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Snowball updates portend more on-prem AWS capabilities
AWS Snowball portable data transfer devices gain EC2 functionality, as the public cloud vendor seeks more ways for customers to use these boxes in their private facilities.
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Lambda, SQS finally play nice together
The wait is over, as you can now trigger Lambda functions with SQS messages. Follow these steps to get up and running with this new capability.
Explore the cost structure of AWS' serverless platform
Serverless architectures help teams deploy to production faster but also introduce an entirely new cost structure. Use this step-by-step example to know what to expect on a bill.
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CloudFormation frees up time for developers
AWS CloudFormation enables businesses to automate much of their cloud infrastructure. Read this expert advice to ramp up with the service.
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Forge your data migration path to AWS
Before migrating data to AWS, an enterprise must be mindful of security and networking challenges, as well as carefully select the best storage and database options for its needs.
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Explore the cost structure of AWS' serverless platform
Serverless architectures help teams deploy to production faster but also introduce an entirely new cost structure. Use this step-by-step example to know what to expect on a bill.
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DDoS attackers, vendors square off in the cloud
DDoS attacks continue to grow in sophistication, and enterprises need to be on alert. AWS Shield provides two tiers of automatic protection, but are they enough?
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Snowball updates portend more on-prem AWS capabilities
AWS Snowball portable data transfer devices gain EC2 functionality, as the public cloud vendor seeks more ways for customers to use these boxes in their private facilities.
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VMware-AWS service bubbles into new markets
With the VMware-AWS partnership, some customers were either reluctant or unable to use earlier versions of the service. Now, with the passage of time and corresponding product maturity, customers ...
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Prepare your data for analysis on AWS
It can feel overwhelming to migrate data to AWS for analysis. But, while there are challenges, Quick Start guides and services like Snowball and Glue ease the process.
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Why AWS' expansive portfolio can come with a downside
AWS offers a wide variety of cloud tools but, in some cases, still lacks the core IT management and ops features that enterprises crave.
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Microsoft, Alibaba nip at AWS' heels
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DDoS attackers, vendors square off in the cloud
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Stop the bandwagon; serverless is not the future
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Avoid accidental deletion of Amazon EC2 instances, data
In the push to get applications to production quickly, mistakes can happen. But you can avoid potentially disastrous AWS resource deletion through these features and strategies.
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Two AWS development tools for coding novices
AWS has yet to unveil a native and general-purpose low-code platform, but some of its services, such as Lex and Sumerian, seem to endorse that model.
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Cloud security skills extend beyond firewalls
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Lambda, SQS finally play nice together
The wait is over, as you can now trigger Lambda functions with SQS messages. Follow these steps to get up and running with this new capability.
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CloudFormation frees up time for developers
AWS CloudFormation enables businesses to automate much of their cloud infrastructure. Read this expert advice to ramp up with the service.
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VMware-AWS service bubbles into new markets
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AI drives unique use cases -- and criticism
AWS' AI tools have gained traction with users but also criticism from civil rights advocates. Matt Wood, an AWS deep learning and AI exec, discusses AWS' evolving portfolio.
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Snowball updates portend more on-prem AWS capabilities
AWS Snowball portable data transfer devices gain EC2 functionality, as the public cloud vendor seeks more ways for customers to use these boxes in their private facilities.
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AWS feature reduces downtime for catastrophic failures
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.