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• 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

• Definitions to Get Started

  • data lake
  • Amazon Aurora
  • Amazon Connect
  • S3 Intelligent-Tiering

  • Firecracker
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Amazon Comprehend
  • Amazon S3

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• 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

• Lambda support for PowerShell Core opens developer doors

  In this video, SearchAWS contributor Adam Bertram breaks down PowerShell Core support in AWS Lambda and how Microsoft developers can make the most of this integration.Continue Reading

• Amazon S3

  Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a scalable, high-speed, web-based cloud storage service designed for online backup and archiving of data and applications on Amazon Web Services.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