Many of the typical DNS providers offer what we call URL-based redirects. This is something where a 301 HTTP response is applied to the DNS query and an answer of a new DNS name is sent back in order to forward you to the new URL. This is not something that is natively available in … Read more
One of the most challenging aspects of the AWS ecosystem is navigating the pricing and sizing options when looking at EC2 instances. Luckily, there is a rather nifty tool out there which has been created by a community member and hosted on GitHub which you can find at http://ec2Instances.info The ec2Instances.info site lets you dig … Read more
I don’t often dig into the specific work I do at Turbonomic, but there are some times when I really want to share the powerful stuff that I’ve been able to be a part of. Some recent stuff came up which really hit home. As I’m at the start of my first AWS re:Invent in … Read more
Using Jekyll as web site generator is a very powerful way to make use of some interesting ways to create and deliver content. It’s much simpler than having to create and edit the entire site in raw HTML and CSS yourself. There are lots of templates available online to deploy on a Jekyll framework. What … Read more