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AWS from 30,000 ft

AWS from 30,000 ft

The web is full of resources talking about AWS, but coverage is incredibly fragmented. This is the single, curated AWS overview that I wished I had when getting started with cloud computing and Amazon Web Services. My hope is that it will serve as a conceptual getting started guide for developers, managers, and executives looking to get a more holistic understanding of how all of this tremendous power and flexibility fits together.

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Remote Toolkit – A Guide to Working from Home

Remote Toolkit – A Guide to Working from Home

The COVID-19 crisis has triggered a tsunami of folks working from home. This has spurred a ton of questions from friends, family, and not yet liberated former colleagues about remote work. As someone who’s been an IC, senior executive, and now co-founder of distributed companies, I have some thoughts.

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CARES: SBA Paycheck Protection Loans

CARES: SBA Paycheck Protection Loans

The CARES Act was signed into law on March 27th, providing a much needed wave of stimulus for individuals and businesses. A key provision of this act is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which will provide $349 billion worth of debt forgivable loans to small businesses impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

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About the Author

Josh Sloat is the co-founder of Aurora Consulting. He lives and works remotely from Northern Michigan. Josh has been developing software and leading cross-disciplinary teams for the past two decades, with broad-ranging experience in mobile, web and desktop technologies. When he’s not solving first world tech problems, he spends his time as a domestic engineer (loving father and husband), avid backcountry adventurer, and aspiring landscape photographer. Go deeper or say hello.