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Danny Steenman

Hi, my name is Danny. I’m an AWS Cloud Consultant who likes to build things in the Cloud. I write about my learnings on this Blog and on Twitter.

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How to pass the AWS Solutions Architect Associate exam - complete guide

Aug 12, 2020 20 min read 10.2K views

The number of courses and content that is available to study for one of the most popular exams: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate can be overwhelming. I've created a complete guide that makes sure you can study effectively and pass in one g...

Update your macOS packages with a single command

Sep 9, 2020 3 min read 752 views

Managing your applications and packages can be cumbersome in your local development environment. This blogpost will show you how to make it a lot easier to manage your macOS applications, CLI- and Pip-packages. At the end of this article, you should ...

Validating CloudFormation Templates in AWS CodePipeline

Aug 27, 2020 8 min read 464 views

CloudFormation Linter (cfn-lint) is a static code analysis tool that validates CloudFormation YAML and JSON templates against the CloudFormation Resource Specification. Engineers who work with CloudFormation normally run this tool locally on their ma...

Break out of your Comfort Zone as an Engineer

Jul 2, 2020 8 min read 912 views

As an Engineer, being in the same environment for a long time makes it hard to adapt to something new. Break out of your comfort zone and explore new concepts. This will help your personal growth tremendously and elevate your career. Let me explain t...

How to pass the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam - complete guide

Jun 14, 2020 15 min read 3.1K views

Before you take the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam you need to know where to start. This complete guide will provide everything you need in order to pass the AWS Cloud Practitioner effectively in one go! Introduction I decided to write down an extensive...

AWS Certification Preparation

Jun 12, 2020 5 min read 674 views

Before taking an AWS Certification exam you need to know where to start. This article will provide an effective strategy to improve your success rate on the exam. Other practical tips include: how to schedule the AWS Certification exam and request 30...