #Pydantic #Python library to create data validation and #observability processes for my Project Wolfie iTunes data, and try #AmazonQDeveloper with some #pytest unit tests! Link below
#DataValidation #DataEngineering #AmazonQ #pandas #AWS
#DataValidation #DataEngineering #AmazonQ #pandas #AWS
June 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW ON #AMAZONWEBSHARK: I use the #OpenSource #Pydantic #Python library to create data validation and #observability processes for my Project Wolfie iTunes data, and try #AmazonQDeveloper with some #pytest unit tests! Link below
#DataValidation #DataEngineering #AmazonQ #pandas #AWS
#DataValidation #DataEngineering #AmazonQ #pandas #AWS
30 years ago, when 880k was all you needed
May 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
30 years ago, when 880k was all you needed
Trip to the shark elders today. Went through some old boxes and returned with treasures 📖🦈
May 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Trip to the shark elders today. Went through some old boxes and returned with treasures 📖🦈
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK: I review Gaurav Thalpati's 2024 book ‘Practical #Lakehouse Architecture‘ published by #OReilly. An great book for a wide range of skills. 📖 🦈
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#DataArchitecture #DataEngineering #ModernDataStack
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#DataArchitecture #DataEngineering #ModernDataStack
Practical Lakehouse Architecture By Gaurav Thalpati - amazonwebshark
In this post, I review Gaurav Ashok Thalpati's 2024 book 'Practical Lakehouse Architecture' published by O'Reilly Media.
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April 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK: I review Gaurav Thalpati's 2024 book ‘Practical #Lakehouse Architecture‘ published by #OReilly. An great book for a wide range of skills. 📖 🦈
amazonwebshark.com/practical-la...
#DataArchitecture #DataEngineering #ModernDataStack
amazonwebshark.com/practical-la...
#DataArchitecture #DataEngineering #ModernDataStack
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12K likes, 22 comments - lemonscribs on April 12, 2025: "This song just won’t leave my head, please make it stop ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´ω`ﾟ)ﾟ｡ #animation #animationmeme #tacothesharkie #trendingreels".
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April 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Part of being a Community Builder is that you get to try out hot upcoming AWS stuff like this. It's ultra backward compatible! And I only need one lorry to store all the disks!
April 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Part of being a Community Builder is that you get to try out hot upcoming AWS stuff like this. It's ultra backward compatible! And I only need one lorry to store all the disks!
Man I forgot how stressful learning a new session is 🎤🦈💦😅
March 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Man I forgot how stressful learning a new session is 🎤🦈💦😅
One of the latest Humble Bundles includes several O'Reilly bangers including Building Microservices, Communication Patterns and Sheen Brisals' Serverless Development On AWS. Lots of good stuff for 20 quid!
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www.humblebundle.com/books/head-f...
Humble Tech Book Bundle: Head First Programming and Patterns by O'Reilly
Learn the Head First approach to programming and patterns with this library of tech courses by O’Reilly. Pay what you want & support charity!
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March 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
One of the latest Humble Bundles includes several O'Reilly bangers including Building Microservices, Communication Patterns and Sheen Brisals' Serverless Development On AWS. Lots of good stuff for 20 quid!
www.humblebundle.com/books/head-f...
www.humblebundle.com/books/head-f...
Do you like... CACHING? 🖥️ Do you like...PLANTS? 🪴 Well do I have a treat for you! www.youtube.com/shorts/BHhx_...
NO WAIT COME BACK
NO WAIT COME BACK
Cache Invalidations In AWS #aws #caching #cloudfront #route53 #ttl
YouTube video by Damien Jones
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March 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Do you like... CACHING? 🖥️ Do you like...PLANTS? 🪴 Well do I have a treat for you! www.youtube.com/shorts/BHhx_...
NO WAIT COME BACK
NO WAIT COME BACK
AO have very kindly sent a recipe for all my leftovers. Which needs *checks notes* two entirely unopened massive bars of chocolate.
If you live in a house where that is leftovers, may I offer my assistance 👀
If you live in a house where that is leftovers, may I offer my assistance 👀
March 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
AO have very kindly sent a recipe for all my leftovers. Which needs *checks notes* two entirely unopened massive bars of chocolate.
If you live in a house where that is leftovers, may I offer my assistance 👀
If you live in a house where that is leftovers, may I offer my assistance 👀
In an important part of my development as AWS User Group Lancashire leader, I am pleased to announce that I now have...A STICKER BOX
And this isn't even all of them.
