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Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) is a master image for the creation of virtual servers -- known as EC2 instances -- in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment. Continue Reading
Amazon Glacier
Amazon Glacier, also known as Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) Glacier, is a low-cost cloud storage service for data with longer retrieval times offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Continue Reading
Amazon Lightsail
Amazon Lightsail is an Amazon cloud service that offers bundles of cloud compute power and memory for new or less experienced cloud users. Continue Reading
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Application Load Balancer
The Application Load Balancer is a feature of Elastic Load Balancing that allows a developer to configure and route incoming end-user traffic to applications based in the AWS public cloud. Continue Reading
Amazon QuickSight
Amazon QuickSight is a machine learning-powered business intelligence service built for the cloud under the Amazon Web Services (AWS) umbrella. Continue Reading
Amazon Trust Services
Amazon Trust Services is a certificate authority created and operated by Amazon Web Services.Continue Reading
Amazon Cognito
Amazon Cognito is an Amazon Web Services product that controls user authentication and access for mobile applications on internet-connected devices.Continue Reading
When should you use AWS IAM roles vs. users?
Access management is critical to securing the cloud. Understand the differences between AWS IAM roles and users to properly restrict access to AWS resources.Continue Reading
AWS CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch is a component of Amazon Web Services that provides monitoring for AWS resources and the customer applications running on the Amazon infrastructure.Continue Reading
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a scalable, high-speed, web-based cloud storage service.Continue Reading
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Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
An Amazon Resource Name (ARN) is a file naming convention used to identify a particular resource in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud.Continue Reading
AWS Glue
AWS Glue is a cloud service that prepares data for analysis through automated extract, transform, load (ETL) processes.Continue Reading
How Amazon launched the warehouse robotics industry
In 2012, the warehouse robotics industry consisted of Kiva Systems, the sole supplier to serve all e-commerce companies. When Amazon devoured Kiva, a wellspring of startups bubbled up in response.Continue Reading
Learn the scope of Amazon subscription services
Prime is just one of Amazon's many membership offerings. Learn the features and fees of Amazon subscriptions to understand this business unit.Continue Reading
Amazon healthcare initiatives wake up an industry slow to change
Amazon's entrance into healthcare pushes established healthcare businesses to address and improve longstanding logistical and technological issues.Continue Reading
Break down the components of Amazon's retail business
Scan this overview of Amazon's various retail business units, from online platforms to brick-and-mortar stores, to understand what makes the company a dominant force in retail.Continue Reading
Amazon AppStream
Amazon AppStream is an Amazon Web Service (AWS) that enables compute-intensive applications to be streamed from the cloud to computing devices of all types.Continue Reading
Amazon VPC traffic mirroring
Traffic mirroring is a feature for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). The feature is used to monitor the network-level traffic of workloads.Continue Reading
Amazon Braket
Amazon Braket is a fully managed AWS cloud service designed to allow users remote access to a single development environment for quantum computers.Continue Reading
data lake
A data lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its native format until it is needed.Continue Reading
Set up a Jupyter notebook on AWS with this tutorial
AWS machine learning capabilities relies on the Jupyter Notebook tool. Follow this video tutorial to learn how to set up a Jupyter notebook on Amazon EMR.Continue Reading
Follow these experts' advice on AWS migration best practices
Before you migrate to the AWS cloud, learn from those who've made the move before. These migration best practices cover resource planning, costs, testing and more.Continue Reading
Set up a data lake on AWS with Lake Formation
Modern businesses must organize an unprecedent amount of information. Find out how AWS Lake Formation can help your business manage and analyze high volumes of data.Continue Reading
Prepare for an AWS outage with these preventative steps
Set up the proper data protection and recovery measures before a cloud outage hits. Follow these backup and disaster recovery tips to keep workloads running during and after an outage.Continue Reading
A complete guide to AWS re:Invent 2019
AWS re:Invent is one of the biggest cloud and IT events of the year. Use this AWS conference guide to get the latest news and expert analysis before, during and after the show.Continue Reading
Get to know these AWS hybrid cloud storage and architecture services
Use this breakdown to build a hybrid cloud strategy. Learn the ins and outs of AWS' hybrid cloud capabilities, from AWS Snowball devices to AWS Outposts and VMware Cloud on AWS.Continue Reading
AWS SysOps certification exam guide outlines admin responsibility
In this book excerpt from "AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate All-in-One Exam Guide," review the best practices for OS and application security on AWS.Continue Reading
Experts expect AWS re:Invent 2019 to spotlight AI, security and more
Re:Invent 2019 will yet again be heavy on product rollouts. Get ready for the show with a rundown on the topics and technologies our experts predict AWS will spotlight.Continue Reading
AWS Landing Zone
AWS Landing Zone is software provided by Amazon to help AWS customers set up a secure, multi-account AWS environment.Continue Reading
How AWS VPC Traffic Mirroring works
Solve cloud network traffic issues with VPC Traffic Mirroring. Breakdown how traffic mirroring works and how it can boost monitoring and security practices in your AWS environment.Continue Reading
How to get the most out of AWS re:Invent 2019
Get the lowdown on this year's re:Invent before you go. With tips on travel logistics, session reservations and social outings, you'll be ready to maximize your time in Las Vegas.Continue Reading
What AWS testing tools and services are available?
