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Sovereign Cloud Gets Real When Security Services Show Up
In March 2026, AWS Network Firewall became available in the European Sovereign Cloud. If you’re not paying close attention to the sovereign cloud space, that probably sounds like a minor service addition. I’d argue it’s one of the most significant milestones since the partition launched.
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Patterns, Distribution, and Troubleshooting Your Claude Skills
This is Part 3 of a three-part series on building skills for Claude. Part 1 covered what skills are and why they matter. Part 2 walked through building and testing your first skill. Now we get into the stuff that separates a toy skill from a production one: proven patterns, distribution mechanics, and how to fix things when they break.
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Building Your First Skill: From YAML to Working Workflow
Welcome back to the series. In Part 1, we covered what Claude Code skills are, why they matter, and how they transform Claude from a general-purpose assistant into a specialist that knows your workflows. Now it’s time to build one.
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What Are Claude Skills and Why Should You Care?
This is Part 1 of a 3-part series on building skills for Claude. If you’ve ever wished Claude could just remember how you like things done, this series is for you.
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