In this post, I build my event-based AWS Glue automated cost control process using serverless managed services.

In this post, I do a deep dive into some of the amazonwebshark WordPress MySQL database tables following the journey of a recent post.

In this post I will update my existing iTunes Python ETL to return a Parquet file, which I will then upload into S3 and view using Athena.

In this post, I use the free YearCompass booklet to reflect on 2022 and to plan some professional goals for 2023.

In this post, I try automating my laptop application management with the Windows Package Manager tool Winget.

In this post, I have a hands-on with the new AWS CloudFormation feature IaC Generator and give my thoughts on the experience.

On 30/11/2021, AWS introduced S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval – a new archive storage class that operates alongside S3 Glacier

I share some of the reasons I decided to try panels and podcasts, along with three practical tips that helped me as an anxious new panellist.

In this post, I install the new DBeaver OpenAI ChatGPT Integration, try it out with some prompts and examine the OpenAI usage costs.

In this post, I create my WordPress data pipeline’s Gold ETL process using PySpark and the AWS Glue Studio visual interface.

In this post, I share three mantras for the anxious new speaker and some helpful resources for session development that I've used this year.

In this post I will use AWS managed services to create and send security alerts when attempts are made to access my AWS account console.

In this post, I do a deep dive into some of the amazonwebshark WordPress MySQL database tables following the journey of a recent post.

In this post, I'm using popular Python modules & AWS managed serverless services to extract WordPress API data.

In this post, I talk about my recent experience with the Microsoft AI-900 certification and the resources I used to study for it.

In this post, I review the 2025-04 early release of Sheen Brisals' self-published 2025 book 'Speak Effectively At Conferences'.

Help Damien Jones raise money to support Pendleside Hospice

I use Python and AWS Data Wrangler to create a basic iTunes ETL that extracts data from an iTunes export file into a Pandas DataFrame

I use Amazon Web Services (AWS) Athena from scratch to query my S3 Inventory Parquet data and end up in Unix and Presto territory!

I explore how AWS Billing & Cost Management Dashboards streamline FinOps, monitor service costs and create shareable visual narratives.

In this post, I do a deep dive into some of the amazonwebshark WordPress MySQL database tables following the journey of a recent post.

In this post, I use the free YearCompass booklet to reflect on 2023 and to plan some professional goals for 2024.

AWS Certification is updating the AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer - Associate exam. Registration for the beta version of the exam will be available in English starting September 1, 2026. The last...

In this post, I examine some unexpected AWS Glue costs and design an event-based cost control process architecture.

In this post I will update my existing iTunes Python ETL to return a Parquet file, which I will then upload into S3 and view using Athena.

In this post, I talk about my recent experience with the Microsoft AI-900 certification and the resources I used to study for it.

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My experience passing the AWS DevOps Engineer Professional exam, including study strategy, mock exams, time management and exam-day tactics.

In this post I unbox and configure my new Raspberry Pi 4, and then register it with my AWS account as an AWS IoT device.

In this post, I try automating my laptop application management with the Windows Package Manager tool Winget.

In this post, I discuss my recent Building And Automating Data Pipelines session presented at 2024's AWS Summit London.

In this post, I talk about my final preparations for the upcoming New Stars Of Data 6 event in October 2023.

In this post, I use the data discovering features of AWS Glue to crawl and catalogue my WordPress API pipeline data.

I make my existing Python code re-runnable by enabling it to replace expired access tokens when it sends requests to the Strava API.

In this post, I use the Pydantic Python library to create data validation and observability processes for my Project Wolfie iTunes data.

In this post, I share three mantras for the anxious new speaker and some helpful resources for session development that I've used this year.

I explore how AWS Billing & Cost Management Dashboards streamline FinOps, monitor service costs and create shareable visual narratives.

In this post, I respond to November 2022's T-SQL Tuesday #156 Invitation and give my thoughts on some production code qualities.

In this post, I use the data discovering features of AWS Glue to crawl and catalogue my WordPress API pipeline data.

In this post I unbox and configure my new Raspberry Pi 4, and then register it with my AWS account as an AWS IoT device.

I use Python and AWS Data Wrangler to create a basic iTunes ETL that extracts data from an iTunes export file into a Pandas DataFrame

In this post, I use Simba Athena to create a secure connection between my iTunes data in Amazon Athena and Microsoft Power BI.

In this post, I will upload lossless music files from my laptop to one of my Amazon S3 buckets using PowerShell.

I respond to the May 2022 T-SQL Tuesday #150 Invitation "Your First Technical Job" and talk about my time as an Application Support Developer

In this post, I have a hands-on with the new AWS CloudFormation feature IaC Generator and give my thoughts on the experience.