There are many tools available on the AWS Marketplace for QA testing, making it difficult to determine where to begin. What should an enterprise look for when choosing among QA tools?Continue Reading
Amplify improvements streamline AWS mobile app development
Once just an open source Java library, AWS Amplify is now a full-fledged AWS mobile app development platform. Learn how it works and how it compares to Google Firebase.Continue Reading
A go-to AWS migration checklist for DevOps-ready enterprises
Follow this checklist to prepare for a cloud migration and optimize DevOps practices. The steps include advice on tools and practices to support the move to an IaaS model or higher-level AWS offerings.Continue Reading
Tailor and create compliance rules with this AWS Config tutorial
Get started with this guide to AWS Config rules. Learn how to customize AWS Config managed rules with CloudFormation and create new rules with AWS Lambda.Continue Reading
Set AWS security automation in motion with these practices
Enterprises need to continuously improve their cloud security posture. Catch up on the latest expert advice on AWS security tools and practices.Continue Reading
Follow this AWS Fargate tutorial to deploy a containerized app
New to containers on AWS? Learn how to navigate the Amazon ECS Management Console to configure the proper container orchestration in this simple AWS Fargate example.Continue Reading
Prepare for cloud security and shared responsibility
Organizations that move to the cloud must prepare to adapt their security playbooks. Learn how AWS' shared responsibility model complicates cloud security.Continue Reading
How to use batch operations to process S3 objects
AWS ops pros can use Amazon S3 Batch Operations to process and move high volumes of objects between buckets. Find out how Batch Operations on AWS works with this video tutorial.Continue Reading
AWS certification
AWS certification is a level of Amazon Web Services cloud expertise that an IT professional obtains after passing one or more exams the public cloud provider offers.Continue Reading
Navigate AWS storage options through the years
Storage services were foundational to AWS' early success and remain central to customers' cloud strategies today. Visualize the growth and usage of AWS storage with this infographic.Continue Reading
How to migrate from Azure to Amazon's cloud with AWS SMS
AWS Server Migration Service can move large swaths of Azure, Windows and VMware VMs into AWS, whether it's a one-time migration or a periodic replication between environments. Learn how to put it to use.Continue Reading
Understanding AWS security groups' capabilities and limitations
Expand your knowledge of AWS security groups. Learn how to configure them for traffic protection, along with how they compare to other firewall options on AWS.Continue Reading
Unlock machine learning with these Amazon SageMaker examples
AWS has lowered the cost to train machine learning models. If you want to get started with Amazon SageMaker, befriend a data scientist and build a predictive chatbot.Continue Reading
Set up an AWS recommendation engine with Amazon Personalize
Amazon Personalize offers machine recommendation algorithms as a service, but it's not the only recommendation engine on the market with AI behind it.Continue Reading
Learn how to deploy a Flask app to AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Explore Elastic Beanstalk, the cloud service that automates web application provisioning on AWS infrastructure. Use this tutorial to model your own deployment with Python and Flask.Continue Reading
Automate user and group creation with this AWS IAM tutorial
Watch this 5-minute video to learn how to automate AWS IAM resources. See how to provision users and groups with CloudFormation templates, and manage IAM policies for permissions.Continue Reading
Filter for AWS objects with these PowerShell commands for S3
Because of S3's flat structure, it can be difficult to find your way around the service. Learn how to use PowerShell S3 commands to find the right AWS objects.Continue Reading
Storage Gateway basics to set an AWS hybrid storage strategy
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.Continue Reading
Follow this step-by-step guide to use AWS Lambda 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.Continue Reading
Set and track backup activity with the AWS 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.Continue Reading
Bookmark the latest top tips on AWS cloud development tools
Catch up on recent expert advice about important AWS updates for developers, including Step Functions integrations, expanded Lambda functionality and the release of Amazon Corretto.Continue Reading
Words to go: AWS cloud migration services
Whether you transfer large applications, servers or databases, AWS offers a range of migration tools. Familiarize yourself with its native services to map out a move to the cloud.Continue Reading
Use S3 bucket security best practices to cut off public access
