AWS News Blog
Amazon S3 – Enterprise Grade, Internet Scale, and Ready for Big Data
I saw an interesting quote this past weekend from inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen. In response to a claim of instant success for one of his products, Dean responded that it wasn’t in fact instant, but was actually the result of between 15 and 20 years of research and development. Amazon S3 hasn’t been around […]
Read MoreAWS SDK for Node.js – Now Generally Available
The General Availability (GA) release of the AWS SDK for Node.js is now available and can be installed through npm as aws-sdk. We have added a number of features since the preview release including bound parameters, streams, IAM roles for EC2 instances, version locking, and proxies. Here are a couple of examples to help you […]
Read MoreAWS Week in Review – April 29, 2013
Let’s take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week: Monday, April 29 We announced the new AWS Security Blog. The first post begins a series on Securing Access to AWS using MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication). Tuesday, April 30 We announced the AWS Global Certification Program. The AWS Java Blog published the first part […]
Read MoreThe New AWS Support API
I have long believed (and spoken about) the fact programmability is one of the attributes that defines a cloud. The availability of APIs for fundamental cloud features means that you, as a developer, can build tools, utilities, and applications to create cloud resources, track and manage status, and even gain access to usage and billing […]
Read MoreAmazon CloudFront / Route 53 – New Edge Location in Seoul, Korea
We have just opened up an Amazon CloudFront / Amazon Route 53 edge location in Seoul, Korea! This is our sixth location in Asia, and our fortieth world-wide (see the AWS Global Infrastructure map for more information). If your application already uses CloudFront or Route 53, your customers in the area will benefit from this […]
Read MoreThe AWS Global Certification Program
We are launching the AWS Global Certification Program for our customers and our partners today. If you are a Solution Architect, System Administrator, or Developer and you want to formally certify your knowledge of AWS, I think you will find this program of great interest to you. What are Certifications?The AWS Certifications are credentials that […]
Read MoreThe New AWS Security Blog
The AWS team works non-stop to improve the security of our services. As you can see from the timeline below, many of our recent releases have made it easier for you to secure your cloud resources. The new AWS Security Blog is your one-stop shop for best practices, how-to guides, customer stories, and more. Like […]
Read MoreAWS Week in Review – April 22, 2013
Let’s take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week: Monday, April 22 We announced that Amazon Redshift and the High Storage Eight instance type are now available in the EU West (Ireland) Region. The AWS Mobile Blog published a post that will show you How to Switch From Single to Multiple Frameworks […]
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