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  • May 31, 2018 31 May'18

    Bare-metal instances augment AWS' IaaS options

    Infrastructure was AWS' focus in May, as the cloud provider made good on several of its promises with features that provide more diverse compute options -- including some that directly challenge ...

  • May 25, 2018 25 May'18

    Amazon Aurora backtrack: A time-travel weapon of last resort

    AWS added a feature to its fastest-growing service that provides more granular response to catastrophic failures and faster recovery -- just hope you never need to use it.

  • May 16, 2018 16 May'18

    EC2 features geared toward modest enterprise adoption

    AWS infrastructure services now offer more VM control, licensing flexibility and a price cut -- all part of its plan to lure coveted enterprise customers.

  • April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

    AWS Lambda features rev Node.js support

    Breathe easier, serverless application developers -- your lengthy wait is over, with AWS Lambda's added support for a newer Node.js runtime After a year's wait, AWS developers can now use Node.js ...

  • April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

    AWS blockchain template a response to market demand

    AWS was lukewarm on blockchain until recently, but customer demand might have pushed the cloud provider to change its tune and offer some entry-level templates.

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  • April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

    Three laws of IoT connectivity govern AWS' strategy

    The growth and proliferation of connected sensors has drawn AWS headlong into the IoT market. And a recent keynote speech provided clues as to how the cloud provider shapes its tools to manage ...

  • April 12, 2018 12 Apr'18

    AWS Lambda serverless platform holds center stage for devs

    Enterprises are adopting AWS Lambda faster than competing serverless platforms from Google, Microsoft, IBM and others, citing ease of use to replace manual with automated functions and the broad ...

  • April 10, 2018 10 Apr'18

    With cloud IoT platform, AWS hopes to leap stubborn barriers

    During the last six months, AWS has demonstrated a commitment to IoT technology. But while it has a prominent place in the cloud IoT market, the technology doesn't fit all needs.

  • April 09, 2018 09 Apr'18

    AWS developer tools ease security, machine learning pains

    AWS technology evangelist Jeff Barr surveys the technology needs addressed by new security and ML-focused AWS developer tools disclosed at AWS Summit 2018, such as Secrets Manager.

  • April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18

    AWS security tools fill platform gaps

    AWS added more features to secure data on its platform, including private certificates, a managed service for secrets and a hub for policies regardless of where applications run.

  • March 30, 2018 30 Mar'18

    Extended duration for IAM roles appeases some, alarms others

    Cloud security best practices and IT convenience don't always align, but as standards such as GDPR take hold and new vulnerabilities constantly emerge, maybe it's ok to loosen the reins from time ...

  • March 28, 2018 28 Mar'18

    Enterprises wear large targets in cloud cryptomining hacks

    Several examples of cryptojacking highlight organizational difficulties -- or outright neglect -- in securing AWS environments. Whether the trend continues is up to enterprise IT.

  • March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18

    VMware cloud services tidy up AWS migration path

    VMware Cloud on AWS has improved migrations, cost controls and availability, as VMware pitches customers on the value of hosting vSphere-based workloads on the public cloud.

  • March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18

    Third-party tools help manage DevOps with AWS, multi-cloud

    Many IT teams struggle with the cultural and technical shift to DevOps. Nathaniel Felsen, a DevOps professional, sorts through some tough choices.

  • March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18

    Serverless apps, encryption top AWS features in February

    Many cloud developers espouse the benefits of serverless computing, but others find the approach unwieldy or difficult to manage. The AWS Serverless Application Repository, one of several AWS ...

  • February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18

    AWS Instance Scheduler adds more automation options

    AWS automation capabilities continue to expand, as the cloud vendor pushes customers to follow its lead to eliminate manual steps and gain efficiency.

  • February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18

    AWS appeals to the masses with low-code development project

    AWS has created a low-code dev environment to help tech-savvy business users build apps for the public cloud and draw new customers to its platform.

  • February 01, 2018 01 Feb'18

    AWS bandwidth upgrade opens door to more data movement

    A bandwidth jolt to AWS networking services gives customers faster data transfer between services, and creates workflows that might have otherwise been prohibitive.

  • January 30, 2018 30 Jan'18

    EC2 features aim at network, performance improvements

    AWS users have a green light to rev the full bandwidth potential of a particular instance. AWS removed its 5 Gbps limit and improved performance for network connections to and from Elastic Compute ...

  • January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18

    AWS snaps up Sqrrl to strengthen threat detection, analytics

    Amazon's move to fold Sqrrl, a threat detection startup, into AWS security services could help bring together its growing list of disparate security tools.

  • January 19, 2018 19 Jan'18

    AWS Auto Scaling simplifies management across services

    Amazon's Auto Scaling service can reduce duplicate efforts by users. It's also the latest example of Amazon's effort to streamline and automate its large list of services.

  • November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17

    AWS using KVM and Xen, but users may not feel any impact

    AWS has added a new hypervisor behind the scenes, but customers likely won't see much of a direct impact on their cloud environment. Amazon this month began selling its C5 instance nearly a year ...

  • December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15

    Amazon Route 53 adds Traffic Flow, beats most prices

    AWS shops are excited to see Amazon Route 53 add Traffic Flow, though there are also third-party products on the market that offer similar features.

  • March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

    AWS S3 replication across regions means simpler, cheaper DR

    Replication across AWS cloud regions is now a checkbox item in the management console, circumventing homegrown and third-party tools.

  • November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

    Cazena gives glimpse of big data cloud plan at AWS show

    Cazena, a stealth-mode startup founded by former Netezza executives, is looking to solve the pain points that many enterprises have with managing and analyzing big data in the cloud.

  • November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

    AWS Lambda, Container Service to reinvent cloud provisioning

    AWS Lambda could help IT replace wasted compute cycles without any compute resources needed to support it – a 'connective tissue' for AWS Services.

  • August 01, 2014 01 Aug'14

    AWS adds logs to CloudWatch, under-prices third-party tools

    Amazon Web Service’s new CloudWatch Logs may give IT pros reason to ditch more expensive third party tools such as Splunk, Loggly and Logstash.

  • August 01, 2014 01 Aug'14

    AWS mobility swings for the fences, only gets to first base

    Not to be outdone by mobile app giants like Google, AWS laid out several mobile features this week.

  • July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14

    SaaS application development on PaaS: 5 steps to reduce risk

    Developers need only follow these five steps to mitigate the risks of SaaS application development.

  • June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14

    AWS vs. Azure face-off: cloud costs, commitments and SLAs

    IT pros may find it tough to compare AWS and Azure. But we decode their free and paid plans, as well as costs, SLAs and more.

  • June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14

    AWS certification process calls for experience in the trenches

    Real-world experience with Amazon's cloud services is the best prep for AWS certs, and experience trumps passing grades for IT employers.

  • November 27, 2013 27 Nov'13

    AWS re:Invent: Securing the cloud-based virtual desktop

    Following AWS re:Invent, Mark Nunnikhoven, a principal engineer for Trend Micro Inc., talks about cloud security and Amazon WorkSpaces.