Monthly Archives: September 2010
Configuring your Amazon server
This guide covers the elements of server setup and management on Amazon EC2. The intent of this guide is to introduce the broad concepts and connect to external tutorials and resources. Each section below covers a specific type of task … Continue reading
Getting started with cloud computing
This article covers some options for getting started with cloud computing. The term ‘Cloud computing’ is as buzzy as it is ambiguous. In some definitions, cloud computing applies anytime you access a network-based resource while in others it only applies … Continue reading
Server security on Amazon EC2
This tutorial covers at a very high level the items you should be concerned about for server security on Amazon EC2. Amazon has great documentation and is a good place to go to find out the right answers to your … Continue reading
Managing firewall rules on Amazon EC2 servers
This tutorial covers managing firewall rules on servers running on the Amazon EC2 system. Amazon includes a firewall at both the web service level and optional firewalls at the server level. This tutorial discusses each of these types of firewalls … Continue reading
Migrating your mobile site to Django
Overview This guide covers how I ported the static ZSR library mobile site to Django. It covers at a very high level the various elements of Django but does not give step-by-step directions. Before taking on a project like this … Continue reading
