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• April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15

  Weather Company tackles multi-cloud management with AWS, IBM

  The Weather Company has made waves with news that it's adding IBM SoftLayer alongside AWS -- a move that's becoming more typical in cloud.

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  AWS vs. VMware in Pentagon virtualization contract

  AWS called shenanigans on the renewal of a VMware virtualization license agreement at the Pentagon, pointing to the deal's anti-compete nature.

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  Amazon job listings offer many AWS roadmap clues

  Amazon is hiring thousands of people, and where it’s hiring offers clues about where the AWS roadmap is headed.

• 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.

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  AWS bill instance upgrades a slam dunk for Boston Celtics

  The Boston Celtics and its AWS partner found one surprisingly simple trick to save the team almost 50% on AWS costs.

• March 20, 2015 20 Mar'15

  AWS EBS volumes push the scalability envelope

  AWS EBS volumes now offer 16 TB volume sizes and support for up to 20,000 IOPS, but users wish upgrading to the new volumes was a smoother process.

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  AWS urged to follow Azure on cloud data privacy

  As AWS expands into apps such as email, experts say it should strengthen its data privacy credentials by following the controls set forth in the new ISO 27018 standard.

• March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15

  AWS analytics buy sets stage for next wave of data processing

  Processing data from sensors attached to mobile devices and other objects will become a hot commodity in the next three to five years, experts say.

• March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15

  AWS compliance questioned for Amazon WorkMail, WorkDocs

  As AWS expands into apps such as email, experts say it should strengthen its data privacy credentials with ISO certification 27018, as Microsoft has.

• March 11, 2015 11 Mar'15

  New AWS C4 instances put to the test

  Amazon Web Services' new line of C4 instances can offer greater CPU horsepower, but is it worth the price? IT pros evaluating the instances weigh in.

• March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15

  New tool makes AWS Spot Instances reliable

  A Silicon Valley startup says it can deliver AWS Spot Instance prices with On-Demand reliability.

• March 03, 2015 03 Mar'15

  AWS security thwarts DDoS attack on Freshdesk website

  Hackers attacked a helpdesk software maker's website, putting tens of thousands of customers at risk. But a move to Amazon Web Services saved the day.

• March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15

  AWS Service Catalog to ease cloud management, tagging

  Enterprise IT shops hope the AWS Service Catalog will be a cheaper alternative to third-party tools and solve EC2 tagging issues.

• February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15

  Another AWS reboot planned for March

  For AWS shops, news of another reboot in the EC2 fleet shows the cloud provider is staying on top of its security responsibilities.

• February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15

  Cloud market size numbers don't add up

  Determining AWS's true value in the cloud market has been a bit of a guessing game, especially when cloud market size appears larger than it is.

• February 23, 2015 23 Feb'15

  Azure Machine Learning turns heads among AWS users

  What does Microsoft have that AWS doesn't? Better-integrated machine learning resources for business intelligence apps.

• February 16, 2015 16 Feb'15

  AWS IAM centralizes policy management

  Amazon Web Services IAM now supports managed policies, which allows IT teams to cut back on manual processes.

• February 16, 2015 16 Feb'15

  Report sheds light on AWS cloud market share mystery

  Cloud market share is a tricky thing to calculate, but one firm has cobbled together data to solve the riddle and define Amazon's lead.

• February 11, 2015 11 Feb'15

  AWS Config out of preview, but integration work remains

  AWS Config is generally available in four AWS regions, but there are some refinements that may still be on the roadmap.

• February 05, 2015 05 Feb'15

  IBM SoftLayer vs. AWS cloud security: Choose your tools wisely

  IBM and AWS both offer solid cloud security services, but true security is in the user's hands, with many third-party products to choose from.

• February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15

  AWS Go SDK announces foreseen play for software pros

  AWS has listened to its users by recently announcing the release of AWS Go SDK. Learn what this means for developers.

• February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15

  Amazon Partner Network raises the bar for its seal of approval

  AWS users can be assured that Amazon partners are fully qualified, as program requirements have grown more rigorous and benefits more extensive as of last year.

• January 29, 2015 29 Jan'15

  Amazon WorkMail takes on Exchange, Gmail

  AWS introduced the Amazon WorkMail cloud email management service this week, but does it have what it takes to compete with Exchange and Gmail?

• January 23, 2015 23 Jan'15

  Acquisition adds to custom-chip intrigue in AWS infrastructure

  AWS has agreed to acquire an Israeli semiconductor startup, which could mean it’s looking to design its own hardware down to the chip level.

• January 22, 2015 22 Jan'15

  Wind power could blow AWS' data center cost savings your way

  What does the wind have to do with saving on AWS cloud costs? It turns out there could be a link.

• January 20, 2015 20 Jan'15

  AWS EC2 instance availability improves with Auto Recovery

  AWS will now allow instances to recover from multiple types of failure, but it's not a substitute for resilient application design in the cloud.

• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  Cloud users expect cost savings in new AWS EC2 instances

  Amazon's latest line of compute-optimized instances offers built-in Elastic Block Store integration and boosted performance over previous generations.

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  Experts predict a sunny outlook for the cloud in 2015

  What does 2015 hold in store for the cloud? Experts say the market will grow, with the number of available applications doubling in number.

• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  AWS Spot Instances get two-minute warning

  The new two-minute warning is a positive move for IT pros using Spot Instances, but some would like to see more changes to the bidding system.

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  What expert cloud watchers didn't expect in 2014

  We asked expert cloud watchers to share what they weren't expecting to see in 2014. And we were, uh, surprised by some of their answers.

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  An insider's look at AWS re:Invent 2014

  AWS news and conference round-up

• 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.

• 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.

• June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14

  Code Spaces goes dark after AWS cloud security hack

  Code Spaces says it won't be back after an intruder deleted EC2 machines, storage volumes and backup data via the company's AWS management console.

• June 18, 2014 18 Jun'14

  Google vs. AWS SSD: Which is the better deal?

  AWS shops are eager to use new EBS SSD-backed volumes, though it's still unclear whether AWS or Google has the better SSD deal.

• June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14

  AWS cloud security earns federal government approval

  AWS cloud security gets a lift past skeptics with new federal government approval for some insurance issuers to collect healthcare data using EC2.

• May 27, 2014 27 May'14

  Analyzing cloud costs with AWS' TCO Calculator: Mileage may vary

  Amazon's free TCO Calculator compares its services to on-premises IT, but a look at the details reveals cloud costs remains a tricky business.

• 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.

• November 21, 2013 21 Nov'13

  AWS fends off 'bouncy' cloud computing performance perception

  Some Amazon Web Services customers blame 'noisy neighbors' for fluctuating cloud performance, but AWS officials say that's not what's happening.

• November 18, 2013 18 Nov'13

  Amazon.com unveils new tools for AWS developers and customers

  At the sold-out Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent 2013 conference in Las Vegas, Amazon.com announced new services for AWS developers and customers.

• November 11, 2013 11 Nov'13

  The AWS re:Invent 2013 experience

  AWS re:Invent 2013 in Las Vegas is considered the largest gathering of developers and technical leaders in the Amazon Web Services community.