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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 29/09/2026

Full benchmark, thoughts, and code: readysetcloud.io/agent-memory... Sponsored by Oracle and Oracledevelopers. Opinions are my own.

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 26/03/2026

We're giving AI agents access to prod. And that often means long-lived keys sitting in an .env. I almost did the same. Switching to session-based identity changed how I feel about them. Architecture + lessons👉https://tinyurl.com/ksatbsr4 Sponsored by Teleport. Opinions my own

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 20/12/2024

What have I done to make this an article that Google thinks I would want to read?!? How do I undo this??

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 16/12/2024

I've found this to hold pretty true: www.gomomento.com/blog/fightin...

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 15/12/2024

Found in the family room at the current hospital we're at. I'm not crying, you're crying!

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 13/12/2024

This is how my morning started out 😑

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 11/12/2024

It might look like I was a lot more enthusiastic about taking this picture, but I assure you the feelings were mutual 🤣💙

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 02/12/2024

Found some rando's walking through the hall @ajs.bsky.social

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 30/11/2024

This bathroom's GitHub contribution history is impressive

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 30/11/2024

PSA: Don't give your friends edit permission to your slides 🤣

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 30/11/2024

Here's a shot from my Thanksgiving day pardon yesterday. Everybody came out to watch 🐐🐓🦃🪿

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 27/11/2024

As I loaded 300lbs of chicken feed into my Jeep, I was quickly reminded it was leg day this morning 🫠🫠🫠

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 26/11/2024

Next Tuesday at re:Invent I'll be ranting about real-time communications and give my honest opinion on AppSync Events 😬 If you're a fan of quick-witted, brutally honest, and highly-opinionated chats, don't miss it the the AWS Community Lounge 🔥 Register here - remeet.tech/bis/allen-he...

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 22/11/2024

Can you tell it's almost Thanksgiving?

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 22/11/2024

Found a tricky issue yesterday with adding custom metrics with Lambda Powertools. If you're adding multiple metrics with different dimensions, be sure to call the `publishStoredMetrics` function before changing dimensions! Otherwise the last one wins.

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Allen Helton @readysetcloud.io · 21/11/2024

One of the fun unexpected side effects of my job and involvement with the tech community is the willingness of my wife to take pictures of me without getting a side eye or (audible) judgment. For example, today I said "can you help me look pregnant for a social promo?" 5 mins later...

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