November 2014

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  AWS demands need for database monitoring

  Deploying a database on top of AWS demands the need for monitoring and management capabilities to reduce impact of failures and keep costs down.  Continue Reading

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  How to navigate the AWS Management Console

  This tip reviews the multiple services available through the AWS Management Console and the features available to help navigate it.  Continue Reading

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Test your knowledge: Amazon Redshift quiz

  Test your knowledge of Amazon Web Services' fully managed data warehouse service with this 10-question quiz.  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  Your hybrid cloud environment is a dog, but what kind?

  Hybrid clouds may look like the mutts of the cloud world, but that's not stopping enterprises from welcoming them into the data center.  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  Aurora takes AWS databases to the next level

  Building on previous AWS database options, Amazon introduced Aurora at re:Invent in Las Vegas. See what Aurora has that SimpleDB and RDS don't.  Continue Reading

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  AWS Multi-Factor Authentication (AWS MFA)

  AWS Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is the practice or requiring two or more forms of authentication to protect AWS resources.  Continue Reading

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Three important announcements from AWS re:Invent

  With all the new service announcements at re:Invent it’s difficult to choose the most important. Dave Linthicum reviews his top three in this piece.  Continue Reading

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Growing AWS ecosystem takes aim at the enterprise

  As more enterprises look to move to AWS, the cloud provider's ecosystem of partners, integrators and tool providers continues to grow.  Continue Reading

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Healthcare firm drops Azure, gains AWS partnership

  IMS Health is a prime example of Amazon Web Services’ greater focus on and deepening relationships with enterprises over the last year.  Continue Reading

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  AWS partners keeping up with the pace of innovation

  Amazon Web Services partners share how their companies continue to adapt to the growth of AWS.  Continue Reading

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS)

  Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is a simple, fully-managed “push” messaging service that allows users to push texts, alerts or notifications, like an auto-reply message, or a notification that a package has shipped.  Continue Reading

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Match an AWS database service to your needs

  Many companies look to move databases to AWS to save space and money. Which AWS database service is right for your needs?  Continue Reading

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Can I turn off unused AWS EC2 instances?

  I've heard our company could save money if we turn off our AWS EC2 instances when they're not in use. How can I manually do that?  Continue Reading

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Crittercism co-founder eyes AWS’ Germany center, mobile app trends

  Crittercism Inc. is on the verge of spinning out instances of its mobile application performance management (mAPM) solution to the new AWS data center in Frankfurt, Germany, according to co-founder ...  Continue Reading

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Modified Elastic Beanstalk works for ad services API

  With modifications, Amazon Elastic Beanstalk helped ad services company, Thinknear, resolve bottlenecks and meet the demand of its growing needs.  Continue Reading

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  AWS support earns enterprise praise, with caveats

  Enterprises expect a level of technical support that AWS hadn't delivered until recently. Now, companies rate Amazon's cloud support highly – though there's room to improve.  Continue Reading

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Amazon Lambda looks like Greek to Java developers

  Amazon may have just released the most confusingly named product to date, especially if you're a Java developer. At AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, Amazon announced mainstream availability of its ...  Continue Reading

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  An insider's look at AWS re:Invent 2014

  AWS news and conference round-up  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading