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• Use AWS tags to sharpen your cloud visibility

  AWS resource tags provide admins with more visibility into their cloud deployment. Learn how to implement them with these best practices. Continue Reading

• Gluon (deep learning library)

  Gluon is an open source deep learning library jointly created by AWS and Microsoft that helps developers build, train and deploy machine learning models in the cloud. Continue Reading

• AWS Amplify

  AWS Amplify is an open source JavaScript library provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that enables developers to build applications with cloud services on web or mobile platforms. Continue Reading

• Use service-linked IAM roles to simplify user permissions

  While AWS IAM enables control over a cloud environment, it can become a management nightmare. Automate part of this process via service-linked roles to free up time for other tasks. Continue Reading

• AWS Snowball Edge

  AWS Snowball Edge is a physical appliance intended to help an enterprise migrate large volumes of data into and off of the AWS public cloud. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • Amazon Aurora
  • Amazon Connect
  • S3 Intelligent-Tiering
  • Firecracker

  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Amazon Comprehend
  • Amazon S3
  • AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM)

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• How AWS Fargate reduces container management burdens

  Enterprises face a number of management challenges when they adopt containers. While AWS Fargate eliminates some of these hurdles, be sure to mind your bill.Continue Reading

• Pave a lasting AWS career path

  While cloud certifications might help you land an AWS job, most employers look for IT pros with a mix of training and hands-on expertise. Use this guide to strike the right balance.Continue Reading

• AWS Auto Scaling

  AWS Auto Scaling is a service that automatically monitors and adjusts compute resources to maintain performance for applications hosted in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud.Continue Reading

• AWS Migration Hub

  AWS Migration Hub is a service that monitors the progress of application migrations to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud.Continue Reading

• Cost to run EC2 instances vs. Docker containers

  Fans of Docker claim it has many advantages for application deployment. But how does this translate in AWS? We do a trial run to compare costs.Continue Reading

• AWS AppSync

  AWS AppSync is an application development service hosted in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud that synchronizes data for mobile and web apps in real time.Continue Reading

• Remove AWS security credentials for outgoing employees

  Personnel changes are inevitable at an enterprise, and security teams need to revoke AWS credentials accordingly to ensure the integrity of their cloud data.Continue Reading

• Tips and tools to give AWS network performance a jolt

  Don't wait for network performance to lag to do something about it. Proactively monitor AWS workloads to identify troublesome areas that can disrupt the end-user experience.Continue Reading

• AWS development services push apps from code to production

  To create an AWS deployment pipeline, developers use various tools, including CodeCommit and CodeDeploy, to build and rigorously test their applications.Continue Reading

• Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)

  Amazon Elastic Block Store is a cloud-based block storage system provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is best used for storing persistent data.Continue Reading