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ArticleAWS Outposts brings hybrid cloud support -- but only for Amazon
AWS hybrid cloud support has arrived with the release of Outposts, but Amazon takes a different tack on multi-cloud and forbids co-branding partners from so much as using the term. Read Now
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ArticleAWS moves into quantum computing services with Braket
Amazon joined IBM, Google and Microsoft in the emerging quantum computing market this week with the Amazon Braket managed service along with a new quantum computing research center. Read Now
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ArticleNew AWS cost management tool, instance tactics to cut cloud bills
AWS users like Lyft and Salesforce have figured out how to keep their cloud costs as low as possible, and a new cloud management tool from Amazon aims to help others do the same. Read Now
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ArticleSageMaker Studio makes model building, monitoring easier
New SageMaker tools from AWS to open up machine learning models by making it easier for non-expert developers make, run, monitor and debug machine learning models. Read Now
Editor's note
Every year, AWS users flock to Las Vegas for re:Invent, where the public cloud provider sets its agenda for the upcoming year. At AWS re:Invent 2019, more than 60,000 attendees worked their way across six venues to attend the essential keynotes, sessions, workshops, demos and more. And while this year's re:Invent lacked the showstopper moments that have become synonymous with the annual conference, AWS did roll out significant improvements to Amazon SageMaker, Redshift and many other services.
It can be difficult to keep track of all the news and developments from the conference. Here, you’ll find the most important news and analysis from AWS re:Invent 2019, including the general availability of AWS Outposts and Amazon's move into quantum computing. You'll also find expert advice on AWS infrastructure, security, and new and familiar cloud tools.
1The latest additions to the AWS cloud
Amazon will use AWS re:Invent 2019 to roll out a host of features and products. Follow the latest updates to the AWS portfolio, from the lead-up to the conference to product news from the show floor.
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Article
New AWS cost management tool, instance tactics to cut cloud bills
AWS users like Lyft and Salesforce have figured out how to keep their cloud costs as low as possible, and a new cloud management tool from Amazon aims to help others do the same. Read Now
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Article
New Amazon Kendra AI search tool indexes enterprise data
With Kendra, a new cognitive search tool from Amazon, enterprise users can more easily query their data. The tool uses machine learning and NLP to understand context, according to AWS. Read Now
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SageMaker Studio makes model building, monitoring easier
New SageMaker tools from AWS to open up machine learning models by making it easier for non-expert developers make, run, monitor and debug machine learning models. Read Now
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AWS CloudFormation CLI, Savings Plans expand users' options
Among the dozens of recent features and services rolled out include additions to CloudFormation, discounted pricing for EC2 instances, custom log routing for containers and a Lambda update. Read Now
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Amazon rolls out RDS, sizes up EC2 instances
AWS has expanded its hybrid cloud capabilities with RDS on VMware but lost out on the JEDI cloud contract. It's also added new EC2 instances with larger network and memory capacity. Read Now
2AWS cloud market strategy
Explore the latest news and analysis about AWS' market strategy and see how decisions within -- and beyond -- its control have affected Amazon's plans for its public cloud platform.
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AWS, NFL machine learning partnership looks at player safety
A new AWS and NFL partnership aims to use AI and machine learning to reduce the risk of injuries to players. The partnership builds off of the companies' Next Gen Stats agreement. Read Now
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AWS CEO Andy Jassy blames 'significant political interference' for Amazon losing $10B JEDI deal
AWS CEO Andy Jassy claims White House meddling led to it losing out to Microsoft on the US Department of Defense JEDI contract, despite its cloud platform being demonstrably superior Read Now
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Amazon cloud database and data analytics expand
AWS expands its Redshift data warehouse capabilities including managed storage and query acceleration at the re:Invent 2019 conference, alongside a new managed Cassandra database service. Read Now
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AWS Outposts brings hybrid cloud support -- but only for Amazon
AWS hybrid cloud support has arrived with the release of Outposts, but Amazon takes a different tack on multi-cloud and forbids co-branding partners from so much as using the term. Read Now
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Article
AWS moves into quantum computing services with Braket
Amazon joined IBM, Google and Microsoft in the emerging quantum computing market this week with the Amazon Braket managed service along with a new quantum computing research center. Read Now
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Article
AWS rejects Elasticsearch trademark lawsuit claims
AWS' response to Elasticsearch's trademark infringement lawsuit denies the allegations, but experts say a settlement is likely and justifiably in the cards. Read Now
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AWS' open source entreaties now include cloud credits
AWS will offer promotional cloud credits to open source project maintainers that meet certain criteria. The move comes after repeated tensions with some companies. Read Now
3State of AWS security
Security will be a key topic at AWS re:Invent 2019. Find out where AWS security stands today and what users can do to secure their cloud environments.
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How can you prevent a cloud data breach in your AWS environment?
Get a cloud expert's take on the technical factors involved in the Capital One data breach that exposed sensitive data of millions of the bank's customers. Read Now
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Prepare for cloud security and shared responsibility
Organizations that move to the cloud must prepare to adapt their security playbooks. Learn how AWS' shared responsibility model complicates cloud security. Read Now
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What AWS users can learn from the Capital One breach
Don't want to be on the nightly news? Protect sensitive data with cloud security best practices gleaned from what Capital One did wrong -- and what it got right -- during the breach. Read Now
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Understanding AWS security groups' capabilities and limitations
Expand your knowledge of AWS security groups. Learn how to configure them for traffic protection, along with how they compare to other firewall options on AWS. Read Now
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Do DevSecOps with AWS to practice cybersecurity vigilance
While there may be some contention over the name, DevSecOps is still the way to tackle AWS security at scale, especially with the cloud security skills shortage. Read Now
4Modern AWS infrastructure
AWS continues to expand its container and serverless computing capabilities. Use these tips to learn more about Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), AWS Fargate and more.
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National Australia Bank cashes in on AWS training and certification
Structured training got nearly 1,000 National Australia Bank employees certified on AWS, while AWS-honed tactics such as two-pizza teams can help enterprises build up cloud know-how. Read Now
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Implement serverless architecture on AWS without Lambda
Serverless on AWS isn't all about Lambda. In fact, many of the services developers use often -- such as S3, Aurora and others -- can fit into serverless orchestration patterns. Read Now
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Cloud experts weigh in on AWS container capabilities
Learn where AWS container services stand today: what limitations AWS needs to improve upon and where Amazon's container capabilities are headed in the future. Read Now
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Use CloudWatch Container Insights to troubleshoot ECS, EKS
Ensure container-based apps run properly in AWS with CloudWatch Container Insights. Discover how to set up and use this feature for detailed assessments of ECS or EKS workloads. Read Now
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Follow this AWS Fargate tutorial to deploy a containerized app
New to containers on AWS? Learn how to navigate the Amazon ECS Management Console to configure the proper container orchestration in this simple AWS Fargate example. Watch Now
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How VPC networking changes affect AWS Lambda
AWS' old approach to connecting an enterprise's VPC to Lambda was inefficient and added complexity. Learn how the updated model attempts to address those shortcomings. Read Now