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AWS re:Invent recap: Edge computing innovation with the AWS Snow Family
Ramesh Kumar, Senior Product Manager of the AWS Snow Family, just broadcasted his AWS re:Invent 2020-2021 session yesterday: “Edge computing innovation with AWS Snowcone and AWS Snowball Edge.” You can now watch Ramesh’s 30-minute edge session on-demand. In this blog, I discuss highlights from Ramesh’s session, including an overview of AWS services from the cloud […]
Read MoreAWS re:Invent recap: Accelerate your migration to Amazon S3
The need to migrate data securely, efficiently, and quickly to Amazon S3 from your on-premises data centers is not without its challenges. If the dataset is relatively small, there are many open source or free tools available to accomplish this task. But, as the proliferation of data continues to challenge IT professionals in nearly every […]
Read MoreAWS re:Invent recap: Best practices with Amazon S3
At AWS re:Invent 2020-2021, I was happy to present a session that first aired on December 3: Amazon S3 foundations: Best practices for Amazon S3. Amazon S3, including Amazon S3 Glacier, provides developers and IT teams with object storage that offers industry-leading scalability, durability, security, and performance. In the re:Invent session, we reviewed key features […]
Read MoreRunning Kubernetes cluster with Amazon EKS Distro across AWS Snowball Edge
AWS Snowball Edge customers are running applications for edge local data processing, analysis, and machine learning using Amazon EC2 compute instances on Snowball Edge devices in remote or disconnected locations. Customers use Snowball Edge devices in locations including, but not limited to, cruise ships, oil rigs, and factory floors with no or limited network connectivity. […]
Read MoreAWS re:Invent recap: Quick and secure data migrations using AWS DataSync
I work with a lot of customers that are at different stages in their cloud journey. Some customers are just starting out, and looking for ways to take advantage of cloud scale and economics. Others have been running on AWS for years, and are looking to optimize their processes and workflows. There are also those […]
Read MoreAWS re:Invent recap: Optimize your data migration with AWS Snow Family
At AWS re:Invent 2020-2021, Ramesh Kumar, Senior Manager of Product Management for the AWS Snow Family, presented a session on “Optimizing data migrations with AWS Snowcone and AWS Snowball Edge“. That session, now on-demand, shed some light on solutions, services, and considerations for optimizing your data migration to AWS with those devices. Ramesh also discussed […]
Read MoreAWS re:Invent recap: Deep dive on Amazon FSx for Lustre + Amazon S3
Amazon S3 stores exabytes of data, trillions of objects, and peaks regularly at millions of requests per second. It has set the standard for object storage across the globe. If you’re reading this blog, you probably have data stored in Amazon S3. This could be financial services, life sciences, or media and entertainment data. Perhaps […]
Read MoreAWS re:Invent recap: Modernize your on-premises backup strategy with AWS
While re:Invent 2020-2021 is a departure in format from previous years, the purpose is still the same: to educate and inspire you to build, simplify, and modernize with AWS. This year I was happy to present in a re:Invent session on modernizing your on-premises backup strategy with AWS. In my session, I discussed how organizations […]
Read MoreAmazon FSx at re:Invent 2020-2021: Move to fully managed file storage on AWS
Managing shared storage for file-based workloads on-premises is often complex, difficult to scale, and costly. At re:Invent 2018, we launched Amazon FSx, which makes it easy and cost effective to launch and scale popular file systems that are fully managed by AWS. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server is the first and only fully managed […]
Read MoreAWS re:Invent 2020-2021: data transfer, hybrid cloud, and edge computing sessions
The biggest cloud computing event of the year has begun! As you’re most likely aware of by now, re:Invent 2020-2021 is a FREE, 3-week virtual conference taking place from Nov 30 – Dec 18 and Jan 12 – 14. We wanted to make sure we ended 2020 offering you a ton of educational AWS content […]
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