About Me
Robin Ford
Hello! 👋 I have been working in technology for over 20 years, and with AWS technologies since about 2010. My main focus has been on traditional infrastructure and networking but have a strong security mindset. Up until recently I had little DevOps experience but something I have concentrated on over the last 2 years.
Currently I am working for Accenture as part of the Accenture Amazon Business Group (AABG) as a senior technical architect and lead of the UK&I Well Architeced practice.
I am also part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) 2021 Community Builders scheme. My category is Networking and Content Delivery but I will also be engaging with wider AWS topics and solutions.
Disclaimer
All information provided, opinions given and recomendations made on this site are my personal view and not those of either Accenture or Amazon Web Services.
I currently hold 9 AWS Certifications:
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified Developer – Associate
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
In addition to these certifications I am also a member of AWS SME Program and have been involved with writing exam questions for the Advanced Networking exam. For this I have achieved my SME Specialty badge along with some exclusive swag.
As a member of a AWS partner I also have a few accreditations. You can take a look at all of them on my Credly profile.
Why another blog about AWS?
I took a while before deciding to create this blog and I am sure many people will be asking why create yet another AWS blog. I thought the same but looking at most the blogs out there many were focused on either complicated implementations or regurgitating AWS documentation. My hope is that this site and content will be useful for those looking to advance their understanding of AWS and improve their deployments.
The basis for content will be the AWS Well-Architected Framework and how to deploy everything as code rather than the console. I will also share my views or reasoning on various topics so you get an understanding of why I came to a particular decision.
What I will try and avoid are the "what is service ...". AWS do a great job of explaining their services both on the website and YouTube recording. Where needed i might mention a service but will point to further references.
About Me
To find out a little more about me take a look at my author page.
Robin Ford
