AWS Solutions Architect Associate - Pt2 (IAM)

This is the second post on AWS IAM, and I’ll be talking about Roles, IAM Security Tools, and ending with some best practices. Roles We saw in the last post that you can assign policies to user accounts to allow/deny certain actions within your AWS account. But what if you wanted a third party to perform some kind of action on your account? What about an automated system? Is there any way to limit their access, or do they just get full carte blanche access to your entire account? ...

1 March, 2026 · 5 min · Josiah McKay

AWS Solutions Architect Associate - Pt1 (IAM)

I recently became a AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner! The exam was relatively simple, it primarily involved understanding what all of AWS’s services do at a very high level. However, it doesn’t really prepare you to use the services, so I am continuing down the Solutions Architect Path with the Solutions Architect Associate certification! I found a highly rated course on Udemy called “Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2026” produced by Stéphane Maarek. In an effort to show my competency, retain the information myself, and perhaps even teach you a thing or two, I’ll be producing some journal-style blog posts showcasing what I have learned. ...

18 February, 2026 · 5 min · Josiah McKay