The latest articles on Forem by Promise CK (@promiseck). https://forem.com/promiseck https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3694204%2F0246a8d3-9ec1-4d2a-a9f1-c59eb6a7035e.jpg https://forem.com/promiseck en Promise CK Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:55:09 +0000 https://forem.com/promiseck/stop-wasting-money-on-aws-turn-this-on-47p https://forem.com/promiseck/stop-wasting-money-on-aws-turn-this-on-47p <p>A quick reminder for AWS beginners: always enable Cost Explorer + Billing Alerts.<br> Go to Billing → Cost Management → Budgets, set a monthly threshold, and get notified before your bill surprises you.<br> It takes 3 minutes and can save you a lot of money, especially when testing EC2, RDS, or Lambda.</p> beginners aws learning Promise CK Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:50:47 +0000 https://forem.com/promiseck/learning-aws-start-with-these-3-service-3mmk https://forem.com/promiseck/learning-aws-start-with-these-3-service-3mmk <p>If you’re just starting with AWS, focus on these three first:<br> EC2 – Compute &amp; servers<br> S3 – Storage &amp; static hosting<br> IAM – Security &amp; access<br> Master these, and AWS suddenly becomes far less intimidating.</p> beginners aws