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• May 31, 2019 31 May'19

  AWS month in review: Updated Lambda execution environment on its way

  AWS is updating Lambda execution environments with the latest Amazon Linux OS. Start testing your functions now before the general AWS Lambda update occurs on July 16. AWS has also launched its ...

• May 24, 2019 24 May'19

  AWS Config Rules price change could cut cloud compliance costs

  AWS Config Rules will switch to usage-based pricing, which could spur cloud compliance service adoption and be kinder to customers' budgets.

• May 14, 2019 14 May'19

  AWS IQ marketplace taps demand for AWS experts

  AWS is at work on IQ, a job marketplace that matches AWS experts with customers. Similar in appearance to the likes of Upwork, IQ is set for launch later this year.

• April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19

  AWS month in review: Enable snapshot automation for Redshift

  Boosted AWS snapshot automation aims to improve data backup in Amazon Redshift and Aurora Serverless. AWS also launched block storage for Snowball Edge and updated Amazon Elasticsearch.

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  ShieldX adds lateral movement security for cloud protection

  In an effort to prevent lateral movement from cybercriminals within the cloud, ShieldX has added East-West security to its Elastic Security Platform for AWS.

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• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  What the AWS and open source spat means for users and enterprises

  Explore the concerns at the center of the AWS vs. open source debate and how they play into a larger conflict between the open source community and public cloud providers.

• April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19

  Azure-to-AWS migration tool aims to lure Microsoft workloads

  Customers might appreciate the flexibility of a new AWS tool that pulls in Azure VM workloads but should be mindful of the big picture when it comes to cloud migrations.

• March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19

  AWS month in review: More AWS deep learning capabilities

  AWS Deep Learning Containers and DeepRacer ramp up the cloud giant's machine learning orchestration and training. AWS also improves Redshift and Direct Connect.

• March 21, 2019 21 Mar'19

  AWS Direct Connect tiers address planned network spikes

  AWS Direct Connect pivots toward higher bandwidth requirements and cuts prices on lower tiers to handle customers' seasonal workload peaks and make AWS stickier overall.

• March 14, 2019 14 Mar'19

  Gogo's migration to AWS doesn't mean lock-in

  In-flight broadband service provider Gogo has joined other companies with an all-in cloud push toward AWS, while keeping an eye on portability and its long-term options.

• March 12, 2019 12 Mar'19

  AWS Elasticsearch distro stokes open source competitive fires

  The new AWS-backed Open Distro for Elasticsearch may constitute a fork of the popular distributed search and systems analytics engine. What it means for customers is yet to come.

• March 06, 2019 06 Mar'19

  AWS CloudFormation complaints spark roadmap pledge

  AWS has responded to user complaints over feature lag and a perceived lack of organizational support for CloudFormation, its popular native infrastructure-as-code service.

• February 28, 2019 28 Feb'19

  AWS month in review: More improvements for hybrid cloud

  Amazon polished several services in February to simplify management of AWS hybrid cloud architecture. It also added five new EC2 bare metal instances and upgraded Amazon GuardDuty. Find out how AWS ...

• January 31, 2019 31 Jan'19

  AWS month in review: Cloud SLAs abound

  AWS added 11 cloud SLAs to its platform in January as it continues to lure enterprises to higher-level services. The contracts should make the services more palatable to organizations that require ...

• January 18, 2019 18 Jan'19

  AWS Backup service targets native workloads

  AWS Backup gives customers management and orchestration tools to simplify snapshots for a variety of Amazon services. The move follows AWS' acquisition of migration and backup vendor CloudEndure.