Stream CDC data with Amazon Redshift streaming, Amazon MSK and Debezium Connector

Episode 2: Configuring Debezium Connector for Reliable CDC   Introduction In the previous episode, I covered the overall architecture and infrastructure setup for our CDC streaming pipeline. Now I’ll dive deep into Debezium — the open-source platform that captures row-level database changes in real-time and streams them to Kafka topics through MSK Connect. This episode focuses on the […]

Stream CDC data with Amazon Redshift streaming, Amazon MSK and Debezium Connector

Episode 1: Designing the End-to-End CDC Architecture and IaC Setup Introduction In today’s data-driven landscape, organizations need real-time insights from their operational databases to make informed decisions quickly. I developed a comprehensive Change Data Capture (CDC) streaming pipeline that captures database changes from Aurora MySQL and streams them in real-time to Amazon Redshift data warehouse for analytics. This solution […]

Kiro AI IDE vs Cursor AI IDE

Pros, Cons, and Key Differences between two great AI IDEs As AI-assisted development tools continue to evolve, choosing the right IDE can significantly impact your coding productivity and workflow. After extensive hands-on testing with both Kiro AI IDE and Cursor AI IDE, I want to share my detailed comparison and insights to help you make an informed decision. […]

Deploying MCP Client/Server Architecture on AWS ECS: A Case Study

Introduction There’s been a lot of hype around MCP (Model Context Protocol) lately — and rightfully so. As more companies explore scalable architectures for tool-augmented AI applications, MCP is becoming a promising approach to bridge LLM intelligence with external tools and real-time data sources. I recently worked on deploying an MCP client/server setup on Amazon ECS, and I’d […]