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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 ...
November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18
AWS License Manager spotlights BYOL compliance

Many AWS customers use the bring-your-own-license model. Now, the cloud vendor has given them a tool to ensure they comply with third-party contract agreements.
July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18
Matt Wood talks AWS' AI platform, ethical use

AWS' AI tools have gained traction with users but also criticism from civil rights advocates. Matt Wood, an AWS deep learning and AI exec, discusses AWS' evolving portfolio.
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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Prepare for the deprecation of Amazon S3 path-style API requests

AWS' users should start building apps with virtual-hosted API requests, if they aren't already. Learn about the S3 path-style change and how it could affect your workloads. Continue Reading
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It takes more than brute force to beat shadow IT

Think you know how much cloud use is in your organization? Think again. Shadow IT is more common -- and harder to control -- than suspected. Continue Reading
Testing AWS cloud application security

Many public cloud providers offer tools to test security, but they can't do it all. Penetration testing can help detect cloud app security gaps. Continue Reading