AWS Week in Review – October 10, 2016

Twenty four (24) external and internal contributors worked together to create this edition of the AWS Week in Review. If you would like to join the party please visit the AWS Week in Review on GitHub. I am also about to open up some discussion on a simplified and streamlined submission process.

Monday October 10	We announced the X1.16xlarge and X1 Availability in More Regions. We published AWS Quick Starts for Atlassian JIRA Software and Bitbucket Data Center. The AWS Podcast released an episode discussing the AWS Week In Review contribution process. The AWS Compute Blog talked about Powering Mobile Backend Services with AWS Lambda and Amazon API Gateway. The AWS Database Blog showed you how to Scale Your Amazon RDS Instance Vertically and Horizontally. The AWS Mobile Development Blog showed you Store Your App Photos in the Cloud Using Amazon S3. The AWS Big Data Blog talked about Optimizing Amazon S3 for High Concurrency in Distributed Workloads. Boxfuse wrote about Introducing AWS CloudWatch Logs support with Live Tailing. Trainline Engineering wrote about Microservices with API Gateway, AWS Lambda and JVM languages CloudCheckr wrote about 3 Things for MSPs to Consider About Google's Orbitera Acquisition. The Stelligent Blog wrote about Provisioning a hosted Git repo with AWS CodeCommit using CloudFormation. The AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog wrote about What do 5 Myths, Cloud Ninjas, and the Golden State have in Common? Find out at IACP!. The AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog wrote about Compliance without Compromise: Watch the Introduction to AWS GovCloud (US) Video. The folks at Cloudability compiled all of their AWS re:Invent 2016 content into an informative hub. Take a look to learn how to make the most out of re:Invent 2016. The A Cloud Guru blog wrote about DynamoDB in the post 'To SQL or NoSQL'.
Tuesday October 11	The AWS Compute Blog talked about Orchestrating GPU-Accelerated Workloads on Amazon ECS. The AWS Enterprise Blog listed 4 Foundational Investments for Your Cloud Journey. Realtime wrote about using Webhooks with AWS Lambda and API Gateway CloudRanger shared a Case Study: VOKKE streamline and simplify their EBS snapshot management with CloudRanger. FittedCloud Announced New Dynamic Resource Optimization solutions for AWS based on Machine Learning. The Cloud Academy Blog wrote a post about ServerlessConf Tokyo: Highlights from Japan on how app-development is changing. Scott Johnson continued his tutorial on SSH troubles using Ansible as a diagnostic tool. Cloudability shared AWS re:Invent 2016 Sessions Not to Miss: Big Brand Stories, Winning with AWS.
Wednesday October 12	We announced an Amazon ElastiCache for Redis Update with Sharded Clusters, Engine Improvements, and More. We announced AWS CloudFormation Resource Coverage Updates to Amazon ElastiCache. We announced Additional Resource Metadata for Amazon EC2 Container Registry. We announced that AWS GovCloud (US) now Supports Amazon EBS Encrypted Boot Volumes and AMI Copy. We published the Oracle Database on the AWS Cloud: Quick Start Reference Deployment. The Serverless Framework announced their official v1.0 release. Batchly examined Spot vs. On-Demand in a Highly Variable Environment. Botmetric blogged about Making Sense of the New Amazon EC2 Convertible RIs. Fugue explained Why We Built Ludwig - a DSL for the Cloud of Today and the Future. CloudHealth asked Tracking AWS Spend? Be Prepared for the Unexpected. 2nd Watch shared a First Look at Writing CloudFormation Templates in YAML. AHEAD shared An American Tourist in London: AHEAD's Newest Amazon WorkSpaces Client Story.
Thursday October 13	We announced that VMware Cloud on AWS is in the Works. We announced that you can now Use Hosted Git Repositories from AWS CodeCommit with AWS Elastic Beanstalk. We announced that AWS Service Catalog is now available in the Europe (Frankfurt) and Asia Pacific (Sydney) Regions. The AWS Compute Blog explained how Amazon ECS Service Auto Scaling Enables Rent-A-Center SAP Hybris Solution. Rowan Udell wrote about database connections in Lambda. Stuart Scott published a new Cloud Academy ebook on AWS Security Fundamentals. CloudCheckr wrote about 8 Can't Miss Cloud Management Sessions at the Gartner Symposium. FittedCloud blogged about Machine Learning CPU Utilization for AWS EC2 Scheduling. Bitmetric worked on Demystifying the New AWS Regional Benefit Scope: Making EC2 RIs AZ-Agnostic. Trek10 took A Look at Serverless GraphQL.
Friday October 14	The AWS Enterprise Blog wrote about Transitioning to DevOps and the Cloud. ironSource Atom Software Development Team Leader – Pavel Kerbel wrote about The Hitchhiker's Guide to AWS Redshift - part 2: Let's cut costs. Softchoicewrote a blog for CloudHealth Tech on4 benefits for SaaS startups that develop in a managed cloud.. cloudonaut.io wrote about Beyond the default: a Multi-VPC architecture. The Cloud Academy Blog wrote a post about DynamoDB vs MongoDB: a comparision.
Saturday October 15	Botmetric listed the Top 5 Reasons Why AWS for Fintech is a Perfect Match. PowerupCloud shared a Serverless Way to Automate AMI Creation / Deletion Using AWS Lambda.
Sunday October 16	Scott Johnson wrote four different posts on aws that all came out today including How to Use Ruby with Lambda Even Though Its Not Supported, Back to the Basics, Let's Talk AMIs, How to Find your Web Server when You've Lost an AWS Resource and he wraps up his AWS SSH Tutorial with How to use Monit for Process Monitoring.