AWS users need the benefits of S3 but not the security concerns that come along with it. Follow these guidelines to prevent the threat of public access to S3 buckets.Continue Reading
Words to go: AWS databases
AWS has an expansive list of database services. Check out these brief overviews of each one to avoid confusion and get a sense for which could meet your IT demands.Continue Reading
AWS Security Hub centralizes an organization's cloud security view
AWS Security Hub consolidates an admin's sprawl of cloud assets into dashboards for better security insights. But its resource limitations may blunt its effectiveness, for now.Continue Reading
Amazon Forecast melds time series data with machine learning
Consider Amazon Forecast to help with data predictions, resource planning and more. Find out how the service works and ways it can be customized to meet enterprise needs.Continue Reading
AWS App Mesh faces tough race in microservices market
As AWS and its rivals continue to evolve their service mesh technologies, they'll have to do so with enterprise demands, including those for multi-cloud capabilities, top of mind.Continue Reading
AWS Control Tower aims to simplify multi-account management
Many organizations struggle to manage their massive collection of AWS accounts, but Control Tower could help. The service automates the creation and governance of user accounts.Continue Reading
AWS Outposts continues the trend of 'cloud-down' hybrid
AWS Outposts may not make an impact until 2020, but organizations still need to prepare for Amazon's on-prem cloud service to see if the 'cloud-down' approach fits their needs.Continue Reading
How to integrate DevOps QA testing on AWS
QA testing is an overlooked, but important, part of DevOps. For workloads on AWS, use CodeBuild, CodeCommit and other tools to make the most of your workflow.Continue Reading
Amazon Aurora
Amazon Aurora is a relational database engine from Amazon Web Services. The engine is MySQL-compatible, which means code, applications and drivers used in databases relying on MySQL can be used in Aurora with minimal or no changes.Continue Reading
Amazon Connect
Amazon Connect is an Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud customer contact center service.Continue Reading
S3 Intelligent-Tiering
S3 Intelligent-Tiering is an Amazon S3 storage class that analyzes an AWS user's stored data and automatically moves it between storage tiers based on usage frequency.Continue Reading
Firecracker
Firecracker is a light-weight virtualization technology open sourced by Amazon Web Services.Continue Reading
AWS Secrets Manager
AWS Secrets Manager is a security service to centrally manage sensitive information and eliminate the need to hard-code that information into an application.Continue Reading
Amazon Connect integrations aim to improve call center apps
Together, Amazon Connect and Lex can benefit call center agents, as chatbots reduce the workload and provide valuable insights into the customer experience.Continue Reading
Amazon Comprehend
Amazon Comprehend is a natural language processing (NLP) service that uses machine learning to analyze and find relationships in text.Continue Reading
AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM)
AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) is a framework a developer can use to create and deploy serverless applications that run on Amazon's cloud.Continue Reading
AWS Firewall Manager
AWS Firewall Manager is a tool from Amazon Web Services that an organization can use to configure policies for the cloud vendor's native web application firewall (WAF) service.Continue Reading
AWS Cloud9
AWS Cloud9 is an integrated development environment (IDE) a developer can use to manage code via a browser and collaborate with other developers.Continue Reading
Amazon Redshift Spectrum
Amazon Redshift Spectrum is a feature within Amazon Web Services' Redshift data warehousing service that lets a data analyst conduct fast, complex analysis on objects stored on the AWS cloud.Continue Reading
AWS re:Invent 2018 predictions emphasize Lambda, containers
Expanded serverless offerings, as well as new instance types and IoT services, are set to emerge from AWS re:Invent 2018, according to these predictions.Continue Reading
Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (Amazon EKS)
Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (EKS) is a cloud-based container management service that natively integrates with Kubernetes to deploy applications.Continue Reading
AWS Instance Scheduler
AWS Instance Scheduler is a tool from Amazon Web Services that automates when and where a user's virtual machine instances are deployed on the public cloud.Continue Reading
AWS DeepLens
AWS DeepLens is a programmable video camera that enables a developer to easily experiment with machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT).Continue Reading
AWS Fargate
AWS Fargate is a service that enables a user to run containers on Amazon's cloud computing platform without the need to manage the underlying infrastructure.Continue Reading
Build an AWS multiregion architecture to meet global demand
