🚨 Everyone’s talking about building AI agents… But no one is talking about how to defend them. We’ve officially entered a new era of attack vectors. The kind that can: 💀 Delete entire production databases 💉 Leak sensitive PII through prompt injection 🛠️ Corrupt internal tools via agent-to-agent escalation ⚔️ Weaponize your own AI systems against you And it’s already happening. That’s why at @awscloud AWS re:Invent this year, I’m teaming up with AWS Hero Brian Tarbox to go red team vs blue team on securing AI agents, live. We’ll pull back the curtain on: 🧠 Prompt injection & tool poisoning 🔁 Agent-to-agent escalation 🔐 How to design “secure-by-default” systems with Zero Trust principles No hype. No buzzwords. No marketing fluff. Just real-world attack patterns, and the frameworks we’re using to shut them down before they hit production. 🛡️ From authentication strategies and encrypted endpoints to guardrails and monitoring, and everything in between, you'll learn what it takes to protect your agents in the wild. Here's all the details you need: 📌 Session: DEV317 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, Dec 2 @ 3PM PST 🗺️ Location: MGM | Level 1 | Grand 122 🔗 Add our session to your re:Invent catalog ↓ registration.awsevents.com/f… This one’s for security teams, devs, and builders who know that “secure later” isn’t an option anymore. I cannot wait to see you there! 👋 #AWS #reInvent #AI #AIAgents #CyberSecurity #ZeroTrust #CloudSecurity #PromptInjection #DevSecOps #Cloud #DevOps #TechStackPlaybook #Caylent #AWSreInvent #CloudEngineering @techstackplay @caylentinc @gunnargrosch

Off to New York for the @awscloud Summit NYC and I couldn’t be more excited! 🔥🚀 This is the best possible time to be building in tech. But AI is moving us at warp speed, so how do we keep up? I’ll be sharing an answer to exactly that in my talk: “DEV301: From Vibe Coding to Production: Building Real AI Apps That Scale” We’ll dive into what “vibe coding” skips over: 🔐 Securing GenAI workloads 🧱 Building with Infrastructure as Code 📦 Scaling APIs, databases, servers, and hosting 🔍 Implementing full observability across workloads ☸️ Deploying Kubernetes for real-world scalability You’ll walk away with a practical playbook for turning GenAI ideas into production-ready systems — straight from our builds at Tech Stack Playbook® (@TechStackPlaybk) 🗓️ Catch the session here: Wednesday, July 16 @ 4:30 PM AWS Dev Lounge, Expo Floor If you’ll be in NYC this week, let’s connect! Drop a “hi” 👋 below. I’d love to chat cloud, AI, AWS, and scaling for millions of users. 👨‍💻 Follow me (@BrianHHough) for more actionable insights on GenAI, cloud, and building systems that scale. #TechStackPlaybook #AWSSummit #NYCSummit #AWSSummitNYC #AI #GenAI #AIApps #DevOps #AWS #CloudComputing #BuildInPublic #LLMOps #VibeCoding

🎉 TSP CLIENT LAUNCH ALERT 🎉 Excited to share that QC Go-2-Pros is officially live — a two-sided marketplace built for the Quad Cities, connecting people who need work done with top-rated local service pros. Over the past two months, we partnered with CEO Sean McNair to bring his vision to life: Think @Taskrabbit meets @angi_home (formerly Angi's List) — but local-first, personalized, and community-powered. Some of our favorite features: ⏱️ Smart Delay Queues — subscription tier controls when businesses receive job alerts, from a 6-hour delay to instant delivery 📬 Notifications Engine — email and in-app notifications means job opportunities find you through real-time alerts across channels 🌟 End-to-End Service Delivery — Every step is covered, from posting a job to getting it done — across 30 categories and 400 types of work 💳 View-Based Billing — Businesses only pay when they view a request, with pricing scaled to their tier ⚙️ 4K Item Pricing Data Engine — Transformed a spreadsheet into a dynamic data pipeline powering instant job estimates and async billing behind the scenes 🧭 Built for the Quad Cities — Platform features are localized for residents and businesses in the community Huge thanks to @focusotter for laying the early foundation — from initial architecture and UI to shaping the product vision — and for introducing us to Sean so we could make this vision a reality 🙌 This is one of the most thoughtfully localized platforms we've built, features some of the best technology from @awscloud, @stripe, @resend, and it’s just getting started. Powered by Tech Stack Playbook® (@TechStackPlaybk) 🔗 Learn more here: app.qcgo2pros.com #TechStackPlaybook #PoweredByTSP #ClientLaunch #ProductLaunch #QuadCities #Marketplace #MarketplaceTech #TechForGood #SmartBilling #SoftwareEngineering

