mwpreston dot net https://blog.mwpreston.net/ Cloud * Cyber Resilience * Automation * AI Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:22:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/blog.mwpreston.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-mwprestondotnet-48663-014.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 mwpreston dot net https://blog.mwpreston.net/ 32 32 27821247 Tricking our brains into passing that Technical Certification https://blog.mwpreston.net/2022/02/14/tricking-our-brains-into-passing-that-technical-certification/ https://blog.mwpreston.net/2022/02/14/tricking-our-brains-into-passing-that-technical-certification/#respond Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:33:49 +0000 https://blog.mwpreston.net/?p=8013 During my career I’ve written a lot of technical certifications – some I’ve passed, and others, well, I’ve not passed! […]

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]]> https://blog.mwpreston.net/2022/02/14/tricking-our-brains-into-passing-that-technical-certification/feed/ 0 8013 A quick look at S3 Object Lock https://blog.mwpreston.net/2022/02/09/a-quick-look-at-s3-object-lock/ https://blog.mwpreston.net/2022/02/09/a-quick-look-at-s3-object-lock/#respond Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:54:19 +0000 https://blog.mwpreston.net/?p=8145 With the latest release of Rubrik we announced integration into an AWS feature called S3 Object Lock – thus, I’ve […]

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]]> https://blog.mwpreston.net/2022/02/09/a-quick-look-at-s3-object-lock/feed/ 0 8145 Automating the creation of an AWS Lex and Lambda chatbots with Python https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/10/20/automating-the-creation-of-an-aws-lex-and-lambda-chatbots-with-python/ https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/10/20/automating-the-creation-of-an-aws-lex-and-lambda-chatbots-with-python/#respond Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:13:33 +0000 https://blog.mwpreston.net/?p=8124 Part of my role at Rubrik is to educate and help customers and technologists who want to develop scripts and […]

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]]> https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/10/20/automating-the-creation-of-an-aws-lex-and-lambda-chatbots-with-python/feed/ 0 8124 Changing docker cgroups from cgroupsfs to systemd https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/09/23/changing-docker-cgroups-from-cgroupsfs-to-systemd/ https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/09/23/changing-docker-cgroups-from-cgroupsfs-to-systemd/#respond Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:11:01 +0000 https://blog.mwpreston.net/?p=8116 Kubernetes 1.22 brought many enhancements; Node Swap Support and Rootless Mode containers being a couple of my favourites. That said, […]

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]]> https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/09/23/changing-docker-cgroups-from-cgroupsfs-to-systemd/feed/ 0 8116 How to re-ip your Kubernetes Cluster https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/08/03/how-to-re-ip-your-kubernetes-cluster/ https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/08/03/how-to-re-ip-your-kubernetes-cluster/#respond Tue, 03 Aug 2021 15:06:32 +0000 https://blog.mwpreston.net/?p=8106 Recently we’ve undergone some massive networking changes within a lab I frequently use – the kind which involves re-iping nearly […]

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]]> https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/08/03/how-to-re-ip-your-kubernetes-cluster/feed/ 0 8106 Verified Commits with GPG and MacOS https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/07/28/verified-commits-with-gpg-and-macos/ https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/07/28/verified-commits-with-gpg-and-macos/#respond Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:35:34 +0000 https://blog.mwpreston.net/?p=8093 Recently I’ve made the switch from being a long time Windows user to a newbie Mac user – and I’m […]

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]]> https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/07/28/verified-commits-with-gpg-and-macos/feed/ 0 8093 Welcome to the AWS APN Ambassador Program https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/04/19/welcome-to-the-aws-apn-ambassador-program/ https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/04/19/welcome-to-the-aws-apn-ambassador-program/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:48:00 +0000 https://blog.mwpreston.net/?p=8008 Needless to say, I was super excited the other morning to wake up to an email with a subject line […]

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]]> https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/04/19/welcome-to-the-aws-apn-ambassador-program/feed/ 0 8008 AWS Certified Developer Associate Exam – Tips to pass! https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/04/15/aws-certified-developer-associate-exam-tips-to-pass/ https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/04/15/aws-certified-developer-associate-exam-tips-to-pass/#respond Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:24:39 +0000 https://blog.mwpreston.net/?p=7999 A month or so ago I finally went through with writing the AWS Certified Developer Associate Exam and am excited […]

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]]> https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/04/15/aws-certified-developer-associate-exam-tips-to-pass/feed/ 0 7999 My Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Exam Experience https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/01/13/my-certified-kubernetes-administrator-cka-exam-experience/ https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/01/13/my-certified-kubernetes-administrator-cka-exam-experience/#respond Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:03:44 +0000 https://blog.mwpreston.net/?p=7963 Earlier last year I set out with a goal to give the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam a shot and […]

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]]> https://blog.mwpreston.net/2021/01/13/my-certified-kubernetes-administrator-cka-exam-experience/feed/ 0 7963 Using AWS EKS to run your GitLab Pipelines https://blog.mwpreston.net/2020/07/23/using-aws-eks-to-run-your-gitlab-pipelines/ https://blog.mwpreston.net/2020/07/23/using-aws-eks-to-run-your-gitlab-pipelines/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:09:00 +0000 https://blog.mwpreston.net/?p=7897 I’ve always been somewhat of a GitHub believer but recently I’ve begun utilizing GitLab for a few different projects. Honestly, […]

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