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Box Teams Up With AWS for Enterprise Cloud Security

Box announced it has been working with Amazon Web Services to develop a new encryption tool to give enterprises client-level control over their cloud security.

AWS Config Updated, Moved Out of Preview

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) updated its AWS Config cloud configuration service and moved the project out of preview status.

Logi Analytics Offers Hourly Pricing for Visual AWS Data Tool

Logi Analytics announced hourly pricing for its data analysis and visualization tool for Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) workgroups.

AWS SDK for Ruby Updated

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) announced the software development kit (SDK) for the Ruby programming language has been updated to version 2 with numerous enhancements.

AWS GovCloud Gets Postgres Database

EnterpriseDB announced its open source relational database has met government-specified requirements and received certification to run on the Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) GovGloud.

AWS Enjoys Five-Year-High Market Share

Synergy Research Group today released data showing Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) fought off rising growth from Microsoft Azure to notch a five-year high in market share among cloud infrastructure service providers.

AWS To Add Go Programming Language SDK

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) will offer a Go programming language SDK to its stable after taking over a third-party project it happened to notice.

AWS Beats Main Cloud Rivals in 2014 Reliability

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud was last year more reliable than main competitors Microsoft Azure and the Google Cloud Platform, according to figures from CloudHarmony Inc., which tracks service provider metrics.

Quantum Adds AWS Data Deduplication Service

Quantum Corp. introduced three new solutions designed to help users tailor cloud deployments for their specific needs, eschewing the traditional "one-size-fits-all" approach, including a data deduplication service for the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud.

Fastest AWS EC2 Instances Hit General Availability

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. this week launched its newest EC2 instance category, C4, based on the Intel Haswell processor.

AWS Loosens Its Reins on OpsWorks

Amazon Web Services Inc. this week said it is untethering its OpsWorks application management service from the cloud.

Cloud Price War: AWS Slashes Data Transfer Costs

In the latest example of cloud providers racing to the bottom (price-wise, that is), market leader Amazon Web Services Inc. slashed data transfer costs significantly this week.

AWS Adds Options for Reserved Instances Payments

Amazon Web Services Inc. this week gave users of its EC2 Reserved Instances service two new payment options.

AWS Joins Tech Giants in Making Renewable Energy Pledge

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. this week updated its sustainability page with this statement: "AWS has a long-term commitment to achieve 100% renewable energy usage for our global infrastructure footprint."

AWS Announces Changes to Partner Program Benefits

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. last week rolled out some changes to the AWS Partner Network, including an expansion of partner resources and the addition of programs aimed MSPs and SaaS-focused partners.

Amazon Launches 'AWS Lambda' and Docker Container Service

AWS unveiled the Amazon EC2 Container Service with Docker support during Thursday's keynote at the AWS re:Invent conference, taking place this week in Las Vegas.

AWS Unveils 'Aurora' Database Engine at re:Invent

Amazon Web Services Inc. rolled out a raft of new new services during Wednesday's re:Invent conference keynote, including the new Amazon Aurora relational database engine.

AWS Debuts DevOps Certification

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. on Thursday launched the new "AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional" certification.

Amazon Touts Another Strong Quarter for Cloud Biz in Earnings Report

Despite a poor showing for Amazon.com as a whole, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. maintained strong growth over its fiscal third quarter.

AWS Rolls Out Its Own Identity Management Service

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc. on Tuesday launched the AWS Directory Service, an identity management solution for the cloud.

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