Certifications don’t land jobs. Real skills do. If you’re spending all your time stacking certs but never actually building — you’re going to miss huge opportunities right in front of you. After 5 years building in the cloud, here’s the truth… #techstackplaybook

Thanks so much for the feature @theslsterminal @zachjonesnoel ☁️🔥🙌 🔗 Check out the full 2 hour #AWS migration video to @AWSAmplify Gen 2 on the #TechStackPlaybook here: youtu.be/6rNZKhRI1I8?si=5HK4…

🛠️ Thanks for building DevTools @ServerlessL @loige 🎙️ Serverless podcast and videos @edjgeek @BrianHHough Brian Tarbox @believeinsls @AllenHeltonDev @andmoredev @theburningmonk @ksshams @stevejb @darkosubotica theserverlessterminal.com/p/…

📸 Watch the full AWS Amplify migration video from Gen 1 to Gen 2 on you YouTube channel @TechStackPlaybk here: youtu.be/6rNZKhRI1I8?si=Yu5d…

What do you do when tech changes, quickly?  When software changes, we must evolve with it. So how do we do that? What does that look like…? 👀 2 years ago, @awscloud AWS Hero Brian Tarbox needed a new website. So I built him a shiny new website, built in @vuejs, with lots of dynamic CSS. To deploy the site, we leveraged @AWSAmplify AWS Amplify, and it was a super smooth process: ✅ Distribution to Amazon CloudFront ✅ Website hosting managed by AWS Amplify ✅ Git-based deployments using GitHub  ✅ Full-scale CI/CD pipeline in AWS Amplify  ✅ A suite of AWS services ready to go if/when needed Everything was all set… except one thing: ⚠️ The website’s code repository was stored in my @github account This worked great for the past few years.  But Brian wanted to make changes to his site and own the CI/CD process. And then… ⚠️ AWS released Amplify Gen 2 — a completely reworked workflow with CDK. So what happens when you need to: 1️⃣ Migrate from Amplify Gen 1 to Gen 2  2️⃣ Transfer repository ownership  3️⃣ Keep all DNS settings intact  ...all at the same time? Pure chaos. 😅 Over the course of 2 hours, we put our heads together to solve this puzzle: 🔄 Failed multiple times trying GUI reconnections  💻 Had to resort to AWS CloudShell CLI commands  🔎 Used @perplexity_ai to help debug error messages  🛠️ Created custom IAM roles for deployment permissions  🌐 Reconfigured DNS settings in Route53 We recorded the entire journey — messy parts and all — to show what real cloud migrations look like. Check out our new video where we document the entire process, complete with all the obstacles and solutions so your migration can be super smooth! ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 🔗 Watch it here: youtu.be/6rNZKhRI1I8?si=Yu5d… ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ #TechStackPlaybook #AWS #DevOps

I made 7 different AI models predict the Super Bowl winner (@Eagles or @Chiefs) LIVE during the game. The @SuperBowl results were WILD. Here's what happened…

📌 Get started building your own stock market analysis system here: 📺 Full YouTube Tutorial: youtu.be/3q8FbiR-t8g 💻 Complete Code: fnf.dev/3EjiWGN ⚡ Get Started with Kestra here: fnf.dev/40MpztZ Excited to see what you build! Let me know what questions you have 🔥