I'm working on the next event - details to be announced soon 💪🌹🦈
And this isn't even all of them.
I'm working on the next event - details to be announced soon 💪🌹🦈
March 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In an important part of my development as AWS User Group Lancashire leader, I am pleased to announce that I now have...A STICKER BOX
And this isn't even all of them.
I'm working on the next event - details to be announced soon 💪🌹🦈
And this isn't even all of them.
I'm working on the next event - details to be announced soon 💪🌹🦈
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK: I use AWS Step Functions variables and JSONata to create a simplified API data capture workflow with Lambda and DynamoDB. Link in comments.
#AWS #StepFunctions #Serverless #JSONata #DynamoDB #AWSLambda #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #CloudComputing #CloudDevelopment #TechBlog
#AWS #StepFunctions #Serverless #JSONata #DynamoDB #AWSLambda #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #CloudComputing #CloudDevelopment #TechBlog
March 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK: I use AWS Step Functions variables and JSONata to create a simplified API data capture workflow with Lambda and DynamoDB. Link in comments.
#AWS #StepFunctions #Serverless #JSONata #DynamoDB #AWSLambda #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #CloudComputing #CloudDevelopment #TechBlog
#AWS #StepFunctions #Serverless #JSONata #DynamoDB #AWSLambda #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #CloudComputing #CloudDevelopment #TechBlog
New on #amazonwebshark: I use #JSONata to add low-code #AmazonS3 object key validation to an #AWSStepFunctions state machine. Link in comments.
#AWS #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #LowCode #Serverless #CloudComputing #DataTransformation #WorkflowAutomation #CloudDevelopment #TechBlog #ProjectWolfie
#AWS #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #LowCode #Serverless #CloudComputing #DataTransformation #WorkflowAutomation #CloudDevelopment #TechBlog #ProjectWolfie
February 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
New on #amazonwebshark: I use #JSONata to add low-code #AmazonS3 object key validation to an #AWSStepFunctions state machine. Link in comments.
#AWS #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #LowCode #Serverless #CloudComputing #DataTransformation #WorkflowAutomation #CloudDevelopment #TechBlog #ProjectWolfie
#AWS #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #LowCode #Serverless #CloudComputing #DataTransformation #WorkflowAutomation #CloudDevelopment #TechBlog #ProjectWolfie
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK: I discuss our late German Shepherd Wolfie and outline a project that utilises music data in his memory 🐺 🎶 🦈
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#ProjectWolfie #MusicAndData #DataDriven #AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #TechBlog #CloudComputing #MachineLearning
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#ProjectWolfie #MusicAndData #DataDriven #AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #TechBlog #CloudComputing #MachineLearning
Project Wolfie: Honouring An Absent Friend With Music - amazonwebshark
In this post, I discuss our late German Shepherd Wolfie and outline a project that utilises music data in his memory.
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February 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK: I discuss our late German Shepherd Wolfie and outline a project that utilises music data in his memory 🐺 🎶 🦈
amazonwebshark.com/project-wolf...
#ProjectWolfie #MusicAndData #DataDriven #AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #TechBlog #CloudComputing #MachineLearning
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#ProjectWolfie #MusicAndData #DataDriven #AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #TechBlog #CloudComputing #MachineLearning
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I'm incredibly sorry to say that the extraordinary Jonathan Nash has died. Almost all your favourite UK games critics wouldn't be who they are without him. RPS was a ten-year tribute act to him.
I've written about why his writing meant so much.
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I've written about why his writing meant so much.
kotaku.com/jonathan-nas...
One Of The Greatest Games Critics Of All Time Has Died
Jonathan Nash was a mysterious, unreasonably talented and incredibly funny man, who influenced generations of writers
kotaku.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'm incredibly sorry to say that the extraordinary Jonathan Nash has died. Almost all your favourite UK games critics wouldn't be who they are without him. RPS was a ten-year tribute act to him.
I've written about why his writing meant so much.
kotaku.com/jonathan-nas...
I've written about why his writing meant so much.
kotaku.com/jonathan-nas...
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK: It’s time for the customary retrospective post! I use the free YearCompass booklet to reflect on 2024 and to plan some professional goals for 2025.
