• AWS Step-by-Step

    Connecting to a Linux Instance in AWS Using PuTTY

    Logging in to a Linux instance is significantly different from logging in to a Windows instance. Brien walks you through the steps using the PuTTY utility. 01/18/2017

  • News

    NuoDB 'Elastic SQL Database' Boosts AWS Functionality

    NuoDB 2.6, announced today, adds Amazon Web Services functionality for developers creating scalable, on-demand cloud applications. 01/17/2017

  • News

    AWS Program to Train, Place UK Workers

    Just about a month after Amazon Web Services unveiled its new London-based Europe region, the company today announced a training and job placement program for AWS-centric cloud-based computing and development in the U.K. and Ireland. 01/12/2017

  • News

    AWS Earns 'C' Grade in Green Computing Report

    A report released Tuesday by environmental watchdog group Greenpeace puts Amazon Web Services on the hot seat for not being more forthcoming about its cloud infrastructure's energy footprint. 01/11/2017

  • AWS Step-by-Step

    Creating Resource Groups in AWS

    Amazon Web Services allows admins to create logical groupings of AWS resources, and manage them using tags and tag values. Here's how to get started. 01/10/2017

  • News

    AWS Enhances Price List Notifications

    Having announced programmatic access to price lists for various products and services a year ago, Amazon Web Services has since expanded the scope of the service and is now providing daily aggregated price list notifications. 01/09/2017

  • News

    AWS Batch Processing Goes Online

    AWS Batch enables developers, scientists and engineers to easily and efficiently run hundreds of thousands of batch computing jobs on the Amazon Web Services cloud. 01/06/2017

  • News

    AWS Touts Sharp Spike in Database Migrations

    Despite being generally available for less than a year, AWS' Database Migration Service is proving to be a key growth area for the cloud giant. 01/06/2017

  • News

    Survey Contrasts User Types for AWS, Google and Azure Clouds

    A brand-new survey from ratings and reviews firm Clutch investigates the different types of users for the top three cloud providers, finding larger enterprises prefer Microsoft Azure while smaller businesses favor Google Cloud Platform. 01/05/2017

  • AWS Step-by-Step

    Using AWS To Host WordPress

    The AWS cloud is more than a platform for hosting VM instances, allocating cloud storage and other IaaS-related tasks. As Brien shows, it can also be used as a platform for hosting Web applications. 01/03/2017

  • News

    AWS Fights DDoS Attacks

    In the wake of large attacks coming from new sources such as the Mirai botnet, AWS outlined a three-pronged approach leveraging its automatic scaling capabilities, fault tolerance protections and automatic attack mitigation mechanisms. 01/03/2017

  • News

    2016 Wrap-Up: Top AWS News of the Year

    From feature debuts to cloud price wars to challenges from Microsoft and Oracle, here are the most-read AWS news articles of 2016. 12/27/2016

  • News

    2016 Wrap-Up: Top AWS How-To Columns of the Year

    You had AWS questions, our cloud guru Brien Posey had the answers. Here are top five most-read AWS how-to columns of 2016. 12/26/2016

  • News

    Amazon QuickSight for Enterprises Ready for Prime Time

    An enterprise-grade version of Amazon Web Services' cloud-based data analytics and visualization service is now available. 12/20/2016

  • AWS Step-by-Step

    Creating Snapshots of AWS Instances

    Backing up virtual machines in the public cloud has always been a challenge. One of the methods that Amazon Web Services recommends for protecting EC2 instances is the creation of snapshots. 12/19/2016

  • News

    Amazon's London Datacenters Now Open for Business

    Earlier this month, Amazon Web Services planted its flag in Canada with the launch of a new cloud region in Ontario. This week, it's expanding its footprint on the other side of the Atlantic. 12/14/2016

  • News

    Survey: AWS Dominates Highest-Paying Software Skills

    Businesses are paying top dollar for employees with expertise in Amazon Web Services technologies, according to a recent report. 12/14/2016

  • AWS Step-by-Step

    Using AWS for Enterprise Document Storage: Part 2

    AWS WorkDocs isn't as powerful as competitors like Microsoft SharePoint, but it does offer organizations a way to host documents in the cloud and do basic collaboration. Brien shows how. 12/13/2016

  • News

    AWS Adds Operations Management for Large Enterprises

    After years of testing, Amazon Web Services rolled out a new service for infrastructure and operations management, targeting enterprises running large-scale datacenters that want to move to the cloud. 12/13/2016

  • News

    AWS Cloud Expands North into Canada

    Amazon Web Services officially flipped the switch on its first Canadian region this month. 12/12/2016

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