New & Notable Open Source

• og-aws is the Open Guide to AWS.


• intel-edison-aws-iot-alexa-voice implements voice control using the Alexa Voice Kit.


• bstpy exposes a Lambda function as a local HTTP endpoint.


• aws-s3-explorer is an S3 explorer built with Angular.js.


• node-aws-sqs-redriver re-drives messages from one SQS queue to another.


• awsm is a set of AWS automation tools.


• awsmDashboard is a GopherJS/React front-end for awsm.


• cagophilist is a toolbelt for easily managing AWS keys for CLI or SDK use.


• grafana-aws-cloudwatch-dashboards is a set of Grafana dashboard for CloudWatch metrics.


• qmuli is a way to build cloud infrastructure on AWS.

New SlideShare Presentations

• Deep Dive on AWS re:Invent 2016 Breakout Sessions.


• Reserved Seating at AWS re:Invent 2016.


• Introduction to AWS for Android Developers.


• Getting Started with AWS Mobile Hub.


• Getting Started on AWS.


• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity.


• Big Data on AWS.


• Automatic Compliance Defense in the Cloud.


• Cloud Migration for Financial Services.


• Serverless Microservices.

New Customer Success Stories

• Banyan Tree.


• Grab.


• KFIT.


• Land Transport Authority of Singapore.


• ServisHero.


• ViSenze.

Upcoming Events

• AWS Webinars – October and November.


• October 18-20 (San Francisco, California, USA) – Database week at the AWS Loft.


• October 19 (Seoul, Korea) – AWS Korea User Group Monthly Seminar – Database Service.


• October 19 (Lyon, France) – Meetup #4 of the Lyon AWS User Group.


• October 20 (Wellington, New Zealand) – AWS Wellington User Group – #11 – IoT and Serverless in the Enterprise.


• October 24 (Lisbon, Portugal) – Meetup #1 of the Lisbon AWS User Group.


• October 26 (Cambridge, England) – Meetup #9 of the Cambridge AWS User Group: Everything Mobile.


• October 26 (Dublin, Ireland) – Meetup #16 of the AWS User Group Network in Dublin.


• November 8 (London, England) – AWS Enterprise Summit London.


• November 23 (Cardiff, Wales) – Meetup #4 of the AWS South Wales User Group.

Help Wanted

• AWS Careers.

New AWS Marketplace Listings

• Application Servers
  
  
  
  • hMailServer Powered by GlobalSolutions, sold by The Globalsolutions
  
  
  • Pepo Campaigns, sold by Pepo
  
  
  • Wodby, sold by Wodby
  
  


• Content Management
  
  
  
  • Croogo Cakephp LAMP webportal by MIRI Infotech, sold by Miri Infotech
  
  
  • Thunderbird Powered by GlobalSolutions, sold by The Globalsolutions
  
  


• Databases
  
  
  
  • Cello Virtual Warehouse, sold by Samsung SDS
  
  
  • MapD Database & Immerse Visual Analytics Platform, sold by MapD
  
  


• eCommerce
  
  
  
  • OpenCart Powered by GlobalSolutions, sold by The Globalsolutions
  
  


• HPC
  
  
  
  • BeeGFS – Free (Community Support), sold by ThinkParQ GmbH
  
  


• Operating Systems
  
  
  
  • CentOS 7.2 LAMP SELinux Enforcing, sold by Technology Leadership Corporation
  
  


• Network Infrastructure
  
  
  
  • Cello Loading Optimizer, sold by Samsung SDS
  
  


• Security
  
  
  
  • Alert Logic Thread Manager with ActiveWatch for AWS, sold by Alert Logic
  
  
  • Nessus Scanner (Pre-Authorized), sold by Tenable Network Security
  
  

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