Yashvi Kothari
@yashvikothari.bsky.social
AWS Community Builder | Cloud Security Engineer
I have completed a guide kinda kitchen analogy to walk you through these 5 services.
Spend a weekend with it, and you'll understand 80% of what powers the internet.
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Spend a weekend with it, and you'll understand 80% of what powers the internet.
Read
builder.aws.com/content/2uwN...
#AWS #CloudComputing
@awscloud.bsky.social
@awscmblogposts.bsky.social
#AWScommunity
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September 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I have completed a guide kinda kitchen analogy to walk you through these 5 services.
Spend a weekend with it, and you'll understand 80% of what powers the internet.
Read
builder.aws.com/content/2uwN...
#AWS #CloudComputing
@awscloud.bsky.social
@awscmblogposts.bsky.social
#AWScommunity
Spend a weekend with it, and you'll understand 80% of what powers the internet.
Read
builder.aws.com/content/2uwN...
#AWS #CloudComputing
@awscloud.bsky.social
@awscmblogposts.bsky.social
#AWScommunity
Lambda is code that runs on demand.
No servers to manage. It only works when triggered. It's the ultimate leverag,i.e automating small tasks that would otherwise consume your time and resources.
No servers to manage. It only works when triggered. It's the ultimate leverag,i.e automating small tasks that would otherwise consume your time and resources.
September 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Lambda is code that runs on demand.
No servers to manage. It only works when triggered. It's the ultimate leverag,i.e automating small tasks that would otherwise consume your time and resources.
No servers to manage. It only works when triggered. It's the ultimate leverag,i.e automating small tasks that would otherwise consume your time and resources.
A house with no locks is not a home. IAM is the security guard for your AWS resources.
It answers one question: "Who can do what?"
The most common cloud failures are not tech failures; they are human failures of permission. Use IAM to grant least privilege.
It answers one question: "Who can do what?"
The most common cloud failures are not tech failures; they are human failures of permission. Use IAM to grant least privilege.
September 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A house with no locks is not a home. IAM is the security guard for your AWS resources.
It answers one question: "Who can do what?"
The most common cloud failures are not tech failures; they are human failures of permission. Use IAM to grant least privilege.
It answers one question: "Who can do what?"
The most common cloud failures are not tech failures; they are human failures of permission. Use IAM to grant least privilege.
Data needs a librarian. RDS is a managed database that organizes and protects your information.
It handles backups, patching, and scaling for you. You focus on building, not on database administration.
It handles backups, patching, and scaling for you. You focus on building, not on database administration.
September 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Data needs a librarian. RDS is a managed database that organizes and protects your information.
It handles backups, patching, and scaling for you. You focus on building, not on database administration.
It handles backups, patching, and scaling for you. You focus on building, not on database administration.
Every engine needs fuel and a place to park. S3 is your infinite storage pantry.
Store images, logs, backups, or even host a simple website. It’s cheap, durable, and universally accessible. It’s the hard drive of the internet.
Store images, logs, backups, or even host a simple website. It’s cheap, durable, and universally accessible. It’s the hard drive of the internet.
September 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Every engine needs fuel and a place to park. S3 is your infinite storage pantry.
Store images, logs, backups, or even host a simple website. It’s cheap, durable, and universally accessible. It’s the hard drive of the internet.
Store images, logs, backups, or even host a simple website. It’s cheap, durable, and universally accessible. It’s the hard drive of the internet.
It's just someone else's computer.
When you launch an EC2 instance, you're renting a computer. You pay only for the time you use it. It's the engine for your application.
When you launch an EC2 instance, you're renting a computer. You pay only for the time you use it. It's the engine for your application.
September 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's just someone else's computer.
When you launch an EC2 instance, you're renting a computer. You pay only for the time you use it. It's the engine for your application.
When you launch an EC2 instance, you're renting a computer. You pay only for the time you use it. It's the engine for your application.
tl;dr:
Best practices are the floor.
Ground Hacks/hands on tricks and knowledge is the ceiling.
Go learn, ship, break, fix, and share—until your hard-won lessons become your unfair advantage.
Best practices are the floor.
Ground Hacks/hands on tricks and knowledge is the ceiling.
Go learn, ship, break, fix, and share—until your hard-won lessons become your unfair advantage.
July 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
tl;dr:
Best practices are the floor.
Ground Hacks/hands on tricks and knowledge is the ceiling.
Go learn, ship, break, fix, and share—until your hard-won lessons become your unfair advantage.
Best practices are the floor.
Ground Hacks/hands on tricks and knowledge is the ceiling.
Go learn, ship, break, fix, and share—until your hard-won lessons become your unfair advantage.
One can’t outsource this.
No blog, no course, no certification replaces ftom personal projects /practical labs /ground experience which keeps compounding.
Yes so human experience that human touch is hard to replace: not because they know more, but because that kinda knowledge is uniquely theirs
No blog, no course, no certification replaces ftom personal projects /practical labs /ground experience which keeps compounding.
Yes so human experience that human touch is hard to replace: not because they know more, but because that kinda knowledge is uniquely theirs
July 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One can’t outsource this.
No blog, no course, no certification replaces ftom personal projects /practical labs /ground experience which keeps compounding.
Yes so human experience that human touch is hard to replace: not because they know more, but because that kinda knowledge is uniquely theirs
No blog, no course, no certification replaces ftom personal projects /practical labs /ground experience which keeps compounding.
