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Amazon RDS for SQL Server – Support for Native Backup/Restore to Amazon S3
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a big fan of Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS). As a managed database service, it takes care of the more routine aspects of setting up, running, and scaling a relational database. We first launched support for SQL Server in 2012. Continuing our effort to add […]
Hot Startups on AWS – July 2016 – Depop, Nextdoor, Branch
Today I would like to introduce a very special guest blogger! My daughter Tina is a Recruiting Coordinator for the AWS team and is making her professional blogging debut with today’s post. — Jeff; It’s officially summer and it’s hot! Check out this month’s hot AWS-powered startups: Depop – a social mobile marketplace for artists […]
How AWS Powered Amazon’s Biggest Day Ever
The second annual Prime Day was another record-breaking success for Amazon, surpassing global orders compared to Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Prime Day 2015. According to a report published by Slice Intelligence, Amazon accounted for 74% of all US consumer e-commerce on Prime Day 2016. This one-day only global shopping event, exclusively for Amazon Prime […]
AWS Webinars – July, 2016
We have some awesome webinars lined up for next week! As always, they are free but do often fill up, so go and and register. Here’s the lineup (all times are PT and each webinar runs for one hour): July 26 9:00 AM – Getting Started with AWS. Noon – SQL to NoSQL: Best Practices […]
EC2 Run Command Update – Monitor Execution Using Notifications
We launched EC2 Run Command late last year and have enjoyed seeing our customers put it to use in their cloud and on-premises environments. After the launch, we quickly added Support for Linux Instances, the power to Manage & Share Commands, and the ability to do Hybrid & Cross-Cloud Management. Earlier today we made EC2 […]
GameStop – Moving a Mission-Critical Multichannel Marketing Platform to AWS
GameStop sells new and pre-owned video game hardware, software, and accessories, consumer electronics, and wireless services. With over 7,000 retail locations spread across 14 countries, the company sells to and interacts with millions of customers every day. In addition to their retail locations, they follow an omni-channel strategy and run a loyalty program with over […]
Amazon Aurora Update – Create Cluster from MySQL Backup
After potential AWS customers see the benefits of moving to the cloud, they often ask about the best way to migrate their applications and their data, including large amounts of structured information stored in relational databases. Today we are launching an important new feature for Amazon Aurora. If you are already making use of MySQL, […]
New AWS Training Bootcamps to Help You Build Technical Skills
September 8, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. My colleague Janna Pellegrino shared the guest post below to introduce you to a new set of AWS training bootcamps! — Jeff; We’ve made four of our most popular Technical Bootcamps from AWS re:Invent and Summits part of our broader […]