This week, I built a stock market analysis system that typically costs hundreds to thousands of $$$ per month... but it costs me $0 👀 Hedge funds & investment banks spend serious money every month to track markets in real-time. But guess what? We can leverage open-source tools and Python to build our own stock market analysis system. Here's how... 🧵 🔍 Here's what I built: - An automated system that tracks stock prices - Real-time portfolio monitoring every 5 minutes - Historical data analysis - Automated price movement alerts - A data lake of the portfolio that lives in the cloud 💡 Here's the Tech Stack: - Python for data processing - @kestra_io for workflow orchestration - @awscloud for data storage - @codesandbox for running the virtual machine - @Docker to run Kestra and Python The best part? It runs completely on autopilot. Set it up once, and it just works. Sometimes the most expensive solutions aren't the best ones. But with the right tools and a bit of creativity, you can build enterprise-grade systems without breaking the bank. ✨ Special thanks to @kestra_io for sponsoring this epic build. Their open-source orchestration platform made all of this possible. 🤔 Want to build this yourself? I created a complete end-to-end 2 HOUR tutorial that walks through every single step. All code is included on GitHub - you can literally copy/paste to build your own system. 🔗 Full Tutorial Link is in the 🧵 Below ↓ #sponsored #DataEngineering #Python #AWS #Finance #Investing #OpenSource #Automation #TechStackPlaybook

If you've been eyeing all of the GenAI news... don't miss this! 👀 I'm super excited to be joining @andrewbrown's Free GenAI Bootcamp as a guest instructor next month!! 🧑‍💻 We'll be diving into how to build software leveraging all of the amazing Generative AI tech available right now. The field of AI and ML is rapidly changing due to all of the new tech being pumped out, and if you're looking to level up in the new year, knowing how to build WITH AI will be key. I'll be joining an incredible lineup of instructors as well, including @mistwire, @juliafmorgado, @ossia, @hiro_baila, @BandoloCyril, @labeveryday, @focusotter, Darya Petrashka, @robcube, @mtcderek Trevor Spires, Augusto Valdivia (the list just goes on and on...) 🔥🚀 🗓️ When: starting February 1st! 💻 Where: virtually (online) 🔗 Sign up here: genai.cloudprojectbootcamp.c… 🔥 Want a warm-up? Check out the "GenAI Essentials – Full Course for Beginners" here: lnkd.in/e8y2cecq Let's build some epic tech! I'll see you there! 🚀 #genaibootcamp #genai #softwareengineer #cloudengineer #cloud #cloudcomputing #techstackplaybook #softwareengineers #coding #learntocode #codewithai #devtools #ai #ml #llm

The motto for this year is all about learning new skills, pushing yourself to new heights and unlocking huge growth!! 🔥🚀 That’s why, I’m so excited to be joining @BandoloCyril, @Alex_Kearns, @Fra_Pochetti, Darya Petrashka, and Virginie Mathivet for a fireside chat on the importance of data. When I first started learning how to code, I had no idea just how important having data analysis skills would be — not just in tech, but in every industry you can think of! Here’s what I’ve learned about the power of data: 📊 𝗜𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Whether it's optimizing business processes or predicting trends, data is at the heart of impactful strategies. 📈 💡 📚 𝗜𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Behind every number is a narrative waiting to be uncovered, shared, and acted upon. 📖 ✨ 🚪 𝗜𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀: From career opportunities to industry innovations, understanding data can unlock pathways you never thought possible. If you’re thinking about starting your journey as a Data Analyst or pivoting into this dynamic field, this is your sign to jump in! 📅 When: Today, January 10th @ 10am EST 📍 Where: Online (registration is below 👇) 💭 Why Attend: • Discover key tools and skills to thrive in 2025. • Hear inspiring stories from Data Analysts. • Get practical tips to start/launch your journey •Have your questions answered in a live Q&A! I’ll be sharing insights into how data can unlock career opportunities and personal growth, alongside an amazing panel of industry experts, so I can’t wait to see you there!! 👇 Registration is below! Let’s make 2025 the year of breakthroughs and building epic tech! 🧑‍💻🚀 #TechStackPlaybook #data #innovation #DataAnalytics #CareerGrowth #TechCareers #FutureSkills #Upskilling #DataDriven #TechLeaders #PeopleWhoCode #developers #cloud #softwareengineers #ai #ml #llm #aws

