Author: Jeff Barr

Two of the most frequent feature requests for Amazon DynamoDB involve backup/restore and cross-Region data transfer. Today we are addressing both of these requests with the introduction of a pair of scalable tools (export and import) that you can use to move data between a DynamoDB table and an Amazon S3 bucket. The export and […]

Amazon CloudFront is a web service for content delivery. You can use CloudFront to deliver content to your end users with low latency, high data transfer speed, and no commitments. I am happy to announce that CloudFront now supports Server Name Indication (SNI) for custom SSL certificates, along with the ability to take incoming HTTP […]

The VM Import/Export feature gives you the power to import existing virtual machine images to Amazon EC2 instances and to export them back to your on-premises environment. You can move images to hasten and simplify your migration from on-premises to the AWS cloud or as part of a disaster recovery model. Import & Export Windows […]

The AWS GovCloud (US) Region is an isolated AWS Region designed to allow US government agencies and customers to move sensitive workloads into the cloud by addressing their specific regulatory and compliance requirements. Today we are making Red Hat Enterprise Linux (which everyone calls RHEL), available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region. Red Hat Enterprise […]

AWS Activate is a package of resources for startups. It was designed to make it even easier for startups to get started and to quickly scale on AWS. It is an international program, with members from all over the world. The initial benefits package for members of AWS Activate included AWS credits, AWS training, AWS […]

We are working with select AWS Partners to create and deliver a series of webinars in 2014. The webinars will focus on a different application area each month. The focus for March 2014 is Big Data Analytics and Reporting. Each webinar will be presented by an AWS Product Manager and a representative from the chosen […]

Let’s take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week: Monday, February 24 We updated the EC2 IP Address Ranges. Tuesday, February 25 We announced that the AWS Trusted Advisor now Includes CloudFront Content Delivery Optimization. Wednesday, February 26 The Amazon Mobile App Development Blog suggests that you Localize Your App to Connect […]

Update (2017): DynamoDB now supports auto scaling out of the box! Check out my new blog post or read the new documentation. Amazon DynamoDB is a fully-managed NoSQL database. When you create a DynamoDB table, you provision the desired amount of request capacity, taking in to account the amount of read and write traffic and […]