Simulated location data with Amazon Location Service

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedSimulated location data with Amazon Location Service Modern location-based applications require the processing and storage of real-world assets in real-time. The recent release of Amazon Location Service and its Tracker feature makes it possible to quickly and easily build these applications on the AWS platform. Tracking real-world assets is important, but at some point when…

Prepare and visualize time series datasets in Amazon SageMaker Data Wrangler

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedPrepare and visualize time series datasets in Amazon SageMaker Data Wrangler Amazon SageMaker Data Wrangler reduces the time it takes to aggregate and prepare data for machine learning (ML) from weeks to minutes. With SageMaker Data Wrangler, you can simplify the process of data preparation and feature engineering, and complete each step of the data…

WeatherBug reduced ETL latency to 30 times faster using Amazon Redshift Spectrum

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedWeatherBug reduced ETL latency to 30 times faster using Amazon Redshift Spectrum This post is co-written with data engineers, Anton Morozov and James Phillips, from Weatherbug. WeatherBug is a brand owned by GroundTruth, based in New York City, that provides location-based advertising solutions to businesses. WeatherBug consists of a mobile app reporting live and…

Public preview: Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files

By Dustin Ward

Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files volumes is now in public preview in select regions. This includes support for increased IP limits, Network Security Groups, User-defined routes, and additional connectivity patterns like connectivity over Active/Active VPN gateway and ExpressRoute FastPath

Get started and keep using AWS for free

By Dustin Ward

Getting started with AWS and adding your credit card to your own account feels scary, but there are ways to get free credits so you can sleep better in the beginning. In this article, we’ll cover some tricks and tips to get started and keep using AWS for free. Stepping into some new terrain is…