How to configure an LDAPS endpoint for Simple AD

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedHow to configure an LDAPS endpoint for Simple AD In this blog post, we show you how to configure an LDAPS (LDAP over SSL or TLS) encrypted endpoint for Simple AD so that you can extend Simple AD over untrusted networks. Our solution uses Network Load Balancer (NLB) as SSL/TLS termination. The…

How to set up custom domain names for AppSync

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedHow to set up custom domain names for AppSync I previously wrote about five reasons you should consider AppSync over API Gateway. One thing that API Gateway supports but you can’t do with AppSync out-of-the-box yet is custom domain names. Your shiny new AppSync API is available at XYZ.appsync-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/graphql, but you really want…

Creating a sophisticated conversational experience using Amazon Lex in Australian English

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedCreating a sophisticated conversational experience using Amazon Lex in Australian English Amazon Lex is a service for building conversational interfaces into any application using voice and text. To build truly engaging conversational experiences, you need high quality speech recognition and natural language understanding that understands the intent of the customer accurately. We…

Azure Files SMB Multichannel provides improved performance for clients

By Dustin Ward

Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 introduced SMB Multichannel technology for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 client. This feature allows SMB 3.x clients to establish multiple network connections to the SMB server 3.0 for greater performance over multiple network adapters and/or by taking advantage of NIC Receive Side Scaling (RSS).  Today, we are announcing the…