AWS

Practical AWS engineering by D. Klincharski, from deploying containers with Terraform to checking account security and costs. These projects and field notes connect infrastructure, operations, and Bedrock retrieval decisions.

About D. Klincharski

Builds / Tools / Labs

Projects to explore.

01 Open source Terraform ECS / FargateAn AWS reference stack connecting containers, load balancing, storage, and optional data services. Explore project 02 Open source SentryHiveRun established AWS security scanners with one read-only command and produce a traceable report. Explore project 03 Open source CostHiveCombine open-source FinOps scans into a report ranked by estimated AWS savings and confidence. Explore project 04 Product ScanCombBring cloud findings, controls, evidence, and risk into one compliance workflow. Explore project

Articles / Experiments

Notes from the work.

01 Sep 09, 2026 I scanned an AWS account with 4 open-source FinOps tools. Here's what each one missed.Infracost, Komiser, Cloud Custodian and OpenCost, run against the same account. Each found something the others could not see, and all four shared the same blind spots. Journal · 6 min 02 Aug 26, 2026 How I audit an AWS account with Prowler, ScoutSuite and SteampipeA practical walkthrough of the three open-source tools I reach for when someone hands me an unfamiliar AWS account and asks "is this okay?" Journal · 5 min 03 Aug 09, 2026 Bedrock Knowledge Base Chunking Strategies: How to Choose (and What Changed in 2026)A practical decision guide to Bedrock Knowledge Base chunking, the managed-versus-customer-managed fork, starting parameters, evaluation, and Terraform. Technical blog · 8 min 04 Jul 22, 2026 ScanComb, and proving your cloud is actually compliant in the age of vibe codingWhen AI writes half the code, "it looks secure" isn't good enough. ScanComb turns cloud findings, controls, and evidence into compliance you can prove. Journal · 3 min

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