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- May 31, 2018
31 May'18
Bare-metal instances augment AWS' IaaS options
Infrastructure was AWS' focus in May, as the cloud provider made good on several of its promises with features that provide more diverse compute options -- including some that directly challenge ...
- May 25, 2018
25 May'18
Amazon Aurora backtrack: A time-travel weapon of last resort
AWS added a feature to its fastest-growing service that provides more granular response to catastrophic failures and faster recovery -- just hope you never need to use it.
- May 16, 2018
16 May'18
EC2 features geared toward modest enterprise adoption
AWS infrastructure services now offer more VM control, licensing flexibility and a price cut -- all part of its plan to lure coveted enterprise customers.
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- April 30, 2018
30 Apr'18
AWS Lambda features rev Node.js support
Breathe easier, serverless application developers -- your lengthy wait is over, with AWS Lambda's added support for a newer Node.js runtime After a year's wait, AWS developers can now use Node.js ...
- April 27, 2018
27 Apr'18
AWS blockchain template a response to market demand
AWS was lukewarm on blockchain until recently, but customer demand might have pushed the cloud provider to change its tune and offer some entry-level templates.
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- April 17, 2018
17 Apr'18
Three laws of IoT connectivity govern AWS' strategy
The growth and proliferation of connected sensors has drawn AWS headlong into the IoT market. And a recent keynote speech provided clues as to how the cloud provider shapes its tools to manage ...
- April 12, 2018
12 Apr'18
AWS Lambda serverless platform holds center stage for devs
Enterprises are adopting AWS Lambda faster than competing serverless platforms from Google, Microsoft, IBM and others, citing ease of use to replace manual with automated functions and the broad ...
- April 10, 2018
10 Apr'18
With cloud IoT platform, AWS hopes to leap stubborn barriers
During the last six months, AWS has demonstrated a commitment to IoT technology. But while it has a prominent place in the cloud IoT market, the technology doesn't fit all needs.
- April 09, 2018
09 Apr'18
AWS developer tools ease security, machine learning pains
AWS technology evangelist Jeff Barr surveys the technology needs addressed by new security and ML-focused AWS developer tools disclosed at AWS Summit 2018, such as Secrets Manager.
- April 05, 2018
05 Apr'18
AWS security tools fill platform gaps
AWS added more features to secure data on its platform, including private certificates, a managed service for secrets and a hub for policies regardless of where applications run.
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- March 30, 2018
30 Mar'18
Extended duration for IAM roles appeases some, alarms others
Cloud security best practices and IT convenience don't always align, but as standards such as GDPR take hold and new vulnerabilities constantly emerge, maybe it's ok to loosen the reins from time ...
- March 28, 2018
28 Mar'18
Enterprises wear large targets in cloud cryptomining hacks
Several examples of cryptojacking highlight organizational difficulties -- or outright neglect -- in securing AWS environments. Whether the trend continues is up to enterprise IT.
- March 08, 2018
08 Mar'18
VMware cloud services tidy up AWS migration path
VMware Cloud on AWS has improved migrations, cost controls and availability, as VMware pitches customers on the value of hosting vSphere-based workloads on the public cloud.
- March 02, 2018
02 Mar'18
Third-party tools help manage DevOps with AWS, multi-cloud
Many IT teams struggle with the cultural and technical shift to DevOps. Nathaniel Felsen, a DevOps professional, sorts through some tough choices.
- March 01, 2018
01 Mar'18
Serverless apps, encryption top AWS features in February
Many cloud developers espouse the benefits of serverless computing, but others find the approach unwieldy or difficult to manage. The AWS Serverless Application Repository, one of several AWS ...
- February 09, 2018
09 Feb'18
AWS Instance Scheduler adds more automation options
AWS automation capabilities continue to expand, as the cloud vendor pushes customers to follow its lead to eliminate manual steps and gain efficiency.
- February 02, 2018
02 Feb'18
AWS appeals to the masses with low-code development project
AWS has created a low-code dev environment to help tech-savvy business users build apps for the public cloud and draw new customers to its platform.
- February 01, 2018
01 Feb'18
AWS bandwidth upgrade opens door to more data movement
A bandwidth jolt to AWS networking services gives customers faster data transfer between services, and creates workflows that might have otherwise been prohibitive.
- January 30, 2018
30 Jan'18
EC2 features aim at network, performance improvements
AWS users have a green light to rev the full bandwidth potential of a particular instance. AWS removed its 5 Gbps limit and improved performance for network connections to and from Elastic Compute ...
- January 26, 2018
26 Jan'18
AWS snaps up Sqrrl to strengthen threat detection, analytics
Amazon's move to fold Sqrrl, a threat detection startup, into AWS security services could help bring together its growing list of disparate security tools.
- January 19, 2018
19 Jan'18
AWS Auto Scaling simplifies management across services
Amazon's Auto Scaling service can reduce duplicate efforts by users. It's also the latest example of Amazon's effort to streamline and automate its large list of services.
- November 21, 2017
21 Nov'17
AWS using KVM and Xen, but users may not feel any impact
AWS has added a new hypervisor behind the scenes, but customers likely won't see much of a direct impact on their cloud environment. Amazon this month began selling its C5 instance nearly a year ...
- December 10, 2015
10 Dec'15
Amazon Route 53 adds Traffic Flow, beats most prices
AWS shops are excited to see Amazon Route 53 add Traffic Flow, though there are also third-party products on the market that offer similar features.
- March 26, 2015
26 Mar'15
AWS S3 replication across regions means simpler, cheaper DR
Replication across AWS cloud regions is now a checkbox item in the management console, circumventing homegrown and third-party tools.
- 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.
- 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.
- August 01, 2014
01 Aug'14
AWS adds logs to CloudWatch, under-prices third-party tools
Amazon Web Service’s new CloudWatch Logs may give IT pros reason to ditch more expensive third party tools such as Splunk, Loggly and Logstash.
- August 01, 2014
01 Aug'14
AWS mobility swings for the fences, only gets to first base
Not to be outdone by mobile app giants like Google, AWS laid out several mobile features this week.
- July 25, 2014
25 Jul'14
SaaS application development on PaaS: 5 steps to reduce risk
Developers need only follow these five steps to mitigate the risks of SaaS application development.
- June 30, 2014
30 Jun'14
AWS vs. Azure face-off: cloud costs, commitments and SLAs
IT pros may find it tough to compare AWS and Azure. But we decode their free and paid plans, as well as costs, SLAs and more.
- June 27, 2014
27 Jun'14
AWS certification process calls for experience in the trenches
Real-world experience with Amazon's cloud services is the best prep for AWS certs, and experience trumps passing grades for IT employers.
- November 27, 2013
27 Nov'13
AWS re:Invent: Securing the cloud-based virtual desktop
Following AWS re:Invent, Mark Nunnikhoven, a principal engineer for Trend Micro Inc., talks about cloud security and Amazon WorkSpaces.