Tips

Tips

• Public sector fuels growth in AWS GovCloud region

  AWS caters to public sector users with its GovCloud region, which includes stricter compliance standards. But how popular is the region -- and AWS -- among government agencies?  Continue Reading

• AWS cost optimization options include native, DIY tools

  AWS Trusted Advisor monitors resources to help IT improve resource use and, ultimately, lower costs. Can you trust AWS to cut cloud costs? Or is a non-native tool better?  Continue Reading

• Properly match an AWS job scheduler to a project

  AWS Step Functions, AWS Batch and Amazon Simple Workflow Service manage sequential jobs. Which fits your enterprise needs? Determine project priorities before choosing a service.  Continue Reading

• AWS certification types with the most street cred

  Passing an AWS certification exam is often a top benchmark on a cloud pro's resume. These AWS certifications are considered the most difficult -- and valuable.  Continue Reading

• Lambda provides backbone for AWS IoT projects

  AWS pushes Lambda as a way to build and manage back-end services for IoT workloads -- and that service could also boost cloud IoT adoption.  Continue Reading

• VPS service provider showdown pits DigitalOcean vs. AWS

  DigitalOcean carved out an early niche among customers running simple, light cloud workloads. Amazon Lightsail could pose a serious threat to DigitalOcean's VPS business.  Continue Reading

• Build Docker container images with AWS CodeBuild

  AWS CodeBuild is a developer tool that automates tasks, such as software releases, and enables IT teams to build and push containers to a registry within minutes.  Continue Reading

• Native tools prove useful in AWS performance testing

  A host of tools exist to test application performance in AWS. One company explains how it used AWS Lambda and other native tools to reduce costs and keep QA and engineering happy.  Continue Reading

• Blox, Kubernetes battle in container orchestrator market

  Kubernetes and Blox are two open source container orchestrators that seem similar, but offer different features and support. Which to use depends on your cloud plans.  Continue Reading

• Amazon Lex flexes Alexa's machine learning muscles

  Alexa's skills are limited for developers who wanted to add voice recognition capabilities to certain apps. Amazon Lex extends the technology for savvy enterprise IT teams.  Continue Reading

• AWS' Application Load Balancer gives ELB a makeover

  AWS' Elastic Load Balancing option got an upgrade. Application Load Balancer offers more features and finer tuned scalability control compared to the Classic Load Balancer.  Continue Reading

• Third-party monitoring tools reduce AWS lock-in, fill gaps

  AWS offers an intriguing suite of monitoring tools and capabilities, but many AWS users want a neutral tool that helps reduce lock-in, turning to third-party monitoring services.  Continue Reading

• Amazon Route 53 benefits include efficient domain management

  There are many domain hosting options, but Amazon Route 53 stands out from the pack for resolution speed -- especially among AWS users. Route 53 offers these benefits for users.  Continue Reading

• AWS data security comes down to native and third-party tool choices

  Cloud security has been a major roadblock to adoption, but a phalanx of tools allows enterprises to customize an AWS security strategy for each situation.  Continue Reading

• Use Amazon ElastiCache to preserve database performance

  Amazon ElastiCache enables developers to choose between Memcached or Redis for a caching engine, depending on the complexity of the data structures.  Continue Reading