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How to Migrate From GCP to AWS: GCP to AWS Migration Guide

A GCP to AWS migration is a multi-step process. To ensure a seamless transition, you must assess your current GCP environment and plan your AWS architecture, data migration, application migration, testing and validation, and cutover and optimization; decommission the GCP resources; and finally, perform continuous monitoring and support. Overview of Steps to Migrate from GCP...

By Kevin Kiruri — 27 Aug'24 Last Updated: 10 Jul'25

AWS Shield vs WAF: Difference Between AWS Shield and AWS WAF

At its simplest, the primary difference between AWS Shield vs WAF is that Shield protects against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, whereas WAF protects web apps from harmful web requests. AWS Shield works at the network, transport and application layers, but AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) works at the application layer only. Both are layered tools...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 25 Aug'24 Last Updated: 14 Jul'25
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AWS Region vs Availability Zone: Comparison of Location, Cost and Configuration

If you’re not familiar with Amazon’s terminology, it can be easy to confuse an AWS region vs availability zone. AWS regions are isolated geographical locations around the world in which AWS data centers are clustered. Each region contains multiple availability zones designed to offer high availability and fault tolerance. An AWS availability zone is a...

By Kevin Kiruri — 11 Aug'24 Last Updated: 19 Jul'25
Facts checked by Simona Ivanovski

AWS Resource Hierarchy: Organizations, OUs, Member Accounts and Resources

The AWS resource hierarchy is a multi-level access management system that helps ensure the accounts in AWS Organizations remain compliant, secure and within budget. It typically features four entities: organizations, organizational units, member accounts and resources. An AWS organization is a container that consolidates multiple AWS accounts. However, an organizational unit is a subdivision within...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 30 Jul'24 Last Updated: 01 Aug'25

What Is Amazon S3? Features, Use Cases, Pricing & Benefits

What is Amazon S3? S3 stands for “Simple Storage Service” and it is a highly scalable, reliable and cost-effective cloud storage service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It offers object storage designed to store and retrieve any amount of data anywhere on the web. A common distinction in cloud storage is object storage vs...

By Mercy Wawira — 23 Jul'24 Last Updated: 16 Jul'25
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What is AWS Lambda? Definition, Features, How It Works, Use Cases, Pricing, and Benefits

Amazon Web Services is a huge ecosystem of hundreds of different services that serve different use cases. AWS Lambda is Amazon’s solution to serverless computing. Developers can use it to deploy code without worrying about infrastructure. A good compliment to AWS Elastic Beanstalk. AWS Lambda automatically responds to predefined events by executing a set of...

By Kevin Kiruri — 19 Jul'24 Last Updated: 12 Jun'25
Facts checked by Simona Ivanovski

Amazon Glacier

Amazon Glacier is a low-cost, easy-to-use, highly available and highly durable storage service. Its data retrieval flexibility based on multiple storage options is particularly impressive. This Amazon Glacier review dives into all it offers.

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 07 Jul'24 Last Updated: 19 Jul'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

How to Backup NAS Devices Using Online Backup Software in 2025: Data Storage Redundancy

It’s easy to think your NAS is safe and that simply having one is all you need. However, if you want to protect your data as much as possible, you should learn how to backup NAS devices to the cloud.

By Sapphire Fox — 07 Jul'24 Last Updated: 06 Apr'25

20+ Biometrics Statistics, Trends & Facts for 2025

Think about the times you’ve been asked to position your fingers, face or eyes for identification at an airport or stadium. If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably used biometrics for employee identification or access control. Yet, how well do you understand biometric verification? Our biometric statistics guide will help you better understand the technology. ...

By Samuel Okoruwa — 05 Jul'24 Last Updated: 25 Apr'25
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Social Engineering Course: OSINT 101

Understand how social engineering works and how to use open-source intelligence techniques to mitigate damage and identify weaknesses

By Aleksander Hougen — 26 Apr'24 Last Updated: 05 Jul'24