Brien Posey walks through how to create and configure AWS VPC encryption controls, review exclusions and unencrypted resources, and safely transition from Monitor Mode to Enforcement Mode.
Brien Posey explains how AWS VPC encryption controls help identify and enforce encrypted network traffic settings (without encrypting traffic themselves), using Monitor and Enforce modes, plus exceptions, pricing, and a free intro period through Feb. 28, 2026
AWS now supports instant cloning of encrypted EBS volumes, letting dev/test teams quickly duplicate storage for lab environments directly from the EC2 console.
Brien Posey explores how to build Windows Failover Clusters in AWS EC2, focusing on the use of multi-attached EBS volumes as an alternative to traditional iSCSI-based setups.
AWS users can easily accumulate orphaned security groups over time, but with a few PowerShell commands, Brien Posey shows how it's possible to identify and clean them up safely.
Brien Posey explains how to recover AWS EC2 access lost due to accidental security group changes, using AWS Config and CloudTrail for diagnosis and rollback.
Brien Posey explains how AWS Systems Manager can automatically identify and fix issues preventing EC2 instances from being managed, including network, DNS, and endpoint configuration problems.
Brien M. Posey details a last-resort recovery method for AWS users to extract data from failed Windows EC2 instances by detaching the EBS volume and mounting it on a new instance.
Brien Posey details how to create a delegated administrator account in AWS Systems Manager, a safer alternative to using the root account, designed for specific administrative tasks with limited permissions to reduce the risk of full organizational compromise.
Brien Posey continues his walkthrough of a practical setup for secure, automatic AWS secret rotation: create an IAM role, spin up EC2, connect to RDS SQL Server, store creds in AWS Secrets Manager, and prep rotation with a few lines of PowerShell
Brien Posey explains the Amazon S3 feature called MFA Delete that requires multifactor authentication before objects can be permanently deleted or versioning can be suspended, adding a safeguard against accidental or malicious data loss.
Brien Posey shares five more strategies to cut Amazon EC2 costs, from debloating AMIs and using ephemeral storage to leveraging AWS Graviton instances, optimizing networking, and replacing EC2 workloads with managed services like Amazon RDS.
Brien Posey outlines practical ways to cut Amazon EC2 costs by right sizing instances, using Savings Plans or Reserved Instances, leveraging Spot Instances for interruptible work, enabling Auto Scaling, and scheduling instance shutdowns.
Brien Posey details how to prepare for AWS Elastic VMware Service -- covering Broadcom VCF 5.2.1 licensing, AWS Business Support and quota increases, VPC/CIDR planning, connectivity options, and storage choices to enable minimal-refactor VMware migrations.
Brien Posey walks through a practical setup for secure, automatic AWS secret rotation: create an IAM role, spin up EC2, connect to RDS SQL Server, store creds in AWS Secrets Manager, and prep rotation with a few lines of PowerShell.
Brien Posey continues his tutorial, diving into the process of setting up the imaging pipeline.
Brien Posey shows how to automate custom AMI creation in AWS using EC2 Image Builder pipelines.
Brien continues the discussion about seeking a cost-effective, scalable alternative to EFS or EBS with familiar Windows management by walking you through the configuration process.
An explanation of how to set up a Windows-based EC2 file server backed by Amazon S3 for organizations seeking a cost-effective, scalable alternative to EFS or EBS with familiar Windows management.
Brien Posey revisits AWS Systems Manager to show how Fleet Manager lets you manage files, users, processes, and more, all without RDP or Port 3389.