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Quickly generate cost estimates for your cloud with the AWS Pricing Calculator. Find out how it could help you budget, as well as how it stacks up to other pricing tools.
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How AWS Storage Gateway unlocks hybrid cloud storage
AWS Storage Gateway deploys a gateway that connects on-premises tasks and applications to the AWS cloud. This sets your IT infrastructure up for disaster recovery and backup.
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What challenges come with AWS Storage Gateway?
Senior technology editor Stephen Bigelow breaks down how AWS Storage Gateway can trip up users' hybrid cloud strategies. Beware these issues with latency and security.
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Synchronize AWS mobile app development with AppSync
Consider AWS AppSync to support mobile app development. Look into key features, such as real-time updates and in-app data querying, to determine if the service is right for your apps.
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While Amazon Web Services (AWS) has established itself as a top contender in the cloud computing market, it's not without its challenges and misconceptions. Get expert insight into the most common and pressing questions regarding AWS management, monitoring, costs, benefits, limitations and more.
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Create a backup strategy with the Amazon Backup service
AWS Backup service configures, tracks and manages backups across multiple data storage services. It can save time and resources, but still has limitations.
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Compare AWS pricing tools and capabilities
Quickly generate cost estimates for your cloud with the AWS Pricing Calculator. Find out how it could help you budget, as well as how it stacks up to other pricing tools.
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AWS security Manage
Lock unauthorized users out of AWS accounts
AWS secures the underlying infrastructure, but organizations are responsible for locking down account access and integrity. Here are a few simple ways to establish MFA on AWS.
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AWS product list: Amazon EC2, ECS, IAM and more
The AWS product list is as vast as it is confusing. Here's what you need to know about the most vital AWS products, up to and including Amazon EC2, along with pricing information.
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Lightsail updates include price drops, larger instances
Amazon Lightsail updates will make the cloud bundle an appealing option for some AWS users, but EC2 still provides more benefits for users that need infrastructure flexibility.
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How do data lakes on AWS size up?
An S3 data lake streamlines the analysis of data that lives exclusively on AWS infrastructure but presents limitations for those who want to move beyond the Amazon ecosystem.
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Compare AWS pricing tools and capabilities
Quickly generate cost estimates for your cloud with the AWS Pricing Calculator. Find out how it could help you budget, as well as how it stacks up to other pricing tools.
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Synchronize AWS mobile app development with AppSync
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See where AWS stands in the IoT cloud market
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Know when to use AWS' two NoSQL document databases
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Get to know these AWS cloud migration tools and services
A move from on premises to the cloud doesn't happen with a click of a button. Set clear goals, and familiarize yourself with AWS' various native tools to make the most of your move.
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Avoid accidental deletion of Amazon EC2 instances, data
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Preserve data before an EC2 Spot Instance shutdown
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Microservices help dodge resource limits
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What challenges come with AWS Storage Gateway?
Senior technology editor Stephen Bigelow breaks down how AWS Storage Gateway can trip up users' hybrid cloud strategies. Beware these issues with latency and security.
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Lock unauthorized users out of AWS accounts
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CodeStar creates a DevOps hub for AWS users
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AWS Lambda vs. Azure Functions and Google Cloud Functions
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AWS instance types come in many shapes and sizes
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AWS Basics
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How AWS Storage Gateway unlocks hybrid cloud storage
AWS Storage Gateway deploys a gateway that connects on-premises tasks and applications to the AWS cloud. This sets your IT infrastructure up for disaster recovery and backup.
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Learn how to create a Lambda function with PowerShell
Explore the process needed to prepare, package and publish Lambda functions with PowerShell modules. Use the examples in each step to model your own functions.
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Create a backup strategy with the Amazon Backup service
AWS Backup service configures, tracks and manages backups across multiple data storage services. It can save time and resources, but still has limitations.
Vendor Resources
- The New Normal for Mission Critical SAP Workloads –Webcast
- Considerations for SAP Applications on AWS –White Paper
- Grow Your Business Through Application Modernization –White Paper
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AWS month in review: Enable snapshot automation for Redshift
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AWS month in review: More AWS deep learning capabilities
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AWS partners and resellers
AWS IQ seeks to be a matchmaking hub for cloud skills
AWS is at work on IQ, a job marketplace that matches AWS experts with customers. Similar in appearance to the likes of Upwork, IQ is set for launch later this year.
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AWS security
ShieldX now has lateral movement security for AWS
In an effort to prevent lateral movement from cybercriminals within the cloud, ShieldX has added East-West security to its Elastic Security Platform for AWS.
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AWS Services for integration and middleware
Amazon service moves Azure VMs, but mind the fine print
Customers might appreciate the flexibility of a new AWS tool that pulls in Azure VM workloads but should be mindful of the big picture when it comes to cloud migrations.