Amazon IXD – VGT2 Las Vegas Weekly Update – October 26, 2015

I’ve been traveling lately and fell behind on my weekly updates. Below is a summary of the happenings from late October; I’ll cover additional content (including code updates, presentations, videos, and events) in the upcoming post for the week of November 9th.

Monday, October 26

We introduced the New EC2 Run Command for managing remote instances at scale.
Updates were made to the AWS SDK for Java, AWS CLI, AWS SDK for Ruby, AWS SDK for Go, and AWS for JavaScript.
The Hack.FoolAround.Repeat blog provided insights on how to retrieve the internal IP of an AWS Instance.
Cloud Academy reviewed Amazon Kinesis for real-time event processing management.

Tuesday, October 27

We announced an update to EC2 VPC VPN with enhancements including NAT Traversal and additional encryption options.
A new AWS public data set featuring real-time and archived NEXRAD weather data was launched.
The AWS Windows and .NET Developer Blog shared a guide on listing Cmdlets by service.
The AWS Partner Network Blog highlighted Rancher Labs’ support for Amazon EC2 Container Service.
The AWS Security Blog unveiled a new tabbed organization for resources within the IAM console.
The AWS DevOps Blog made available videos and slide decks from AWS OpsWorks sessions at re:Invent 2015.
CloudCheckr discussed the importance of segmenting your AWS data.
Cloudability provided insights on measuring reserved instance profitability using the break-even point.
The Cloud Zone explained the use of AWS Lambda as a cron job.
ParkMyCloud elaborated on why scripting may not be the ideal method for scheduling EC2 instance start/stop times.
In a noteworthy piece, Todd Williams of Sungard characterized object storage as the alternator of cloud computing.

Wednesday, October 28

We announced the availability of VPC Flow Logs in the GovCloud (US) region.
The AWS Startup Collection featured Taplytics, which delivers millions of smart push notifications and mobile A/B testing using AWS.
Another update was made to the AWS SDK for Java.
The N2W Software Blog shared three key takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2015, focusing on migration, enterprise, and upward trends.
Gathering Clouds discussed essential information regarding new AWS services.
Compare the Cloud provided five top tips for achieving success with AWS.

Thursday, October 29

We introduced cross-account snapshot sharing for Amazon RDS.
The AWS Big Data Blog discussed utilizing AWS Lambda for event-driven data processing pipelines.
The AWS Java Blog simplified S3 workflows with Java 8 streams.
The AWS Partner Network Blog reviewed migration services announcements from re:Invent 2015.
Updates were rolled out for the AWS CLI, AWS SDK for JavaScript, and AWS SDK for Ruby.
Fugue made a case for viewing it as an emulator rather than a petting zoo: Emu and Lambda.
Serverless Code examined the limitations of Lambda.
Marius Voila demonstrated how to set up Amazon S3 access from specific IPs.
ParkMyCloud explained how to use AWS tags for efficient parking.

Friday, October 30

The AWS Security Blog announced new capabilities to test resource-level permissions using the IAM Policy Simulator.
CloudHealth Academy guided readers on how to identify underutilized AWS resources.
Authlete provided insights on integrating Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda, and OAuth.

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— Emily Carter

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