Category: Launch

You can use Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) to create a logically isolated section of the AWS Cloud. Within the VPC, you can define your desired IP address range, create subnets, configure route tables, and so forth. You can also use a virtual private gateway to connect the VPC to your existing on-premises network […]

The AWS Trusted Advisor helps you to provision and configure your AWS resources so as to improve system performance and reliability, increase security, and optimize for cost. We have added some new checks and improved an existing one in order to make Trusted Advisor even more useful to you. Here is a summary of the […]

Encryption is an important part of any data protection strategy. Over the past year or two, we have introduced many features that are designed to simplify the task of storing your cloud-based information in encrypted form. Many of these features make use of the AWS Key Management Service (KMS); here are some of the more […]

I would like to extend a warm welcome to the newest AWS Community Heroes: Jarrod Levitan Keith Yau Boyan Dimitrov Austen Collins Teri Radichel The Heroes share their enthusiasm for AWS via social media, blogs, events, user groups, and workshops. Let’s take a look at their bios to learn more. Jarrod Levitan Jarrod is the […]

I registered my first domain name almost 20 years ago! Back then, the mapping from a domain name to a server was simple and straightforward. Load balancers, geographic redundancy, website monitoring, cloud computing, and the like had not yet entered the scene. The mapping was always from a domain name to a single, unchanging IP […]

Many AWS customers and partners have been asking for a programmatic way to access prices for AWS services. This information can be used in several ways. Some potential customers are evaluating the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of moving their on-premises workloads to the cloud and want to “do the math.” Current customers and partners would like […]

When I discuss AWS with enterprise customers, they often ask me how they can take advantage of their existing investments in on-premises virtualization. They want to take advantage of their existing “golden” images and the development, deployment, and certification processes that go along with them. Fortunately, I am able to tell them about two separate […]

AWS Direct Connect makes it easy for you to create a dedicated network connection from your premises to AWS. This private connectivity can reduce your network costs, increase data transfer throughput, and provide a more consistent experience than a shared Internet-based connection. I am pleased to be able to announce that we have opened up […]