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MongoDB on the AWS Cloud – New Quick Start Reference Deployment
We have added a new AWS Quick Start Reference Deployment. The new MongoDB on the AWS Cloud document will show you how to design and configure a MongoDB (an open source NoSQL database) cluster that runs on AWS. The MongoDB cluster (version 2.6 or 3.0) makes use of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and […]
AWS Quick Start Reference Deployment – Exchange Server 2013
Would you like to run Exchange Server 2013 on AWS? If so, I’ve got some good news for you! Our newest Quick Start Reference Deployment will show you how to do just that. Formally titled Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 on the AWS Cloud, this 34 page document addresses all of the architectural considerations needed to […]
New Quick Start – Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) on AWS
PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a powerful tool for system administrators. Introduced as part of Windows Management Framework 4.0, it helps to automate system setup and maintenance for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Linux environments. It can install or remove server roles and features, manage […]
Rapidly Deploy SharePoint on AWS With New Deployment Guide and Templates
Building on top of our earlier work to bring Microsoft SharePoint to AWS, I am happy to announce that we have published a comprehensive Quick Start Reference and a set of AWS CloudFormation templates. As part of today’s launch, you get a reference deployment, architectural guidance, and a fully automated way to deploy a production-ready […]
Rapidly Deploy SAP HANA on AWS With New Deployment Guide and Templates
I have written about the SAP HANA database several times in the past year or two. Earlier this year we announced that it was certified for production deployment on AWS and that you can bring your existing SAP HANA licenses into the AWS cloud. Today we are simplifying and automating the process of getting HANA […]
AWS CloudTrail Update – Seven New Services & Support From CloudCheckr
AWS CloudTrail records the API calls made in your AWS account and publishes the resulting log files to an Amazon S3 bucket in JSON format, with optional notification to an Amazon SNS topic each time a file is published. Our customers use the log files generated CloudTrail in many different ways. Popular use cases include […]
Auto Scale DynamoDB With Dynamic DynamoDB
Update (2017): DynamoDB now supports auto scaling out of the box! Check out my new blog post or read the new documentation. Amazon DynamoDB is a fully-managed NoSQL database. When you create a DynamoDB table, you provision the desired amount of request capacity, taking in to account the amount of read and write traffic and […]
AWS CloudFormation Adds Support for Redshift and More
My colleague Chetan Dandekar has a lot of good news for AWS CloudFormation users! — Jeff; AWS CloudFormation now supports Amazon Redshift. We have recently enhanced our support for other AWS resources as well. What is CloudFormation?AWS CloudFormation simplifies provisioning and management of a wide range of AWS resources, from EC2 and VPC to DynamoDB. […]