Architecture

DynamoDB now supports cross-account access. But is that a good idea?

DynamoDB now supports resource-based policies, which simplified cross-account access to tables.

But just because you can, doesn’t mean you should!

Cross-account access to DynamoDB tables is almost always a smell. But as with everything, there are exceptions and edge cases. You should think carefully before you use resource-based policies to enable cross-account access to your DynamoDB tables.

In this post, let’s explore some legitimate use cases for cross-account access to DynamoDB tables.

QCon London 2015–Takeaways from “Scaling Uber’s realtime market platform”

On day three of QCon London, we were treated to some really insightful stories from the likes of Google, Atlas and Spotify. And for the first time in a while Uber is talking publically about what they’ve been up to.   The challenge for Uber’s platform is that both supply (Uber drivers) and demand (riders) …

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QCon London 2015–Takeaways from “Service Architectures at Scale, Lessons from Google and eBay”

Day three of QCon London was a treat, with full day tracks on architecture and microservices, it presented some nice challenges of what to see during the day. My favourite talk of the day was Randy Shoup’s Service Architectures at Scale, Lessons from Google and eBay.   Randy kicked off the session by identifying a …

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