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October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19
AWS month in review: Amazon rolls out RDS on VMware, loses JEDI deal

This month, AWS expanded its hybrid cloud capabilities with RDS on VMware but lost out on the JEDI cloud contract. It also added new EC2 instances with larger network and memory capacity.
July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19
Amazon's Werner Vogels talks AWS Outposts, innovation

Amazon CTO Werner Vogels talks about the company's Outposts hybrid cloud hardware, how AWS approaches innovation and future plans for cloud cost containment.
March 06, 2019 06 Mar'19
N2WS Backup & Recovery adds power switch for AWS instances

If you don't like AWS Instance Scheduler, N2WS says its Backup & Recovery Resource Control console has a better way of turning AWS resources on and off to save money.
December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18
AWS Outposts shaped by on-prem forerunner from Microsoft

AWS Outposts immediately drew comparison to Microsoft Azure Stack, but Amazon said it designed its service differently based on perceived weaknesses in the competition's offering.

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2 options to deploy Kubernetes on AWS: EKS vs. self-managed

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Use T3 instances for burstable workloads -- cautiously

AWS' burstable VMs can save money for certain workloads, but tread lightly, as users can also get stung by overage charges, particularly with the latest generation. Continue Reading
Snowball Edge enhances data migration to AWS

Enterprises use Snowball to speed data migrations, but the portable appliance has its limitations. With its newer Edge devices, AWS added compute capabilities to address that. Continue Reading
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AWS termination protection acts as resource safety belt

In the push to get applications to production quickly, mistakes can happen. But you can avoid potentially disastrous AWS resource deletion through these features and strategies. Continue Reading
Avoid data loss during AWS Spot Instance termination

While Spot Instances can be economical, they can also cause data loss without proper backup. Use databases to save instance data, and set up interruption notices to be warned. Continue Reading
Tricks to dodge common AWS Lambda problems

Many cloud operations go off without a hitch, but there are errors that can gum up the works. That includes AWS Lambda functions, which are prone to several common miscues. Continue Reading