AWS Architecture Blog

Deploying global applications has many challenges, especially when accessing a database to build custom pages for end users. One example is an application using AWS Lambda@Edge. Two main challenges include performance and availability. This blog explains how you can optimally deploy a global application with fast response times and without application changes. The Amazon Aurora […]

For a long time, industrial control systems were the heart of the manufacturing process which allows collecting, processing, and acting on data from the shop floor. Process manufacturers used a distributed control system (DCS) to do the automated control and operation of an industrial process or plant. With the convergence of operational technology and information […]

The AWS Architecture Blog highlights best practices and provides architectural guidance. We publish thought leadership pieces and how-tos. Check out the AWS Architecture Monthly Magazine, also published by our team, which offers a selection of the best new technical content from AWS! A big thank you to you, our readers, for spending time on our blog […]

This post was co-written by Martin Stamm, Principal Expert SW Architecture at Continental Automotive, Andreas Falkenberg, Senior Consultant at AWS Professional Services, Daniel Krumpholz, Engagement Manager at AWS Professional Services, David Crescence, Sr. Engagement Manager at AWS, and Junjie Tang, Principal Consultant at AWS Professional Services. Automakers are embarking on a digital transformation journey to […]

October 2023: SFTP connectors have been released; therefore, Scenario 2, Step D has been updated. File-based transfers are one of the most prevalent mechanisms for organizations to exchange data over various interfaces with their partners and consumers. There are specialized third-party managed file transfer (MFT) products available in the market that provide rich workflows for […]

The AWS Architecture Center provides new and notable reference architecture diagrams, vetted architecture solutions, AWS Well-Architected best practices, whitepapers, and more. This blog post features some of our best picks from December’s new and updated content. 1.  Sustainability Pillar – AWS Well-Architected Framework This new pillar in the Well-Architected framework helps organizations learn, measure, and […]

The ability to analyze your Internet of Things (IoT) data can help you prevent loss, improve safety, boost productivity, and even develop an entirely new business model. This data is even more valuable, with the ever-increasing number of connected devices. Companies use Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT services to build innovative solutions, including secure edge […]

The goal of the AWS Architecture Blog is to highlight best practices and provide architectural guidance. We publish thought leadership and how-to pieces that encourage readers to discover other technical documentation such as solutions and managed solutions, other AWS blogs, videos, reference architectures, whitepapers, and guides, training and certification, case studies, and the AWS Architecture […]

This post was co-written by Team fEMR’s President & Co-founder, Sarah Draugelis; CTO, Andy Mastie; Core Team Engineer & Fennel Labs Co-founder, Sean Batzel; Patrick Gryczka, AWS Solutions Architect; Mithil Prasad, AWS Senior Customer Solutions Manager. Team fEMR is a non-profit organization that created a free, open-source Electronic Medical Records system for transient medical teams.  […]

Co-authored with Nirmal Tomar, Principal Consultant, Infosys Technologies Ltd. Ease of creating on-demand resources on AWS can sometimes lead to over-provisioning or under-utilization of AWS resources like Amazon EC2 and Amazon RDS. This can lead to higher costs that can often be avoided with proper planning and monitoring.  Non-critical environments, like development and test are […]