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AWS Direct Connect – More Connection Speeds, New Console, Multiple Accounts
AWS Direct Connect makes it easy for you to establish a dedicated network connection from your premises to AWS. You can do this to reduce your network costs, improve throughput, or to provide a more consistent network experience than is possible with an Internet-based connection. Today we are making AWS Direct Connect even more powerful […]
Read MoreAWS Training and Certification Update – Exams at re:Invent, More Options
The AWS Training and Certification program has been expanding in breadth and in depth. We are adding more training and more certifications, all with the goal of helping you to learn more about how to design, build, and run applications on AWS. New AWS Certification Beta ExamsIf you will be attending AWS re:Invent next month, […]
Read MoreThe AWS Report – Michael Fuller on the AWS Marketplace
In the latest episode of The AWS Report, I spoke with my colleague Michael Fuller to get an update on the AWS Marketplace. We talked about the value proposition for ISVs, the on-boarding process, and the business model. Co-host Lee Zen chatted with EC2 Product Manager Luis Wang to get his take on the Marketplace […]
Read MoreThe AWS Report – Chris Barclay on OpsWorks
In the latest episode of The AWS Report, I spoke with my colleague Chris Barclay to get an update on AWS OpsWorks.. We talked about what it is, what it does, how it simplifies the application deployment process, and its relationship to the DevOps model. Co-host Lee Zen and I debated the pros and cons […]
Read MoreAWS Week in Review – October 14, 2013
Let’s take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week: Monday, October 14 We introduced Federated Users and Temporary Security Credentials for AWS CloudFormation. Tuesday, October 15 We added Content Uploading Support to Amazon CloudFront. Wednesday, October 16 The AWS .Net Developer Blog talked about Drag and Drop in the AWS Toolkit for […]
Read MoreAudio Support for the Amazon Elastic Transcoder
The Amazon Elastic Transcoder gives you the power to convert or transcode media files from one format to another, making it possible for you to create files that are compatible with smart phones, tablets, PCs, and other devices without having to worry about servers, storage, scalability, or a host of other issues. We are adding […]
Read MoreAmazon CloudFront – Content Uploads Via POST, PUT, other HTTP Methods
As a regular reader of this blog you probably know a thing or two about Amazon CloudFront and have a decent understanding of the basic value proposition: it is a scalable, easy to use web service for content delivery, with a pay-as-you-go pricing model and the ability to accelerate the delivery of static and dynamic […]
Read MoreHow Enterprises Like The Weather Company Use the AWS Cloud – TIA 2013 Keynote
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend and speak at TIA 2013 The Third Annual Conference of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), which is the leading trade association representing the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, policy initiatives, business opportunities, market intelligence and networking events. The 3 1/2 day conferences […]
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