M.K. Barton

M.K. Barton

Logging in on a laptop using `aws login` while seated at a desk in an office overlooking a city skyline.

AWS Login

M.K. Barton
AWS CLI Tooling

A standalone AWS account, two developers who needed CLI access by tomorrow, and none of the usual options quite fit. `aws login` gave me short-lived credentials with almost no setup—and no long-lived access keys.

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Using AWS Data Migration Service for Near-Real-Time Redshift, Part 1

M.K. Barton
AWS Data Migration Service Data Engineering Redshift Data Warehouse DevOps

Most warehouses run a day behind production. They don’t have to. Let's explore how AWS DMS streams changes from RDS Postgres to Redshift within seconds, replacing batch jobs with near–real-time replication and laying the groundwork for a production-ready setup.

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Ship Faster: The Case for Fractional Ops Engineers

M.K. Barton
DevOps Data Engineering Hiring Fractional talent

Early-stage startups often reach a point where shipping features isn’t enough—they need stronger CI/CD, infrastructure, or data foundations. Fractional engineering offers experienced, part-time talent to deliver focused foundational work without long-term overhead.

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