Yes so human experience that human touch is hard to replace: not because they know more, but because that kinda knowledge is uniquely theirs
Mentorship speeds this up.
Find someone who’s shipped at scale: ask them the “dumb” questions.
You’ll uncover the hidden “why” behind the “how.”
the stories, the failures, the unspoken rules.
Find someone who’s shipped at scale: ask them the “dumb” questions.
You’ll uncover the hidden “why” behind the “how.”
the stories, the failures, the unspoken rules.
July 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Mentorship speeds this up.
Find someone who’s shipped at scale: ask them the “dumb” questions.
You’ll uncover the hidden “why” behind the “how.”
the stories, the failures, the unspoken rules.
Find someone who’s shipped at scale: ask them the “dumb” questions.
You’ll uncover the hidden “why” behind the “how.”
the stories, the failures, the unspoken rules.
to acquire this edge
Build in public,take ownership at workplace/projects.
Ship real systems, break them, fix them, and write about what you learned.
Most people never get past “hello world,” so your scars become your leverage.
Build in public,take ownership at workplace/projects.
Ship real systems, break them, fix them, and write about what you learned.
Most people never get past “hello world,” so your scars become your leverage.
July 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
to acquire this edge
Build in public,take ownership at workplace/projects.
Ship real systems, break them, fix them, and write about what you learned.
Most people never get past “hello world,” so your scars become your leverage.
Build in public,take ownership at workplace/projects.
Ship real systems, break them, fix them, and write about what you learned.
Most people never get past “hello world,” so your scars become your leverage.
Eg:-
Redis:
Best practice say, “Use streams for real-time data.”
But the expert /engineers tackle and understand how to benchmark stream sharding, recover gracefully from a network split, or tune for sudden traffic spikes.
This isn’t in the docs.
It’s in the scars.
Redis:
Best practice say, “Use streams for real-time data.”
But the expert /engineers tackle and understand how to benchmark stream sharding, recover gracefully from a network split, or tune for sudden traffic spikes.
This isn’t in the docs.
It’s in the scars.
July 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Eg:-
Redis:
Best practice say, “Use streams for real-time data.”
But the expert /engineers tackle and understand how to benchmark stream sharding, recover gracefully from a network split, or tune for sudden traffic spikes.
This isn’t in the docs.
It’s in the scars.
Redis:
Best practice say, “Use streams for real-time data.”
But the expert /engineers tackle and understand how to benchmark stream sharding, recover gracefully from a network split, or tune for sudden traffic spikes.
This isn’t in the docs.
It’s in the scars.
A learning( intuition one) from shipping, breaking, fixing, and relearning over years.
It’s understood, context-sensitive, and yet invisible from outside still we can make a way forward.
It’s understood, context-sensitive, and yet invisible from outside still we can make a way forward.
July 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A learning( intuition one) from shipping, breaking, fixing, and relearning over years.
It’s understood, context-sensitive, and yet invisible from outside still we can make a way forward.
It’s understood, context-sensitive, and yet invisible from outside still we can make a way forward.
Documentation gives you the first 70-80%.
But the last 20-30%
-> the real edgecomes from long-tail knowledge.
But the last 20-30%
-> the real edgecomes from long-tail knowledge.
July 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Documentation gives you the first 70-80%.
But the last 20-30%
-> the real edgecomes from long-tail knowledge.
But the last 20-30%
-> the real edgecomes from long-tail knowledge.
are the best(engineers/SMEs/experts) still paid a premium?
Because value isn’t in what you can read -> it’s in what you can never write down.
Because value isn’t in what you can read -> it’s in what you can never write down.
July 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
are the best(engineers/SMEs/experts) still paid a premium?
Because value isn’t in what you can read -> it’s in what you can never write down.
Because value isn’t in what you can read -> it’s in what you can never write down.
All the best practices in any field are easily Googled.
They’re documented, standardized, trained for ai,commercialized,etc
They’re documented, standardized, trained for ai,commercialized,etc
July 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
All the best practices in any field are easily Googled.
They’re documented, standardized, trained for ai,commercialized,etc
They’re documented, standardized, trained for ai,commercialized,etc
You get the opportunity. You're full of excitement and curiosity. No one expects You to be an expert; you're a student of the game, absorbing everything you can and finding your place. (year 1)
July 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
You get the opportunity. You're full of excitement and curiosity. No one expects You to be an expert; you're a student of the game, absorbing everything you can and finding your place. (year 1)
Luck gets you started, but consistency keeps you going. You move from learning to sharing. Your contributions become a habit, proving your passion wasn't a one-time spark but a steady flame.(year 2)
July 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Luck gets you started, but consistency keeps you going. You move from learning to sharing. Your contributions become a habit, proving your passion wasn't a one-time spark but a steady flame.(year 2)
This is the hat-trick. It's no longer luck or just consistency; it's part that sustained impact. Commitment (year3)
July 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
This is the hat-trick. It's no longer luck or just consistency; it's part that sustained impact. Commitment (year3)
Luck is an event.
Consistency is a system.
Commitment is an identity.
Consistency is a system.
Commitment is an identity.
July 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Luck is an event.
Consistency is a system.
Commitment is an identity.
Consistency is a system.
Commitment is an identity.