brettg98
@curiousorbit.com
Chief Orbiter at Curious Orbit. Building and supporting customer solutions on AWS.
August 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
So I did a quick test. Nothing in VPC flow logs, and I don't have SSH allow rules in my SG configuration. I do see the request in CloudTrail.
I knew that Minecraft server would come in handy for things other than Minecraft! 😀
I knew that Minecraft server would come in handy for things other than Minecraft! 😀
July 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
So I did a quick test. Nothing in VPC flow logs, and I don't have SSH allow rules in my SG configuration. I do see the request in CloudTrail.
I knew that Minecraft server would come in handy for things other than Minecraft! 😀
I knew that Minecraft server would come in handy for things other than Minecraft! 😀
Where the heck did the time go?!
Seven years helping folks figure out how to leverage the AWS platform for their businesses.
Seven years helping folks figure out how to leverage the AWS platform for their businesses.
June 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Where the heck did the time go?!
Seven years helping folks figure out how to leverage the AWS platform for their businesses.
Seven years helping folks figure out how to leverage the AWS platform for their businesses.
This is my brain 🧠 while attempting to multitask ... oof.
June 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is my brain 🧠 while attempting to multitask ... oof.
Sometimes, no matter what you do, things just don’t go your way — even when you’re livestreaming (looking at you, audio gremlins 👿 ).
The good news? Even when things don’t go as planned, there’s always a quiet win hiding somewhere. I did end up with a great diagram!
Keep building. Keep learning.
The good news? Even when things don’t go as planned, there’s always a quiet win hiding somewhere. I did end up with a great diagram!
Keep building. Keep learning.
April 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Sometimes, no matter what you do, things just don’t go your way — even when you’re livestreaming (looking at you, audio gremlins 👿 ).
The good news? Even when things don’t go as planned, there’s always a quiet win hiding somewhere. I did end up with a great diagram!
Keep building. Keep learning.
The good news? Even when things don’t go as planned, there’s always a quiet win hiding somewhere. I did end up with a great diagram!
Keep building. Keep learning.
“We’re just swapping Cloudflare for CloudFront. Should be easy, right?”
This week’s project involved migrating DNS, caching rules, and WAF policies — and trying to avoid waking the dragon.
Happy Friday!
This week’s project involved migrating DNS, caching rules, and WAF policies — and trying to avoid waking the dragon.
Happy Friday!
April 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“We’re just swapping Cloudflare for CloudFront. Should be easy, right?”
This week’s project involved migrating DNS, caching rules, and WAF policies — and trying to avoid waking the dragon.
Happy Friday!
This week’s project involved migrating DNS, caching rules, and WAF policies — and trying to avoid waking the dragon.
Happy Friday!
Not all AWS costs come from bad decisions. Some just come from... silence.
A customer recently got hit with a surprise bill—hundreds of dollars tied to unused EBS volumes left in the “available” state. Not attached, not used—just quietly burning cash.
So I built a simple 💬 ChatOps solution 💬
A customer recently got hit with a surprise bill—hundreds of dollars tied to unused EBS volumes left in the “available” state. Not attached, not used—just quietly burning cash.
So I built a simple 💬 ChatOps solution 💬
April 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Not all AWS costs come from bad decisions. Some just come from... silence.
A customer recently got hit with a surprise bill—hundreds of dollars tied to unused EBS volumes left in the “available” state. Not attached, not used—just quietly burning cash.
So I built a simple 💬 ChatOps solution 💬
A customer recently got hit with a surprise bill—hundreds of dollars tied to unused EBS volumes left in the “available” state. Not attached, not used—just quietly burning cash.
So I built a simple 💬 ChatOps solution 💬
Amazon Q CLI has been my go-to for AWS-related questions for quite a while now, but this new update is a big one - check it out!
buff.ly/HU8WkNt
buff.ly/HU8WkNt
March 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Amazon Q CLI has been my go-to for AWS-related questions for quite a while now, but this new update is a big one - check it out!
buff.ly/HU8WkNt
buff.ly/HU8WkNt
I'm not sure if my coffee is happy, sad or maybe scared? Have a great Wednesday everyone!
