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2017 Wrap-Up: Top AWS News of the Year

From Amazon S3 security blunders, to AWS' ongoing rivalries with Microsoft in the cloud and Oracle in databases, here are the Top 10 headlines of 2017.

2017 Wrap-Up: Top AWS How-To Columns of the Year

You had AWS questions; our cloud guru Brien Posey had the answers.

Server Sales Up Worldwide as Cloud Demand Increases

Worldwide server revenue went up by 16 percent in the third quarter due to strong demand for cloud services, according to recent data from Gartner.

Second-Generation Amazon Linux OS Sees Daylight

Amazon Web Services on Wednesday took the wraps off the next version release of its Linux server operating system.

AWS Taps Partner To Open Its Second Region in China

The new Ningxia region is AWS' 17th worldwide and its seventh in the Asia Pacific area.

Study: Most Orgs Over-Estimate Their Cloud Resource Needs

A recent study by migration analytics firm TSO Logic tries to pin down exactly why and how most organizations end up overpaying for cloud services.

AWS Launches Single Sign-On Service with Microsoft AD Integration

Amazon Web Services this week rolled out a new Single Sign-On service that integrates with Microsoft Active Directory, as well as popular business applications like Microsoft Office 365.

AWS, Azure Explode in Popularity Among Job Seekers

Interest in both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure is skyrocketing among job seekers and employers alike.

AWS Adds Microsoft Hyper-V Support to Migration Service

Customers can now use the Amazon Web Services Server Migration Service to move their Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines to the cloud.

From NFL to Disney, AWS Notches Major Cloud Deals

Nearly lost in the barrage of re:Invent announcements was the raft of high-profile customers that are placing their bets on AWS' platform to power their operations.

Another Amazon S3 Error Exposes Top-Secret U.S. Army Data

For the second time in less than two weeks, security researchers at UpGuard have reported the leak of highly classified U.S. military data left on unsecured Amazon S3 storage buckets.

AWS re:Invent 2017 News Recap

As re:Invent 2017 draws to a close, here's a roundup of all the news that was fit to post from the annual mega-conference.

AWS Rolls Out Web-Based IDE Called Cloud9

Over one year after purchasing startup Cloud9, Amazon Web Services has released a new browser-based IDE of the same name.

New AWS Tools Pull Intelligence from Real-World Media

In its quest to help developers build increasingly intelligent apps, Amazon Web Services this week unveiled four new solutions that can turn volumes of unstructured media into data goldmines.

AWS Brings Its Digital Assistant to Work with Alexa for Business

In a bid to expand the reach of its Alexa voice-activated AI beyond home users, Amazon Web Services this week launched a version for office conference environments called "Alexa for Business."

AWS SageMaker and DeepLens Bring Machine Learning to 'Everyday' Devs

At its re:Invent conference this week in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services unveiled the next milestones in its bid to democratize machine learning.

AWS To Bring New Partner Perks to APN and Marketplace

Amazon Web Services put the spotlight on its ongoing investments in its partner ecosystem at this week's AWS re:Invent Global Partner Summit.

EC2 Gets New Instances Spanning General and Big Data Workloads

Amazon Web Services introduced a pair of new EC2 instance families this week at re:Invent 2017.

AWS Makes It Easier To Sift Through Data in S3 and Glacier Storage

Two new Amazon Web Services features unveiled at the re:Invent conference this week aim to make the Amazon S3 and AWS Glacier storage services more useful for analytics.

Networking Competency Now Open for AWS Partners

Amazon Web Services launched a new networking competency for qualified AWS Partner Network members this week at its re:Invent 2017 Global Partner Summit.

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