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S3 Files Instead of SFTP: When It Works, When It Does Not, and How Data Teams Should Decide

Ruby Malik May 17, 2026

S3 Files can replace SFTP in some internal AWS workflows, but not partner-facing secure file exchange. Here is how data teams should decide.

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AWS Data Engineering Technical Blogs

AWS Transfer Family SFTP: Pricing, Limits, and the Management Case

Ruby Malik May 17, 2026

A management-ready guide to AWS Transfer Family SFTP pricing, limitations, and when data engineering teams should replace traditional SFTP servers.

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AI AWS Technical Blogs

Trusted Remote Execution Explained: AWS Rex for Safer AI Agents

Ruby Malik May 16, 2026

Trusted Remote Execution, or Rex, lets AI agents and humans run scripts safely by checking every system action against a policy before it runs.

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AI AWS Data Engineering

S3 Files for Lambda: a real workspace for serverless AI agents

Ruby Malik May 16, 2026

S3 Files lets Lambda mount S3 buckets as file systems. Learn the architecture, IAM, VPC, agent workflow, and data pipeline trade-offs.

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AI AWS Technical Blogs

AWS MCP Server GA: secure AI agents for AWS teams

Ruby Malik May 16, 2026

AWS MCP Server is now GA. Learn how it gives AI agents secure AWS API access, current AWS docs, IAM guardrails, sandboxed scripts, and audit trails.

AWS Data Engineering Technical Blogs

Amazon S3 Files: What Data Engineers Actually Need to Know

Ruby Malik April 14, 2026

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Programming Python

Python Basics: Variables, Data Types, Loops, and Functions Explained

Ruby Malik April 10, 2026

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AI Technical Blogs

Perplexity Computer: How It Coordinates 19 AI Models to Execute Entire Workflows for You

Ruby Malik March 25, 2026

Perplexity Computer is a multi-agent AI system that coordinates 19 AI models to autonomously execute complex workflows — research, coding, data tasks and more. Here is how its coordinator-sub-agent architecture works and where it fits for data engineers and enterprise teams.

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AI AWS Technical Blogs

AWS Bedrock Security: 8 Real Attack Paths and How to Block Them

Ruby Malik March 23, 2026

AWS Bedrock security guide covering 8 real attack paths and the controls to block log abuse, RAG data theft, agent hijack, flow injection, and prompt poisoning.

AWS Technical Blogs

Redshift Materialized Views: How They Work, Why They’re Fast, and When to Use Them

Ruby Malik March 21, 2026

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