March 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I'm not sure if my coffee is happy, sad or maybe scared? Have a great Wednesday everyone!
March 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Have you enabled this feature in your AWS environment yet? If not, what's stopping you?
February 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Have you enabled this feature in your AWS environment yet? If not, what's stopping you?
The new AWS Icons pack has been published!
February 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The new AWS Icons pack has been published!
My indoor veggie garden is overflowing!
February 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
My indoor veggie garden is overflowing!
Oof. That took longer to troubleshoot than I care to admit. 😕
How are you spending your afternoon?
How are you spending your afternoon?
February 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oof. That took longer to troubleshoot than I care to admit. 😕
How are you spending your afternoon?
How are you spending your afternoon?
I've been using VPC Lattice on a new project recently, and I absolutely love it. Would I say that it has helped 'simplify connectivity' - no, but that may also be user related 😀
February 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I've been using VPC Lattice on a new project recently, and I absolutely love it. Would I say that it has helped 'simplify connectivity' - no, but that may also be user related 😀
Integrating the IAM Access Analyzer into your deployment process allows you to validate IAM policies before they are deployed. You should check it out.
https://buff.ly/4aN4GlL
https://buff.ly/4aN4GlL
February 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Integrating the IAM Access Analyzer into your deployment process allows you to validate IAM policies before they are deployed. You should check it out.
https://buff.ly/4aN4GlL
https://buff.ly/4aN4GlL
I've talked about the most important AWS CLI command before. Hint: it's aws sts get-caller-identity.
I use it so much that I created an alias for my ZSH configuration.
I use it so much that I created an alias for my ZSH configuration.
February 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I've talked about the most important AWS CLI command before. Hint: it's aws sts get-caller-identity.
I use it so much that I created an alias for my ZSH configuration.
I use it so much that I created an alias for my ZSH configuration.
January 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Weekend project! I haven't built a new PC in decades. This is going to be fun?! 🤞
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
January 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Weekend project! I haven't built a new PC in decades. This is going to be fun?! 🤞
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
The most boring camera - ever!
December 31, 2024 at 10:11 PM
The most boring camera - ever!
My mood today. I'm 100% in holiday mode.
December 19, 2024 at 6:01 PM
My mood today. I'm 100% in holiday mode.
When working on a presales engagement, I often use several GenAI tools (Q and Claude) to help validate ideas and customer requirements.
How are you using GenAI, and do you use multiple tools?
How are you using GenAI, and do you use multiple tools?
December 14, 2024 at 9:17 PM
When working on a presales engagement, I often use several GenAI tools (Q and Claude) to help validate ideas and customer requirements.
How are you using GenAI, and do you use multiple tools?
How are you using GenAI, and do you use multiple tools?
Last night, I decided to modify my Wezterm configuration. This morning, I forget all my changes. This is going to be 'fun'.
December 7, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Last night, I decided to modify my Wezterm configuration. This morning, I forget all my changes. This is going to be 'fun'.
Is this the most important AWS CLI command?
aws sts get-caller-identity
I think so. I run it so often I created an alias.
What's your goto AWS CLI command?
aws sts get-caller-identity
I think so. I run it so often I created an alias.
What's your goto AWS CLI command?
December 7, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Is this the most important AWS CLI command?
aws sts get-caller-identity
I think so. I run it so often I created an alias.
What's your goto AWS CLI command?
aws sts get-caller-identity
I think so. I run it so often I created an alias.
What's your goto AWS CLI command?
I couldn't find anything obvious and decided to open PyCharm, where I have Q Developer Pro set up.
It immediately highlighted the error - a simple syntax issue and the template was successfully deployed.
There's huge value right there.
It immediately highlighted the error - a simple syntax issue and the template was successfully deployed.
There's huge value right there.
December 5, 2024 at 9:17 PM
I couldn't find anything obvious and decided to open PyCharm, where I have Q Developer Pro set up.
It immediately highlighted the error - a simple syntax issue and the template was successfully deployed.
There's huge value right there.
It immediately highlighted the error - a simple syntax issue and the template was successfully deployed.
There's huge value right there.