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Building Your Own MCP Server: When Vendor Tools Aren't Enough
PagerDuty and Jira both have MCP servers. Neither knows your infrastructure. Here's how to build the custom MCP server that fills…
Beyond Chatbots: Making Your Product Usable by AI
Companies are trying to figure out what building “something with AI” should mean for their products. Many default to chatbots and…
Exploiting and Securing AI at Elbsides Hamburg
We ran our "Exploiting and Securing AI Applications on AWS" workshop at Elbsides Hamburg and attended the conference. A recap of…
Promises Your Agents Can Keep
When another team builds against your service, increasingly it's their agents writing the code — and nothing tells those agents…
Stop Reading Docs. Talk to Your Agent Instead.
Why adding provider-specific MCPs to your coding agent is like hiring a patient, mostly-reliable expert colleague — one who…
The Shape of Agency
Real agency in an organization isn't the absence of constraint — it's the presence of well-designed constraint. AI agents don't…
From Developers to Operators: What Agentic Engineering Requires from Your Organization
Agentic software engineering is often framed as a question of model capability, but in practice the harder part is everything…
Optimising and Evaluating LLM Knowledge Retrieval: GraphRAG vs Vector RAG on AWS
Have you picked a RAG architecture and never looked back? Maybe you should. We benchmarked vector, graph, and hybrid retrieval on…
I Will Proceed: On Vague Requirements and AI-Assisted Development
I have been working as an AI assistant in software development for some time now. I receive requirements, reconstruct what is…
Is It Still Worth Getting Started With AI in 2026 — Or Did You Miss the Hype Train?
Wondering if it’s too late to start with AI in 2026? This article explains the most important AI concepts, real-world business use…
If You Can Describe It, You Shouldn’t Be Building It
Most complex systems are built around a hard, algorithmic core, but that’s not where most engineering time goes. Instead, teams…
Building an answering machine with superpowers: Claude, AWS Connect, German bureaucracy
Spoiler: it didn't ship. But the journey through Claude Code, superpowers, AWS Connect, and German phone number bureaucracy made…
superluminar is on AWS Marketplace – and here's what that means for you
superluminar is now on AWS Marketplace. In this post, we explain why this matters, what offerings we have available, and how…
Spec-Driven Development: Everything Old Is New Again
Software engineering as we know it is being replaced. Not by AI. By specs. Entire teams will be replaced by "Given... When...…
SUPERLUMINAR. Super Competent! We have achieved the Generative AI Services Competency!
Good news! superluminar has been recognized by AWS as an experienced Partner for Generative AI Projects on AWS. This recognition…
Decoupling Storage from Query in AWS Data Warehouses
Data warehouse schemas change over time, often breaking downstream consumers. This article shows how introducing a contract layer…
Kafka on AWS: Architecture, Trade-offs, and a Production Baseline
Kafka is a distributed, replicated commit log whose behavior is shaped by topology, partitioning, and quorum semantics. When…
How to monitor frontend applications with CloudWatch Canaries
Learn how to proactively monitor your frontend, simulate user journeys, and catch production issues before your users do with AWS…
Empowering FLINTA* Voices: Our Experience at the reher*sal Conference 2026
At the reher*sal Conference 2026, we supported an inspiring event dedicated to public speaking, confidence, and growth for FLINTA*…
Rethinking Event-Driven Systems: A Retrospective
Event-driven architectures have changed a lot, but the core questions haven’t. This article looks back at how I approached event…
How to Resolve Tightly Coupled Dependencies in AWS CDK
Learn how to identify and fix tightly coupled dependencies in your AWS CDK projects. This guide walks through practical strategies…
A Guide to generative BI Topics with AWS Quicksight
Generative BI features in AWS Quicksight allow users to interact with their data using natural language queries and AI-generated…
Centralizing Backups in AWS Control Tower: A Practical Guide for Engineers
If you’ve ever tried to manage backups across multiple AWS accounts, you’ll probably know how quickly it can turn into a mess of…
Data pipeline journey and the pitfalls
Continuing to tell the pipeline story, but now the ugly parts. Understand what happened and how you can learn from it!
