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Amazon Linux 2 – Modern, Stable, and Enterprise-Friendly
I’m getting ready to wrap up my work for the year, cleaning up my inbox and catching up on a few recent AWS launches that happened at and shortly after AWS re:Invent. Last week we launched Amazon Linux 2. This is modern version of Linux, designed to meet the security, stability, and productivity needs of […]
Read MoreNow Open AWS EU (Paris) Region
Today we are launching our 18th AWS Region, our fourth in Europe. Located in the Paris area, AWS customers can use this Region to better serve customers in and around France. The Details The new Europe (Paris) Region provides a broad suite of AWS services including Amazon API Gateway, Amazon Aurora, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon CloudWatch, […]
Read MoreAmazon EC2 Price Reduction in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Region
Whew – I am just getting back in to blogging after a quick recovery from AWS re:Invent! I’m happy to start things off with yet another AWS price reduction, this one for four instance families in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Region. Effective December 1, 2017 we are reducing prices for On-Demand and Reserved Instances as […]
Read MoreNow Open – AWS China (Ningxia) Region
Today we launched our 17th Region globally, and the second in China. The AWS China (Ningxia) Region, operated by Ningxia Western Cloud Data Technology Co. Ltd. (NWCD), is generally available now and provides customers another option to run applications and store data on AWS in China. The Details At launch, the new China (Ningxia) Region, […]
Read Morere:Invent Recap – Announcements to Boost Enterprise Innovation with Windows
My colleague Sandy Carter delivered the Enterprise Innovation State of the Union last week at AWS re:Invent. She wrote the guest post below to recap the announcements that she made from the stage. — Jeff; “I want my company to innovate, but I am not convinced we can execute successfully.” Far too many times I […]
Read MoreGet Ready for the AWS Serverless Application Repository
Serverless applications have become mainstream more quickly than I ever could have imagined. Every second of every day, countless AWS Lambda functions spring to life on an as-needed basis, take care of some critical business function, and then finish up. Our users tell us that they love the flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of this model. […]
Read MoreAWS Cloud9 – Cloud Developer Environments
One of the first things you learn when you start programming is that, just like any craftsperson, your tools matter. Notepad.exe isn’t going to cut it. A powerful editor and testing pipeline supercharge your productivity. I still remember learning to use Vim for the first time and being able to zip around systems and complex […]
Read MoreKeeping Time With Amazon Time Sync Service
Today we’re launching Amazon Time Sync Service, a time synchronization service delivered over Network Time Protocol (NTP) which uses a fleet of redundant satellite-connected and atomic clocks in each region to deliver a highly accurate reference clock. This service is provided at no additional charge and is immediately available in all public AWS regions to […]
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