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October 15, 2019 15 Oct'19
Amazon wraps Oracle to AWS migration, looks to poach workloads

Amazon has moved its consumer division's IT operations off of Oracle's database and onto AWS services, a towering effort that gives it a calling card to attract highly critical enterprise workloads.
October 10, 2019 10 Oct'19
AWS ups the ante to win SAP cloud ERP workloads

New AWS high-memory instances geared for SAP ERP implementations reflect an ongoing push by hyperscalers for these lucrative workloads. But many SAP customers are early in their move to the cloud.
June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19
AWS partner program targets cloud migration of ISV workloads

A new AWS cloud migration program is geared to bring ISV application workloads to the platform, and offers a financial incentive for cloud migrations that go well.
June 29, 2018 29 Jun'18
VMware-AWS service bubbles into new markets

With the VMware-AWS partnership, some customers were either reluctant or unable to use earlier versions of the service. Now, with the passage of time and corresponding product maturity, customers ...

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hardware security module (HSM)

A hardware security module (HSM) is a physical device that provides extra security for sensitive data. Continue Reading
Amazon Forecast melds time series data with machine learning

Consider Amazon Forecast to help with data predictions, resource planning and more. Find out how the service works and ways it can be customized to meet enterprise needs. Continue Reading
Amazon Connect

Amazon Connect is an Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud customer contact center service. Continue Reading

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How Amazon Transcribe opens the door for speech recognition

Amazon's audio transcription service, Transcribe, has caught developers' eyes for a number of reasons, but make sure its early limitations don't land you in trouble. Continue Reading
Amazon QuickSight tutorial: Get started with data analysis

While Amazon QuickSight comes with some tradeoffs that data scientists should note, this tutorial walks you through key features that might be of interest to your analytics team. Continue Reading
Amazon VCC builds on UCaaS benefits via AWS integration

The primary benefit of the immature Amazon Connect service comes from its integration with AWS' suite of tools -- functionality that could cause enterprises to take notice. Continue Reading

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Try this data science experiment for deep learning insights

Deep learning professionals require a specific set of skills and tools. Follow this simple example of a data science project to learn more about the technology and related careers. Continue Reading
Work Lambda into Amazon SQS queues to prevent backlogs

Amazon SQS enables users to process and track tasks in a queue. Combine it with Lambda and CloudWatch to add extra message processing functionality. Continue Reading
FAQ: All about WorkSpaces, Amazon's new cloud-based desktop service

Associate Site Editor Caroline de Lacvivier answers common questions about Amazon Web Services' new cloud-based desktop service, Amazon WorkSpaces. Continue Reading

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Using Amazon SQS for scalable applications

AWS SQS has a few advantages over other message queuing systems. The service supports decoupled environments and eliminates queuing management tasks. Continue Reading