IAM Pulse Check #6 - Saudade

Imagine landing at a new company on a new job, and being handed a messy AWS account to clean up. Where do you start? That was the framing for a great piece of work by Matt Fuller, which can be read here. Inspired by that work, Marco Lancini created a prescriptive step-by-step guide – excellent reference piece for the bookmarks.

In a similar vein as above, here’s a fantastic guide by Rami McCarthy that I keep finding myself coming back to. In it, Rami walks through all of the considerations when tasked to secure an unfamiliar AWS environment. What I appreciate about this guide is respecting the people involved, and the understanding that every environment is different with different goals.

Moacir Santos was a well known Brazilian composer, who found crossover success in the US, recording 3 albums for the legendary Blue Note label during the 70s. His lone solo release in Brazil titled Coisas from 1965 is one of the prizes of my collection. That one would cost you a pretty penny, but thankfully his Blue Note releases can be found for just a few bucks. Saudade will give you that feeling I described in the intro. While Coisas is more hypnotic and soulful, this is more playful, keeping a consistent vibe like you’re walking down the beach in Rio. Now there’s an activity I most certainly long for!