DynamoDB Streams with more than 24 hour retention

That was kind of a misleading title, but I wanted to get your attention. The truth is that DynamoDB Streams have a maximum retention period of 24 hours and there is no way to extend that. When you do need more than 24 hours the default solution is to use Kinesis Data Streams, which can retain data …

Always set AWS CDK Defaults

We are nearing the end of the year, the time to reflect on the past year and definitely share the things that went “wrong” or in this case the things that could have been done better. This is one of those things that I wish I knew earlier, and I hope it helps you too.