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🚀 Ways to Access Your Database in a Private Subnet in AWS VPC

🚀 Ways to Access Your Database in a Private Subnet in AWS VPC

Databases should live in private subnets for security — but how do you access them when they’re not exposed to the internet? In this post, I cover bastion hosts, Session Manager, VPC peering, VPN/Direct Connect, and PrivateLink.

Andrew Ghobrial
3 min read
AWSDatabasesNetworkingVPCSecurityDevOps
💸 When AWS NAT Gateway Costs Spike Out of Control (and How to Be Prepared)

💸 When AWS NAT Gateway Costs Spike Out of Control (and How to Be Prepared)

A sudden spike in AWS NAT Gateway costs can be painful — and without VPC Flow Logs, you’re left in the dark. Here’s why it happens, how to investigate, and what to do next.

Andrew Ghobrial
3 min read
AWSNAT GatewayNetworkingCloud CostsFinOpsObservability