Building natural conversation flows using context management in Amazon Lex

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedBuilding natural conversation flows using context management in Amazon Lex Understanding the direction and context of an ever-evolving conversation is beneficial to building natural, human-like conversational interfaces. Being able to classify utterances as the conversation develops requires managing context across multiple turns. Consider a caller who asks their financial planner for insights…

Data preprocessing for machine learning on Amazon EMR made easy with AWS Glue DataBrew

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedData preprocessing for machine learning on Amazon EMR made easy with AWS Glue DataBrew The machine learning (ML) lifecycle consists of several key phases: data collection, data preparation, feature engineering, model training, model evaluation, and model deployment. The data preparation and feature engineering phases ensure an ML model is given high-quality data…

AWS Database Migration Service now supports Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless as a target

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedAWS Database Migration Service now supports Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless as a target AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) has expanded functionality by adding support for Amazon Aurora Serverless (PostgreSQL-compatible edition) as a target. Amazon Aurora Serverless (PostgreSQL-compatible edition) is an on-demand, auto-scaling configuration where the database will automatically start up, shut down,…

Using NuGet with AWS CodeArtifact

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedUsing NuGet with AWS CodeArtifact Managing NuGet packages for .NET development can be a challenge. Tasks such as initial configuration, ongoing maintenance, and scaling inefficiencies are the biggest pain points for developers and organizations. With its addition of NuGet package support, AWS CodeArtifact now provides easy-to-configure and scalable package management for .NET…

How AWS and ISVs Are Empowering Customers on Their Cloud Journey

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedHow AWS and ISVs Are Empowering Customers on Their Cloud Journey By Ryan Broadwell, WW Director, ISV Partnerships at AWS Here at Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are building a partner community that is the most customer-centric in the world and creates long-term success for AWS and our committed partners. One of…

Zero Trust architectures: An AWS perspective

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedZero Trust architectures: An AWS perspective Our mission at Amazon Web Services (AWS) is to innovate on behalf of our customers so they have less and less work to do when building, deploying, and rapidly iterating on secure systems. From a security perspective, our customers seek answers to the ongoing question What…