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Always do

  • Avoid using root credentials
  • Turn on cloudtrail
  • Turn on config recorder

Always prefer

  • Cloudtrail data events over S3 logs
  • DynamoDB over SimpleDB
  • S3-IA or S3 standard over RRS. Note pricing for RRS is higher than S3 Standard in some regions
  • S3-IA over S3 standard for objects > 71235 bytes and not accessed or objects > 128KB and accessed 1.5x/month or less

Almost always prefer

  • ALB over ELB: ELB may still be needed for L4 balancing
  • OpsWorks for Chef Automate over OpsWorks stacks: unless you have extreme cost sensitivity
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