Category: Compute

IntroductionBecause the AWS Cloud operates on a pay-as-you-go model, your monthly bill will reflect your actual usage. In situations where your overall consumption can vary from hour to hour, it is always a good idea to log in to the AWS portal and check your account activity on a regular basis. We want to make […]

We are continuing to simplify the Windows development experience on AWS, and today we are excited to announce Amazon RDS for SQL Server and .NET support for AWS Elastic Beanstalk. Amazon RDS takes care of the tedious aspects of deploying, scaling, patching, and backing up of a relational database, freeing you from time-consuming database administration […]

As you might know, you can use official Windows AMIs (Amazon Machine Images) to launch Amazon EC2 instances with Microsoft SQL Server, inside or outside a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud). Many customers are taking advantage of this possibility to run different types of workloads on the AWS Cloud. After listening to customer feedback (as we […]

The AWS team has been at Bio-IT World in Boston this week, hearing from a range of scientists, academics and industry folks about how they are using the cloud to store, process and collaborate around the large volumes of data arriving from sources such as the 1000 Genomes Project. Customers have found that AWS is […]

Saad from the Elastic Beanstalk team has some great news! — Jeff; Today we are expanding the availability of AWS Elastic Beanstalk to the Asia Pacific (Tokyo) region. Developers can now leverage the service in both the Asia Pacific (Tokyo) region and the US East (North Virginia) region. To celebrate this new regional launch, I […]

Using the new AWS Marketplace, you can easily find, compare, and start using an array of software systems and products. We’ve streamlined the discovery, deployment, and billing steps to make the entire process of finding and buying software quick, painless, and worthwhile for application consumers and producers. Here’s what it looks like: We are launching […]

We have just published the Microsoft SharePoint Server on AWS Reference Architecture White Paper. This white paper discusses general concepts regarding how to use SharePoint services on AWS and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, and run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. It illustrates reference architecture for common SharePoint Server deployment […]

Let’s face it. Sometimes you just need a local server. Perhaps your office is too cold, or you have the urge to pull the cover off and reseat the memory. Or, you might have some data on floppy disks that you simply cannot live without. Because we will leave no stone unturned in our efforts […]