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You can use Auto Scaling to scale a collection of EC2 instances up and down based on a set of conditions that you define. Scaling out helps you to maintain the desired level of performance as demand for processing power increases; scaling in reduces costs during quiet periods. Today we are giving you additional control […]

Updated on February 17th, 2026 – Encryption at rest is now enabled by default for all new Aurora clusters. You can benefit from enhanced security and simplified compliance at no cost and without any configuration effort. — We launched Amazon Aurora a little over a year ago (see my post, Amazon Aurora – New Cost-Effective […]

Early in the fall I spent two days talking to startups and recording their stories in the basement of the AWS Loft in San Francisco as part of the Intel Startup Spotlight focus for the AWS Podcast. I published the first four interviews a couple of months ago. Life got kind of busy (this little […]

Every month, we set up a series of webinars that are designed to bring you up to speed on the latest AWS services & features, and to make sure that you are aware of the best ways to put them to use. The webinars are conducted by senior AWS Product Managers and Solution Architects and […]

Let’s take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week: Monday November 23 We announced that EC2 Dedicated Hosts Are Now Available. The AWS Startup Collection talked about Building IoT Solutions with AWS and Intel. The CloudCheckr Blog talked about Unused and Idle Resources in AWS. The N2WS Blog showed you How to […]

I am happy to announce that AWS has achieved ISO 27017 certification. This new criteria builds upon the ISO 27002 standard, with additional controls specifically applicable to cloud service providers. AWS is the first cloud provider to obtain this certification, which is available now for download on our compliance site. Additionally, we’ve posted a Frequently […]

UPDATE July 2020 – Please see this documentation  for the latest AWS Sitecore Quick Start. Sitecore is a popular enterprise content management system that also includes a multi-channel marketing automation component with an architecture that is a great fit for the AWS cloud! It allows marketers to deliver a personalized experience that takes into account […]

Last month, I announced that we would soon be making EC2 Dedicated Hosts available. As I wrote at the time, this model allows you to control the mapping of EC2 instances to the underlying physical servers. Dedicated Hosts allow you to: Bring Your Own Licenses – You can bring your existing server-based licenses for Windows Server, […]