Giving every engineer access to an AWS sandpit is a useful way to prototype quickly. It also creates a predictable problem, experiments are easy to start and surprisingly easy to forget. An idle load balancer, database, NAT gateway, or collection of volumes can continue generating...
In this blog I am going to talk about what Amazon S3 Tables are, how they differ from regular S3 storage, the problems they solve, and whether you actually need them for your data platform. What are S3 Tables? S3 Tables are a table layer built on...
Quality engineering in fast-paced Agile teams often runs into the same recurring challenges. Jira tickets arrive with vague or incomplete acceptance criteria. Test cases are written inconsistently across team members. When a test suite runs and produces dozens of failures, there's rarely enough time to...
As organisations continue adopting generative AI, one question consistently surfaces: how do we keep sensitive data safe when models learn from natural language? This post explores how personally identifiable information (PII) behaves in a GenAI world, why traditional data-protection methods fall short, and how Amazon Bedrock...
CTOs are stuck between board GenAI expectations and engineering team scepticism The board wants to know why your engineering productivity hasn't increased by 25-30% after implementing GitHub Copilot. Your CFO is questioning the ROI on AI tool licenses. Meanwhile, you're caught between vendor promises of transformational...
Introduction In the NewRelic deployment guide 2021, Terraform-driven NewRelic deployment was demonstrated using legacy alert structures: Alert Policies (newrelic_alert_policy) Notification Channels (newrelic_alert_channel for email/Slack) Fast-forward to 2024, NewRelic's breaking changes have deprecated legacy alerts in favour of Workflows. Workflows offer a more flexible approach to incident management compared to legacy alerts, especially powerful...
At Shine Solutions, we’re developing our AI Engineering capabilities to bridge the gap between prototypes and production-ready systems. Our recent collaboration with climate researchers has given us the opportunity to explore how we can do this whilst augmenting foundation models to deliver customised and trusted...
As engineers, we often focus heavily on technical skills, but to truly effect meaningful change within an organisation, building trust and gaining influence are equally important. Influence enables you to shape decisions, drive innovation, and ultimately deliver greater value. Let's explore some practical strategies you can adopt to build trust and increase your influence as an engineer or leader.
Recently a client approached us with a need for straightforward object storage that could accommodate multiple users. Their primary requirement was to implement stringent access controls to ensure data security. In this post I'm going to talk about how we used IAM Unique Identifiers to achieve this.