Cloudformation FirewallPolicy UPDATE_FAILED
Stephen Jones ·
While I have a fond love for Cloudformation, sometimes I find myself banging my head against a wall when trying to get past an error.
Read More →Blog - Page 6
Build a Terraform Community Org on github Enterprise
Stephen Jones ·
Infrastructure as Code (IAC) is great, people can knock up some Terraform and smash out some stacks in next to no time, delivering value to the business...
Read More →
Bootstrap Terraform on AWS
Stephen Jones ·
Terraform is a great product for managing infrastructure on AWS however many people start by creating an iam user and sharing access keys into configuration...
Read More →
github-actions - How did I not see that
Stephen Jones ·
This post is about a mistake I made that wasted a fair bit of time on my side until the folks over in Support set me straight :)
Read More →
github-actions AWS Authentication with OIDC for github Enterprise
Stephen Jones ·
There are many blog posts about how to use github-actions OIDC with AWS; however, they all refer to using Github.com and don't provide some easy steps if you...
Read More →
Getting Started with AWS CloudFormation Guard (cfn-guard): Policy-as-Code Guide
Stephen Jones ·
Learn AWS CloudFormation Guard (cfn-guard) for policy-as-code validation. Parse AWS Config resources, write Guard rules, and enforce compliance without Lambda functions.
Read More →
Github Runner ECS Authentication
Stephen Jones ·
Using this fantastic open-source project, we have enabled github-actions using ephemeral self-managed runners on AWS SPOT.
Read More →
Config Conundrum
Stephen Jones ·
At our organisation we use custom config rules to help us achieve near real-time compliance and remediation.
Read More →
Up and running with AWS Network Firewall - Part 1
Stephen Jones ·
This post is the first in a series to share my learnings as I get to grips with AWS Network Firewall.
Read More →
Fix "Resource Not Accessible by Integration" in GitHub Actions (2026 Guide)
Stephen Jones ·
Getting "Resource not accessible by integration" in GitHub Actions? Fix HTTP 403, GraphQL createPullRequest, and GITHUB_TOKEN permission errors. Step-by-step with real examples.
Read More →