Serverless Framework & Lambda: A Match Made in Heaven
One thing that I have always been keen to get from AWS Lambda is configurable environment variables that can be set for each indivudual Lambda function. One thing I loved about the Serverless framework...
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Serverless Architectures: Monoliths, Nanoservices, Microservices & Hybrids
We are strong advocates of the Serverless framework at GorillaStack. We’ve recently talked about our recent open source Serverless Hipchat Connect Example that utilises Serverless and AWS Lambda ....
View ArticleServerless HipChat Connect Boilerplate by GorillaStack
Have you ever wanted to try out a full serverless architecture? Or write a HipChat plug-in? The new open source boilerplate from GorillaStack helps developers deploy the back ends for their plugins to...
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GorillaStack is Hiring
What we’re building GorillaStack is on a mission to automate the Cloud and help our customers be DevOps heroes. We’re a SaaS solution that makes it easy for DevOps teams to reduce costs instantly, and...
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AWS re:Invent Guide 2016 – An Alternative Look
Congratulations – you convinced the boss to let you go to re:Invent in Vegas! You’ve started reading up on all the most useful talks, the breakouts and you’ve probably lined up a bunch of meetings with...
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This AWS HipChat Integration Has Transformed DevOps
You may have seen our recent post that explains how to build your own Serverless HipChat Connect Plugin but did you know that GorillaStack already provides a tool that allows you to monitor your AWS...
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5 Things We Learned About AWS From Amazon’s Q2 Earnings
Amazon Web Services continues to be Amazon’s fastest-growing and most profitable business. The Q2 2016 earnings release outlined that revenue grew another 58% year-over-year to $2.88 billion, while...
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5 Things We Learned About AWS From Amazon’s Q2 Earnings
Amazon Web Services continues to be Amazon’s fastest-growing and most profitable business. The Q2 2016 earnings release outlined that revenue grew another 58% year-over-year to $2.88 billion, while...
View Article3 Easy Steps To Dramatic AWS Savings
Save money on AWS We all love using AWS for the breadth and depth of their cloud services. Combining these services with the ability to interact with virtually everything through their API’s, it has...
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Serverless Framework & Local Development Environments
The Serverless framework is awesome and we love working with it! We even used it to build a Serverless Hipchat Bot. Side note: you can check out our Serverless HipChat Bot boilerplate repository....
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You’re throwing away money on EBS
How many detached EBS volumes do you have in your AWS accounts? How many unnecessary EBS snapshots are you paying for? You can save money by deleting any detached EBS volumes and deleting old EBS...
View ArticleAWS Reserved Instances – Explore The Alternatives Before You Spend
Customers can purchase AWS reserved instances from the AWS reserved instance marketplace to reduce their AWS bills. The management of this process is a huge industry for 3rd party software providers...
View ArticleAWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform to be 100% Renewable Powered
As Developers and DevOps professionals we spend a typical workday constructing elegant solutions to problems with code and, if you ask me, I get a serious buzz out of the idea that we all create value...
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Getting dirty with Serverless Framework v1 – Part 1: Redirects
We just started playing with the v1 of the serverless framework after building a serverless hipchat plugin boilerplate repository and an example hipchat plugin that aggregates CloudWatch Alarms in...
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Why Switching Off AWS EC2 Turns Us On!
Spinning up cloud computing servers is the bread and butter of DevOps professionals. But what about switching them off? A recent poll of AWS customers revealed that the vast majority are spinning up...
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Scheduled AWS – DevOps Automation
At GorillaStack we often get asked about our inspiration for building our product and what drives us to keep releasing featured designed to help DevOps automate and schedule their cloud services....
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How we use Slack to dramatically reduce AWS costs
Slack is an awesome tool that we love. It makes it easy for teams to communicate with each other and with their automated systems. It can also make a great tool in the management of your AWS...
View ArticleAWS Lambda Adds IteratorAge Metric for Improved Processing Operations Visibility
AWS Lambda just got a bit better thanks to IteratorAge. If you’ve ever read the GorillaStack blog, you’re likely well-versed on many of AWS Lambda’s many use cases. Of particular interest in the...
View ArticleThe AWS Snowball Edge Is Indestructible
We were all blown away when Amazon announced AWS Snowmobile at re:Invent 2016. I sat there as the truck rolled into the exhibition centre and wondered if it was a marketing gimmick or a legitimate...
View ArticleAWS Organizations Moves to General Availability – Aids in Cost Management
Late last month, Amazon graduated AWS Organizations from “preview” status to widespread availability. AWS Organizations caters to individuals and businesses managing multiple AWS accounts, often as a...
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