I used @stackblitz's new Bolt.New to teach me better cybersecurity practices w/ @nextjs!!🔒🧠 Bolt added a Content Security Policy (CSP) to help prevent XSS & patch vulnerabilities for my app... AND taught me the best practices writing/using CPSs Blown away🧠🤯

I used @stackblitz's new bolt.new app for less than ~10 min & it built an AI app. This is truly jaw-dropping AI 👀🔥🤯 - Step 1: I found a job posting on @Upwork - Step 2: Fed that into a prompt - Step 3: Wrote guiding prompts - Step 4: Watched it build an app

Are you tired of trying to pick the *right* AI model or AI platform? 🫠 Well... in the future, you might not need to. And that future might be right now. In my latest YouTube tutorial on @TechStackPlaybk, I dive into the issues I was facing trying to upgrade the version of Python I had on my machine. No other LLM could figure it out... Until I tried @awscloud's Amazon Bedrock Prompt Routers using the @AnthropicAI family of models. It took a couple of prompts to help give Amazon Bedrock the context it needed, and then it suggested several very significant recommendations that ended up fixing this insane issue I was facing. It was too significant not to immediately put this into a YouTube video. In this video, I walk through: • How Amazon Bedrock's Prompt Routing works • Why it succeeded where other LLMs failed • How you can use this AWS AI tool to tackle complex challenges • Why I see Prompt Routing as the future of LLMs This isn’t just another AI service — it’s a game-changer for anyone building with LLMs and AI solutions. If you’re a developer, cloud enthusiast, or just curious about AI's future, you won’t want to miss this! 🔗 Check out the tutorial here: lnkd.in/efYfripQ #AI #LLM #TechStackPlaybook #Coding #SoftwareEngineering #SoftwareEngineers #Cloud #CloudComputing #ML #LLMOps #Pyton #Innovation #DigitalTransformation

📌 Check out The ULTIMATE AI Slack Chatbot Tutorial! (n8n, AWS, Amazon Bedrock, Claude, Regex, JavaScript) on YouTube on the Tech Stack Playbook here: youtu.be/vtbtq7AgfIo

I'm so excited to share my ULTIMATE AI Slack Chatbot Tutorial with you all – your one-stop guide to creating your very own AI-powered Slack bot in just under 2 hours!! 🧠💬🔥 Automation doesn’t have to be intimidating, which is why I'm so glad to have partnered with @n8n_io to show you how easy (and powerful it can be). In just under 2 hours, you'll learn how to: ✨Set up workflow automations in n8n like a pro 🔊 Set up a webhook so @SlackHQ can send event data to n8n 🧠 Access 30 powerful AI models from AWS in Slack 🤖 Create your own customized AI-powered Slack chatbot But that's not all... By using tools like n8n, @awscloud, Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic's Claude V3 models, Regex, and JavaScript, we'll go through this beginner-friendly tutorial step-by-step and learn how to: ✨ Master n8n: A no-code AI-native workflow automation platform 🤖 Build a Slack AI chatbot: Boost productivity effortlessly 💬 Learn ChatOps: Use AI to support and enrich team workflows 🧠 Integrate Amazon Bedrock AI models into your automations 🔒 Set up secure IAM users: Manage permissions with OAuth2 like a pro 📡 Handle Slack webhooks: Process event payloads seamlessly 🛠️Use n8n's custom error flows with 400 out-of-the-box integrations 🌐 Master HTTP nodes: Connect APIs directly or fall back to code 📚 Build an Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Base to supercharge your bot 🚀 And so much more… This tutorial isn’t just for developers — whether you’re an ITOps expert, DevSecOps engineer, or someone curious about ChatOps, this is your chance to step into the future of automation, ChatOps, and AI powered automation. And here's the twist: automation should enrich your workflows, not replace humans. With tools like n8n, you can keep human verification in the loop while building incredibly powerful systems and supercharge how you, your teams, your clients, or your colleagues learn, build, and create thanks to the power of AI-powered automation. 👉 Want to to see the n8n template that served as inspiration for this tutorial? Check out it out here: shortclick.link/3qvjdf ⬇️ Check out the thread below for my latest YouTube video to build your own AI-powered Slack Chatbot! Let's revolutionize the way we work — one automation at a time! #sponsored #automation #AI #SlackBot #DevOps #ChatOps #n8n #AWS #Developers #SoftwareEngineering #Coding #LearnHowToCode #BeginnerFriendly

