I work for @AWSCloud & my opinions are my own. I prefer to "Post" as hunterhacker, if ya know what I mean.

Joined April 2009
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Jason Hunter retweeted
Using DynamoDB global tables=fast and local read & write performance for massively scaled, global applications. @hunterhacker joins me tomorrow on #Serverless Office Hours at 10AM PT/7pm CET to go through everything yo need to know. youtube.com/watch?v=21BXeSRu… #nosql #dynamodb

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Jason Hunter retweeted
16 Jun 2023
There may be times when instead of using partition keys to access items you want to pull the full list of distinct partition keys. Click to learn about various mechanisms for generating a distinct set of partition keys in a DynamoDB table👉go.aws/3NyFW6V #serverless #aws

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Jason Hunter retweeted
11 Jun 2023
Getting started with #DynamoDB? Check out this video to learn more about how to choose your DynamoDB Index, and when to use a global secondary indexes (GSI) vs when to use a local secondary indexes (LSI) 👉 go.aws/3WYA61Q #serverless #aws #cloudcomputing

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Jason Hunter retweeted
7 Jun 2023
#DynamoDB tables might store billions of items. Cost is an important consideration while performing bulk update action against items in a large table. Click to learn about three cost-effective techniques for bulk processing with DynamoDB👉go.aws/45JEfe1 #aws #serverless
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Jason Hunter retweeted
31 May 2023
When developing applications, you often need to implement a counter to accurately track actions such as votes cast, ticket availability, and so on. Click here to lean about the different techniques for implementing resource counters with #DynamoDB 👉 go.aws/43fMoVV #aws
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Jason Hunter retweeted
20 May 2023
#DynamoDB global tables provide you with fully managed, multi-Region, and multi-active database. We listened to our customers about the need for prescriptive guidance; check out our newly published guidance on how to use global tables effectively 👉go.aws/45lZYsj #aws

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Writing this blog post was fun because I got to dive deep into custom CW metrics and CDK.
18 Apr 2023
Learn how to monitor table size in DynamoDB using custom CloudWatch metrics. 👉 go.aws/41xAhCp
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We put a ton of work into this blog. So great to have it live! It's a real deep dive on DynamoDB scaling.
31 Jan 2023
Learn how to scale DynamoDB. This three-part blog covers partitions, hot keys, and split for heat. 👉 go.aws/3HICT9p
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MarkLogic’s CEO @GaryLBloom predicts what’s coming to the cloud in 2020. forbes.com/sites/forbestechc… “Enterprises may not be able to easily move the legacy systems, but they can move the legacy data and realize a massive productivity gain for the business”

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PSA: If you have MacBook keyboard problems, a third party Apple-approved repair shop can get you fixed in just a few hours. Don’t send your laptop away for a week.
1 Nov 2019
Tylenol Moment for Apple’s Laptop Keyboards: mjtsai.com/blog/2019/11/01/t… #mjtsaiblog
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Is it bad I’m hoping for Apple TV to flop, so that Apple exec staff can focus back on software stability instead? Plenty of companies can make shows. Only one can fix iOS 13.
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Me: “iOS 13.2 is out. Maybe they finally made Mail stable?” Ten minutes pass. Now Mail won’t display anything. Damn it Apple, Mail needs to work!! Maybe 13.2.1 by Friday?? I can’t be the only one.
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Self checkout scanners are too finicky to save time. Someone has to crank down their anti-theft paranoia.
Jason Hunter retweeted
26 Oct 2019
When you join a startup, it’s important to know the valuation, % ownership *and* the total capital raised. That last part lets you approximate the “preferred hurdle” via @HeidiRoizen link.medium.com/QFCjX4ir60
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Jason Hunter retweeted
Another “boring” topic I'm fascinated by: steel. Iron & steel were once shrouded in myth. Now they are everywhere around us. If someone from ancient times were brought to the present, our abundance of high-quality metal would make them think we were gods. How did this happen?
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Jason Hunter retweeted
23 Oct 2019
Relational's one-size-fits-all approach to the last few decades of databases is giving way to NoSQL, and a much more flexible database future, by @mjasay for @infoworld infoworld.com/article/344775…
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I checked Wikipedia on him. If the story below isn’t crazy enough, at age 84 he married a 15 year old. Familiar name too, for other reasons.
Well damn
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The 18 year old drove himself 116 mph into a brick wall.
10 Oct 2019
Father sues Tesla after teen son killed in flaming crash bayareane.ws/327mVOE