Author: Jeff Barr

In 2013, AWS released more than 200+ features and services. In addition to the launches, we also had a record year in creating self-service content that help customers understand the real value of breadth and depth of our powerful platform. This post summarizes some of the technical content that we published based on the requests […]

Did you resolve to learn more about AWS in 2014? If so, our new “Introduction to AWS” videos and accompanying self-paced labs should be of great interest to you. You should be able to watch a video and complete a lab in about half an hour. Here’s our new Introduction to Amazon EC2 video: And […]

The AWS Marketplace makes it easy and simple for you to find, buy, and start using a wide variety of software and services. I am happy to announce that more than 100 of the products in the AWS Marketplace are now available as time-limited, free trials including popular products from Riverbed, Barracuda, Compuware, SafeNet, and […]

We updated the AWS Billing Console in late 2013. The new version makes it easier for you to see how much you are spending on AWS (in total and by service). It also includes a simplified interface for management of billing preferences and payment methods, a payment history page, and a simple checkout process for […]

Amazon RDS for Oracle Database makes it easy for you to launch, scale, and manage an Oracle database in the cloud. You can use the AWS Management Console to create a DB instance with a couple of clicks: We launched support for version 11.2.0.3 of Oracle Database in late December of 2013. Things were a […]

I have written about the AWS Training and Certification program several times in the past year or so. We want to help you to learn more about how to design, build, and run applications on AWS (that’s the training part). We also want to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your AWS skills (certification). The […]

The AWS Marketplace helps you to find, buy, and immediately start using a wide variety of software and services. You can launch pre-configured software and pay only for what you use, by the hour or by the month. Today we are simplifying the process of launching networking and security software products from the Marketplace inside […]

Let’s take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week: Monday, January 6 I noticed that the EC2 Public IP Address Ranges had been updated. Tuesday, January 7 We added Two New Locations (Taipei and Rio de Janeiro) for Amazon CloudFront and Route 53. Wednesday, January 8 The Amazon Mobile App Distribution Blog […]

I am happy to announce the launch of edge locations in Taipei, Taiwan and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Amazon CloudFront and Amazon Route 53. This is our first edge location in Taiwan and our second edge location in Brazil (joining So Paulo). Global CoverageThese new locations will improve performance and availability for end users […]

Minecraft appears to be the gaming and visual building environment of choice for today’s youth! Pretty much everyone I know in the 8-18 age range admits to spending a lot of time in-world. The game’s outward simplicity hides an environment of considerable richness and complexity, with many interesting emergent properties. The game runs in single […]