Case Study: Automating Google and Jira Admin Tasks with AWS AgentCore
Executive Summary Administrative tasks in Google Workspace and Jira have consumed hundreds of staff hours for our team each quarter. These tasks — ranging from user provisioning to project setup — were repetitive, error-prone, and often delayed due to backlogs. By building a Slack-first automation interface powered by AWS AgentCore primitives (Gateway, Memory, Identity), we achieved a 90% reduction in admin time for common […]
Culture is the Code
Organizational change, rather than technical performance, will drive successful adoption of Agentic AI. Enterprise software has always carried an implicit theory of organization. Mainframes embodied centralization. ERPs encoded bureaucratic workflows. Rule engines and decision trees promised certainty by reducing ambiguity to fixed logic. These systems were designed for a world that valued compliance, stability, and efficiency over adaptability. […]
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 […]
Real-Time Data Streaming at Scale
A Practical Guide to AWS Kinesis Data Streams Enterprise applications have shifted from batch processing to real-time demands. Some must detect fraud in milliseconds, serve instant recommendations, or even trigger live monitoring alerts. Traditional message queues handle simple decoupling but fall short on throughput, ordering, and replay capabilities that streaming workloads require. AWS Kinesis Data Streams fills […]
Deep Dive: Human‑in‑the‑Loop Orchestration with Step Functions, Lambda & MCP
Building a Secure, Scalable AI Workflow as an AWS Marketplace Offering TL;DR Human‑in‑the‑Loop (HITL) integration adds a critical safety net for AI-driven processes by routing uncertain or high-stakes decisions to human experts. In this blog, we demonstrate our turnkey AWS Marketplace solution that leverages Step Functions to orchestrate the workflow, Lambda functions to execute discrete tasks, and MCP […]
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. […]
Hybrid Intelligence: Marrying Deterministic Code with LLMs for Robust Software Development
Balancing Rule-Driven Precision with Generative Flexibility Executive Summary Traditional software, built solely on deterministic, rule-based logic, guarantees reliability and predictability but often struggles to adapt. Large language models (LLMs), by contrast, offer flexibility and cognitive capabilities but can be unpredictable. A hybrid approach — combining deterministic code with LLM-driven reasoning — yields systems that […]
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 […]
Defending Every Layer: OSI Model Security with AWS Services
What AWS Services Keep You Protected on Each Level When designing secure systems in the cloud, the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model remains a valuable framework. Originally created to describe how data flows through a network, its seven-layer structure, from physical hardware to application-level communication, offers a clear way to think about where and how to apply […]