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#YearCompass #PersonalGrowth #GoalSetting #LifeGoals #PersonalJourney
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#YearCompass #PersonalGrowth #GoalSetting #LifeGoals #PersonalJourney
YearCompass 2024-2025 - amazonwebshark
In this post, I use the free YearCompass booklet to reflect on 2024 and to plan some professional goals for 2025.
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January 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK: It’s time for the customary retrospective post! I use the free YearCompass booklet to reflect on 2024 and to plan some professional goals for 2025.
amazonwebshark.com/yearcompass-...
#YearCompass #PersonalGrowth #GoalSetting #LifeGoals #PersonalJourney
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#YearCompass #PersonalGrowth #GoalSetting #LifeGoals #PersonalJourney
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK: I build my event-based AWS Glue automated cost control process using serverless managed services.
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#AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #AWSGlue #CloudCostManagement #CloudArchitecture #Serverless #CostOptimization #TechBlog #CloudComputing
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#AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #AWSGlue #CloudCostManagement #CloudArchitecture #Serverless #CostOptimization #TechBlog #CloudComputing
Event-Based Cost Control In AWS Glue: Build - amazonwebshark
In this post, I build my event-based AWS Glue automated cost control process using serverless managed services.
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January 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK: I build my event-based AWS Glue automated cost control process using serverless managed services.
amazonwebshark.com/event-based-...
#AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #AWSGlue #CloudCostManagement #CloudArchitecture #Serverless #CostOptimization #TechBlog #CloudComputing
amazonwebshark.com/event-based-...
#AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #AWSGlue #CloudCostManagement #CloudArchitecture #Serverless #CostOptimization #TechBlog #CloudComputing
In a post that's been developing since *checks notes* June, I examine some unexpected AWS Glue costs and design an event-based cost control process architecture.
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#AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #AWSGlue #Serverless #CostOptimization #TechBlog #Automation
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#AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #AWSGlue #Serverless #CostOptimization #TechBlog #Automation
Event-Based Cost Control In AWS Glue: Architecture - amazonwebshark
In this post, I examine some unexpected AWS Glue costs and design an event-based cost control process architecture.
amazonwebshark.com
December 20, 2024 at 12:10 PM
In a post that's been developing since *checks notes* June, I examine some unexpected AWS Glue costs and design an event-based cost control process architecture.
amazonwebshark.com/event-based-...
#AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #AWSGlue #Serverless #CostOptimization #TechBlog #Automation
amazonwebshark.com/event-based-...
#AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSCloud #AWSBlog #AWSGlue #Serverless #CostOptimization #TechBlog #Automation
@jameseastham.co.uk might be of interest turso.tech/blog/introdu...
Introducing Limbo: A complete rewrite of SQLite in Rust
we forked SQLite with the libSQL project. What would it be like if we just rewrote it?
turso.tech
December 11, 2024 at 11:08 PM
@jameseastham.co.uk might be of interest turso.tech/blog/introdu...
Oh hey it me www.reddit.com/r/sharks/s/z...
From the sharks community on Reddit: Expectations Vs reality
Posted by dookie_shoes816 - 12 votes and 1 comment
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December 7, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Oh hey it me www.reddit.com/r/sharks/s/z...
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK.COM: I create my WordPress data pipeline’s Gold ETL process using PySpark and the AWS Glue Studio visual interface.
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#AWS #AWSBlog #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #DataEngineering #AWSGlue #PySpark #ETL #DataPipeline #AWSData #BigData #DataAnalytics
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#AWS #AWSBlog #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #DataEngineering #AWSGlue #PySpark #ETL #DataPipeline #AWSData #BigData #DataAnalytics
Gold Layer PySpark ETL With AWS Glue Studio - amazonwebshark
In this post, I create my WordPress data pipeline’s Gold ETL process using PySpark and the AWS Glue Studio visual interface.
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November 15, 2024 at 10:04 PM
NEW ON AMAZONWEBSHARK.COM: I create my WordPress data pipeline’s Gold ETL process using PySpark and the AWS Glue Studio visual interface.
amazonwebshark.com/gold-layer-p...
#AWS #AWSBlog #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #DataEngineering #AWSGlue #PySpark #ETL #DataPipeline #AWSData #BigData #DataAnalytics
amazonwebshark.com/gold-layer-p...
#AWS #AWSBlog #AWSCloud #AWSCommunity #DataEngineering #AWSGlue #PySpark #ETL #DataPipeline #AWSData #BigData #DataAnalytics