My data pipeline journey with Environ
Ever wonder what an AWS consultant actually does all day? From juggling client projects to experimenting with Raspberry Pi…
Pair programming Isn’t a Luxury - It’s How We Work
Pair programming might look like a luxury, but for us it’s a practical tool - one that helps us onboard faster, transfer knowledge…
A Day in the Life of an AWS Consultant at superluminar
Ever wonder what an AWS consultant actually does all day? From juggling client projects to experimenting with Raspberry Pi…
It's a wrap! superluminar at AWS Summit Hamburg 2025
Ahoi, Summit Hamburg! On June 4th and 5th, 2025, superluminar proudly participated in the AWS Summit Hamburg, joining thousands of…
Generating SBOMs using GitHub Actions and cdxgen
SBOMs are essential for software transparency and compliance, especially in regulated industries. We implemented an automated…
Well-Architected AWS Landing Zones with the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS
A lean, opinionated approach to building well-architected AWS Landing Zones using the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS and the AWS…
Learning Kubernetes After Amazon ECS - A Hands-On Beginner's Journey
This post is highlighting key differences in terminology, tooling, and workflows between Kubernetes and Amazon ECS. It provides a…
Generate Mock APIs from Real Data Using nock and AWS CDK
Tired of writing mock APIs by hand? Learn how to automatically generate and deploy static mock APIs using real recorded data. This…
A practical guide of how to build a Knowledge Base with RDS and documents from S3
In this article you will find a step-by-step guide of how to build a Knowledge Base with RDS and S3 from scratch with CDK.
An Overview and Lessons learned from Storing and Analysing IoT Data in AWS Timestream
In this post, we share our experience with AWS Timestream—its strengths, limitations, and key lessons learned from real-world…
Setting up an automated Invoice Forwarder from Gmail to Datev
Implementing a fast and easy workaround to invoice-automation into Datev with Gmail.
ECS Service Discovery with CloudMap
Uncover how simple service to service communication can be in modern applications. Understand how CloudMap can streamline your…
Real-Time Communication with AWS API Gateway WebSockets and Lambda
This articles explains how WebSockets enable continuous, bidirectional communication for real-time applications like chat systems…
Scale up IoT provisioning and deployment with AWS IoT Services - Part 3: Automating Deployment
We offer practical insights and guidance to deploy software to multiple IoT devices at once. With the IoT services offered by AWS,…
How to Provide Large Scale Static Data in AWS Batch
By leveraging AWS Batch, organizations can automate job scheduling, optimize resource allocation, and ensure scalable,…
Scale up IoT provisioning and deployment with AWS IoT Services - Part 2: Building and Testing Greengrass IoT components
Here are some practical insights and guidance to build software with AWS Greengrass Components and the Greengrass Development Kit.…
Pulumi Deep Dive - Benefits, Challenges and Pain Points
Explore Pulumi gaining valuable insights into its benefits and challenges. Delve into hands-on experiences and determine if Pulumi…
Scale up IoT provisioning and deployment with AWS IoT Services - Part 1: Fleet provisioning
We offer practical insights and guidance to provision software to multiple IoT devices at once. With the IoT services offered by…
SageMaker AutoML: Simplifying Data Science with Intelligent Automation
SageMaker AutoML offers a low-code approach to automating the creation, training, and deployment of machine learning models. In…
ECS Anywhere (on Raspberry PI)
Unlock Seamless Hybrid Cloud Integration: Explore Amazon ECS Anywhere, a powerful extension of Elastic Container Service, bringing…
Grounding LLMs in reality with Amazon Bedrock
A look at how we can use features of Amazon Bedrock to ground LLMs in reality and make them more reliable for real-world…
Hosting a Text Classification AI on SageMaker
Machine Learning is a rapidly growing field, with importance in many lines of work. This article will discuss how AWS SageMaker…
Evolve and Have Fun: Off-site 2023
From 11th to 13th September 2023, the superluminar team went on a little journey to reunite at beautiful Tegernsee. So let's have…
AWS Community Day DACH 2023 Recap
On 14th September 2023, the AWS Community Day DACH took place in Munich. The superluminar team attended. We want to share our…
Exploring AWS OpenSearch: A guide to use cases, features, and deployment
Cloud powered search is a powerful tool for many businesses. In this article we explore the features of AWS OpenSearch and how it…
Back to the roots - 5 cloud services you shouldn't skip when starting with AWS
As a newbie it's hard to know with what you should start your AWS cloud journey. This article shows you 5 cloud services you…
Code Your Cloud: Pulumi, Terraform, AWS CDK and AWS Cloudformation Compared for Cutting-Edge Infrastructure Provisioning
Delve into the world of cloud infrastructure management with a battle of the titans Terraform, Pulumi, CDK and CloudFormation.…
superluminar at techcamp Hamburg 2023
It is a wrap! End of May superluminar sponsored techcamp Hamburg 2023, and we had a blast! Let's recap the event and share some…
Generative AI: An overview of the landscape and what AWS has to offer
The buzz surrounding generative AI is louder than ever. What is it? Why is it a big deal and what services does AWS offer to help…
Environment Specific Configuration Files with Bind Mounts on ECS
Tired of configuration file hell? This compact guide provides a simple example project about using sidecar containers in ECS…
superluminar at FemTechConf 2023
superluminar recently presented at FemTechConf 2023. Nora and Rebecca had a great time encouraging everyone to ditch their servers…
IPv6 in AWS with CDK
How to set up a VPC with CDK, so it can host IPv6 enabled EC2-based workloads.
