Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure

Successfully moving workloads to the public cloud or hinging your entire business on AWS infrastructure can be a tricky endeavor. Companies must possess a strong understanding of all facets of the Amazon cloud, including instance types, reliability zones as well as ancillary products available within the cloud infrastructure.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure News

May 13, 2020 13 May'20
Backblaze S3-compatible APIs set up cloud battle

Backblaze releases S3-compatible APIs for its B2 Cloud Storage. Several vendor partners joined the launch with integrations. Uses include backup and archiving.
April 01, 2020 01 Apr'20
AWS security options grow with Amazon Detective

AWS has released Amazon Detective, a managed threat hunting service that generates visualizations out of log data from native Amazon Web Services.
March 13, 2020 13 Mar'20
N2WS Backup & Recovery enhances cloud storage management

N2WS launches its first major product update since Veeam sold the company back to its founders. Backup & Recovery 3.0 focuses on storage and cost efficiency.
December 31, 2019 31 Dec'19
AWS month in review: An AWS re:Invent recap of overlooked roll outs

It's almost impossible to keep up with all the services and capabilities AWS trots out for its annual re:Invent conference. Catch up on Amazon cloud updates you missed with this AWS re:Invent recap.

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Amazon VPC traffic mirroring

Traffic mirroring is a feature for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). The feature is used to monitor the network-level traffic of workloads. Continue Reading
data lake

A data lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its native format until it is needed. Continue Reading
Set up a Jupyter notebook on AWS with this tutorial

AWS machine learning capabilities relies on the Jupyter Notebook tool. Follow this video tutorial to learn how to set up a Jupyter notebook on Amazon EMR. Continue Reading

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AWS Outposts vs. Azure Stack vs. HCI

See how AWS Outposts vs. Microsoft Azure Stack hybrid cloud offerings work and where they can and cannot take the place of traditional hyper-converged infrastructures. Continue Reading
AWS monitoring best practices extend beyond CloudWatch

AWS users can choose from a range of native tools to monitor their environments -- but, ultimately, a combination of these services will produce the best results. Continue Reading
AWS security groups vs. network ACLs and other AWS firewalls

Protect your AWS cloud environment with these Amazon firewall services. Learn how security groups and network ACLs work, along with other key AWS firewall options. Continue Reading

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Perform an AWS security assessment with these tips and tools

Cloud security is an ongoing process that demands regular checks for potential vulnerabilities. Use tools such as Amazon Inspector to perform frequent and thorough cloud security assessments. Continue Reading
Prepare for an AWS outage with these preventative steps

Set up the proper data protection and recovery measures before a cloud outage hits. Follow these backup and disaster recovery tips to keep workloads running during and after an outage. Continue Reading
Use CloudWatch Container Insights to troubleshoot ECS, EKS

Ensure container-based apps run properly in AWS with CloudWatch Container Insights. Discover how to set up and use this feature for detailed assessments of ECS or EKS workloads. Continue Reading

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Overcome these VMware Cloud on AWS migration challenges

Plan ahead for a VMware-to-AWS cloud migration with this breakdown on common challenges organizations face during the move to VMware Cloud on AWS, and how to avoid them. Continue Reading
AWS should address these key challenges at re:Invent 2019

AWS has flooded its catalog with services, but enterprises still struggle with the gaps that remain. Find out which pain points cloud experts want AWS to address at re:Invent this year. Continue Reading
How can you prevent a cloud data breach in your AWS environment?

Get a cloud expert's take on the technical factors involved in the Capital One data breach that exposed sensitive data of millions of the bank's customers. Continue Reading