Globally distributed applications offer a number of benefits, such as high availability. But IT teams need to put in the work to successfully deploy an AWS multiregion architecture.Continue Reading
Words to go: AWS business productivity apps
AWS may be best known for IaaS, but the provider also offers SaaS apps to enhance business productivity. That said, they likely won't check off every box for enterprise users.Continue Reading
How Amazon Cognito fits into AWS security best practices
In this chapter excerpt from AWS: Security Best Practices on AWS, author Albert Anthony highlights how Amazon Cognito plays a role in application development on the AWS cloud.Continue Reading
Bring AI to the edge with AWS Greengrass ML Inference
Learn the basics of machine learning inference with AWS Greengrass and how it can help train models and increase data value with real-time insights.Continue Reading
Manually spin up an EC2 server instance in 7 steps
For various reasons, an enterprise might choose to buck the trend of automation and instead manually spin up an EC2 instance. When that's the case, follow these seven steps.Continue Reading
Top AWS re:Invent 2018 sessions to pencil in for Vegas
Unsure which re:Invent 2018 sessions to attend? Check out this day-by-day guide for suggestions and options on a range of AWS topics, including migration, security and costs.Continue Reading
AWS Single Sign-On (AWS SSO)
AWS Single Sign-On (AWS SSO) is a service from Amazon Web Services that enables IT to manage user access to multiple applications and AWS accounts from a single, centralized console.Continue Reading
For AI on AWS, it all starts with experimentation
For enterprises, the term artificial intelligence comes with a lot of baggage. Start from scratch with these expert tips to get your Amazon AI project off the ground.Continue Reading
Use AWS DeepLens to develop AI skills
The DeepLens service partners well with other AWS offerings and opens the door for numerous user- and customer-facing applications. Get started with the deep learning technology.Continue Reading
AWS PrivateLink
AWS PrivateLink is a networking feature provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that eases and secures connectivity between Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), other Amazon cloud services and on-premises applications.Continue Reading
Assess VMC on AWS benefits against possible tradeoffs
AWS provides the types of benefits many VMware -- and Amazon -- users want, despite some tradeoffs for those more accustomed to vSphere on premises.Continue Reading
Note these Amazon Lex chatbot integrations, limits
Amazon Lex opens the door for conversational interactions with apps. But, while it's easy to create a chatbot, you must have the right pieces in place to take advantage of Lex.Continue Reading
Amazon Transcribe
Amazon Transcribe is a speech recognition service that transcribes audio files into text.Continue Reading
Amazon Sumerian an experimental service with enterprise potential
AWS' foray into virtual reality and 3D apps simplifies certain tasks for developers, but the vendor could struggle to find an audience among enterprise customers.Continue Reading
When should data normalization occur in Amazon DynamoDB?
Not sure when to normalize data in Amazon DynamoDB? Follow these three examples to learn more about the normalization process and how it can play a role in this AWS database.Continue Reading
Amazon S3 bucket
An Amazon S3 bucket is a public cloud storage resource available in Amazon Web Services' (AWS) Simple Storage Service (S3), an object storage offering.Continue Reading
Amazon Neptune
Amazon Neptune is a managed service that enables a user to create and manage a graph database in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud.Continue Reading
Amazon SageMaker
Amazon SageMaker is a service that enables a developer to build and train machine learning models for predictive or analytical applications in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud.Continue Reading
Five AWS IAM best practices to bolster cloud security
To mitigate risks and protect cloud resources, many organizations rely on AWS IAM policies. Use these five tips to learn the basic features -- and limitations -- of the service.Continue Reading
Amazon GuardDuty
Amazon GuardDuty is a managed cloud security monitoring service that detects behavior or threats that can compromise Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts, resources or workloads.Continue Reading
Amazon Neptune arms analytics teams with graph databases
Turn to a graph database to put aside table joins for good. With Amazon Neptune, a developer can assess and query relationships between data sets.Continue Reading
Use SQS to trigger functions in Lambda -- finally
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.Continue Reading
Master AWS CloudFormation templates with these five tips
AWS CloudFormation enables businesses to automate much of their cloud infrastructure. Read this expert advice to ramp up with the service.Continue Reading