Amazon ECS in Action: How AWS's Container Service Helps You Scale and Optimize Your Applications
Unlock the full potential of containerization with Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS). Discover the key features of ECS,…
Containerization for Beginners: Understanding the Basics and Benefits
Your portable, self-contained applications ready to deploy anywhere! Say goodbye to compatibility issues and hello to streamlined…
SSM Session Manager - no bastion host necessary!
An overview with concrete examples on how to use Systems Manager (SSM) Session Manager to get EC2 shell access and how to leverage…
Money saving tips for your AWS bill
Monitoring and reducing your cloud costs doesn't have to be complex. With a few tips and tricks you can get your team(s) insight…
GraphQL Schema mit AppSync und AWS CDK programmatisch erstellen
Mit dem AWS Cloud Development Kit lassen sich serverless GraphQL APIs in AWS AppSync erstellen und das GraphQL Schema…
CDK Construct mit Projen erstellen, testen und für NPM, NuGet & PyPi veröffentlichen
Mit TypeScript und Projen polyglotte CDK Constructs erstellen und für NPM, NuGet & PyPi veröffentlichen. Dank GitHub Actions,…
GraphQL in NextJS mit Apollo, AppSync, Cognito und Azure AD als IdP
Wie man AWS AppSync als GraphQL Server mit Azure AD als Identity Provider zusammen mit AWS Cognito nutzen kann. Und wie man aus…
super-eks: Ein Update
super-eks ist ein EKS-Installer mit "batteries included". super-eks kümmert sich um DNS-Management, Log-Verwaltung,…
Ausgezeichnete Expertisen: AWS wählt superluminar für 2 neue Programme aus
Interview: Quereinsteig ins Cloud-Consulting
Ein Interview mit Junior Cloud Consultant Rebecca Burnside.
AWS-Architekturdiagramme mit PlantUML erstellen
Mit PlantUML lassen sich AWS-Architekturdiagramme mit einem Texteditor erstellen
Batchverarbeitung von Daten aus DynamoDB mit AWS Glue
Wir beschreiben hier, wie eine Batchverarbeitung von Daten aus DynamoDB mit AWS Glue kostengünstig und wiederholbar möglich ist.
super-eks: Ein EKS-Installer auf CDK-Basis
super-eks ist ein EKS-Installer mit "batteries included". super-eks kümmert sich um DNS-Management, Log-Verwaltung,…
superwerker: Kostenloser Schnellstart in die AWS Cloud
superwerker ist eine Open Source Lösung, die AWS-Umgebungen vollautomatisiert und anhand von Best Practices aufsetzt. Zusammen mit…
Infrastruktur-Änderungen sichtbar machen mit CDK Pipelines
Trotz des frühen Entwicklungsstadiums von CDK Pipelines bietet dieses CDK Construct schon so viele Vorteile, dass wir für die…
Continuous Delivery durch Events
Die Schritte für Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment oder Continuous Delivery sind meist Teil einer fixen monolithischen…
CI/CD für statische Websites mit AWS CDK
Mit AWS CDK lässt sich Infrastructure as Code in vielen Programmiersprachen umsetzen. Statische Websites lassen sich mit AWS S3…
Semantic Releases mit GitHub Actions
Durch Conventional Commits und Semantic Versioning lässt sich zusammen mit GitHub Actions der gesamte Prozess zur Versionierung…
Das AWS CDK als CloudFormation Preprocessor
CloudFormation Templates sind die Grundlage vieler unserer Projekte die AWS Infrastruktur einsetzen. Die statische Funktionsweise…
AWS AppSync: Zugriff auf DynamoDB ohne Lambda
AWS AppSync bietet uns neue Möglichkeiten, GraphQL APIs direkt mit Datenbanken und anderen Services zu integrieren. Damit können…
AWS Serverless Application Repository
CloudFormation Templates können mit dem AWS Serverless Application Repository einfach zur Wiederverwendung vorbereitet, verwaltet…
AWS Secrets Manager und automatische Rotation für Passwörter
AWS Secrets Manager unterstützt eine automatische Rotation von gespeicherten Daten. Mit AWS CloudFormation, AWS Lambda und AWS KMS…
Vorbereitung für die AWS Associate Prüfungen
Tipps für die AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate und AWS Certified Developer Associate Prüfungen.