4 years ago, I took my 1st steps into tech with a @udacity course. Today, I’m beyond thrilled to share that Beginner Python PCEP™ Certification Prep is ✨ LIVE ✨ and now I'm officially a Udacity instructor 🥹 What a full circle moment 🥲 Udacity didn’t just teach me how to code. It gave me the confidence to believe I could pivot into a career as a software engineer from a completely non-technical background. This course is extra special for me because I got to film it in the Udacity Studio in Silicon Valley — my first trip to the heart of tech innovation 🚀 Stepping into that studio felt surreal. The energy, the creativity, and the incredible team I worked with made this an unforgettable experience. In the Beginner Python PCEP™ Certification Prep, I’ll guide you every step of the way through the fundamentals of Python programming. In this course, together, we'll: 🚀 Install Python, Visual Studio Code, and Project Jupyter Notebook 🐍 Explore Python’s syntax, data types, and operators 🔄 Master control flow with if, elif, else, and loops 📋 Work with data structures like lists, tuples, and dictionaries 🛠 Break problems into reusable functions 🚨 Handle errors with Python’s exception system (try-except) 🔍 Explore string manipulation and regular expressions 🧩 Build a real-world AI project using Amazon Reviews data 🧵 Dive into object-oriented programming (OOP) basics 🔢 Learn Boolean logic, relational operators, and numeric operations 📊 Create a portfolio-ready project showcasing your Python skills And so much more... I didn’t want this course to just prepare you for the PCEP certification. I wanted it to get you ready to code in Python for the real world as well. I can personally attest to how Python has expanded what I can do as a software engineer. It’s such a versatile language, whether you’re automating workflows, building web apps, working in the cloud, or diving into data science, it opens huge doors. 🚪 A HUGE thank you to the entire @udacity team for all of their help, support, advice, insights, and guidance. This opportunity is truly a dream come true and I am so grateful. So... are you ready to dive in the exciting world of Python development? 👇 🔗 If you’re ready to level up (or even pivot into tech like I did), join the course today and use code "BLACKFRIDAY" for 55% OFF at checkout this week: bit.ly/3ZkBAWW Let’s learn, build, and transform your future together. I can't wait to see you inside the course! 👋🤩 #TechStackPlaybook #Udacity #UdacityInstructor #Python #Coding #TechCareers #PCEP #LearnToCode #SoftwareEngineer #SoftwareEngineering #Coding #LearnHowToCode #Courses @ThePSF @Accenture

🚨 Cyberattacks aren’t a question of if — they’re a matter of when. In 2022, 94% of cloud tenants were targeted, and 62% were successfully compromised. But here’s the good news: preventing and responding to attacks doesn’t have to be overwhelming. You just need the right tools and strategies in place. That’s why I’m partnering up with @rubrikInc to invite you to their Cloud Resilience Summit on December 11th — a virtual event where top data security leaders will help you answer questions like: 🔍 How fast could you recover from a ransomware attack? 🔍 Do you know where your sensitive cloud data lives—and is it truly protected? 🔍 How do you maintain control across multi-cloud environments? The agenda is packed with expert talks, case studies, and actionable strategies that show you how to: ✅ Optimize costs — Save money with well-architected designs while keeping your data secure. ✅ Reduce risk — Minimize sensitive data exposure and stay compliant where it matters most. ✅ Build resilience — Learn how to safeguard your cloud data before, during, and after an attack. In today’s world, cybersecurity isn’t optional — it’s essential. So... are you ready to level up? ⬇️ Follow me @BrianHHough and comment “SUMMIT” below, and I’ll send you the link to register for the Summit for free to your DMs, OR you can sign up directly here: shortclick.link/mjtovc #sponsored #cybersecurity #devsecops #softwaredeveloper #softwareengineer #learntocode #techstackplaybook #ai #security #datasecurity #CyberAttack #CyberResilience