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Version 3 of the AWS SDK for PHP is now in Developer Preview and available on GitHub and Composer. Along with significant performance improvements, v3 brings a number of brand new features. Using the new version, you can now make asynchronous requests with Futures and Promises, query API responses with JMESPath, and bind default request […]

Amazon Elastic Transcoder lets you convert media files in to versions that will play on smart phones, tablets, and PCs. It manages all of the tedious aspects of the media transcoding process on your behalf; you simply create a transcoding Job, specify the location of the source media file, and indicate which output format(s) you […]

Let’s take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week: Monday, October 6 We introduced New APN Competencies for Storage and Life Sciences. The AWS DevOps Blog showed you how to Get Started With CloudWatch Logs. The Cloudlytics Blog showed you how to Decode ELB Log Entries. Tuesday, October 7 We introduced Wildcard Cookies and […]

In June of this year I introduced you to the new SSD-backed Elastic Block Storage option for EC2. Just a few months after release, this new option (formally known as General Purpose (SSD)) is already being used for about 90% of the newly created EBS volumes. Our customers have told us that they love the […]

Let’s take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week: Monday, September 29 We published a New Quick Start – Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) on AWS. We announced that Cloudformation Support for ELB, CloudFront, OpsWorks, and SNS has been updated. We announced that Version 2 of the AWS Mobile SDK is now […]

Amazon Elastic Transcoder is a scalable, fully managed media (audio and video) transcoding service that works on a cost-effective, pay-per-use model. You don’t have to license or install any software, and you can take advantage of transcoding presets for a variety of popular output devices and formats, including H.264 and VP8 video and AAC, MP3, […]

Amazon AppStream allows you to build complex applications that run on simple devices, taking advantage of cloud-based graphical rendering (both 2D and 3D) and reducing the need for local compute power and storage. Our customers are also using AppStream to simplify their beta testing process and to control the dispersion of their Intellectual Property (IP). […]

Let’s take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week. I recently discovered a brand-new set of in-depth AWS articles from Intense School. I am more than happy to include informative, relevant, and timely articles from other partners, bloggers, and so forth. Please let me know when you publish something that you believe […]