Die Suche nach Diversität
Wir tolerieren keine Art von Sexismus, Rassismus, Antisemitismus, Homophobie, Transphobie oder anderem grenzüberschreitenden…
Cross-Account Freigabe von Daten mit AWS Secrets Manager und KMS
Der AWS Secrets Manager ermöglicht die einfache Freigabe von Informationen oder Zugangsdaten in einer AWS Architektur auch…
Private NPM Registry mit AWS CodeArtifact
Mit AWS CodeArtifact lassen sich Paketverwaltungen für die Verwendung mit Maven, Gradle, npm, yarn, twine, und pip betreiben.…
AWS Lambda mit Java, Gradle und dem CDK
Wie man mit Java, Gradle und dem CDK ein Serverless-Projekt für AWS Lambda aufsetzt ohne eine Zeile YAML oder JSON zu schreiben.
AWS Kosten sparen mit SSM Automations
Wie man mit AWS System Manager Automations seine Infrastrukturkosten automatisch unter Kontrolle hält. Natürlich samt…
Ein Blick auf die AWS::CloudFormation::StackSet CloudFormation Resource
AWS Berechtigungen für Kubernetes Pods
Seit der Einführung von IAM Rollen für Kubernetes Service Accounts, kann auf den Einsatz von Hilfsmitteln verzichtet werden. Es…
Einfaches Caching für Serverless Apps
Mit S3 bietet Amazon einen soliden und kostengünstigen Service an, um Objekte beliebiger Größe zu speichern. Features wie…
Automatische Backups eurer AWS Ressourcen mit AWS Backup
Was sind die besten Backups? Richtig, jene die automatisch auf konsistente Weise ausgeführt und jedes Mal auf zuverlässige Weise…
React SPA und server-side rendering (SSR) mit AWS Lambda, CloudFront und dem CDK
Mit Amazon CloudFront und AWS Lambda lässt sich eine simple Architectur für server-side rendering einer React Anwendung erstellen.…
Erste Schritte mit AWS DeepRacer
Mit AWS DeepRacer bietet Amazon Web Services eine einfache Möglichkeit für den Einstieg in Machine Learning mit Fokus auf…
Deployments mit serverless.com, AWS CDK oder AWS SAM?
Es gibt viele Werkzeuge für die Verwaltung der Infrastruktur mit AWS. Wir stellen mit drei kurzen Beispielen den Einsatz des…
News Update: APN Ambassador, AWS Serverless Hero und DevOps Professional
Stolz können wir neue Auszeichnungen und Anerkennungen von AWS für uns und unsere Mitarbeiter verkünden! superluminar hat eine…
AWS Single Sign-On und Multi-Account Cloud Setup
Mit AWS Single Sign-On lassen sich viele AWS Konten in einem AWS Multi-Account Setup optimal verwalten. Ein Single Sign-On Zugriff…
Elbsides: die Security Conference
AWS und superluminar starten die Cloud Sprechstunde für Startups
GraphQL mit AppSync und Lambda
Ein Einstieg das Zusammenspiel von AWS Lambda, AppSync und GraphQL. Inklusive Ausblick auf den direkten Zugriff für DynamoDB,…
Nachhaltige und sichere AWS-Umgebungen
AWS für Beginner-Workshop
Meetup-Recap: AWS User Group Hamburg Mai 2019
Meetup-Recap: Einführung in Wardley Maps
superluminar News Update: AWS Advanced Partner, APN Ambassador, Talks
ServerlessDays Hamburg Retrospective
Die Top 5 Talks der ServerlessDays Hamburg 2019
Serverless Workshop mit Go
ServerlessDays Hamburg 2019
Serverless auf AWS Workshops: Linksammlung
Prometheus Service Discovery mit Kubernetes
AWS Landing Zone erweitern: Ein Beispiel aus der Praxis
Für euch getestet: Multi Account Setups mit AWS Landing Zone
Orchestrierung von Lambda Funktionen mit AWS Step Functions
Serverless Framework und AWS: Tipps und Plugins aus der Praxis
Workshop Kooperation: Development und Operations in der Cloud
AWS-accountweit Richtlinien mit Cloud Custodian durchsetzen
JeffConf Hamburg: Budget-Transparenz und Tipps zur Aqkuise von Sponsoren
Kubernetes und AWS
Sieben Tipps für effizientes Arbeiten mit git
FaaS Plattform Binaris: unser Interview mit Avner Braverman
JeffConf Hamburg CfP/Agenda retrospective
Serverless Framework und Event-Gateway: Interview mit Philipp Müns
Die beliebtesten Talks auf der JeffConf Hamburg
Monitoring von Serverless Apps: unser Interview mit Epsagon
Sechs Dinge, die euch das Leben mit AWS auf der Kommandozeile erleichtern
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