Simplifying serverless best practices with Lambda Powertools

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedSimplifying serverless best practices with Lambda Powertools Modern applications are increasingly relying on compute platforms based on containers and serverless technologies to provide scalability, cost efficiency, and agility. Although this shift toward more distributed architectures has unlocked many benefits, it has also introduced new complexity in how the applications are operated. In…

Software patching with AWS Systems Manager

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedSoftware patching with AWS Systems Manager Cloud computing adoption has been rapidly increasing with enterprises around the globe, opting for various migration patterns during their cloud journey. Taking monolithic legacy applications as-is and moving them to the cloud, is an approach also known as “lift-and-shift,” and is one of the main drivers…

Azure SDKs—June 2020 release

By Dustin Ward

The June 2020 release for the Azure SDKs include updates to these libraries: Cosmos DB (Java), Event Hubs, Azure Storage, and Text Analytics. Additionally, the following are now available in preview: Azure.Identity, Azure Search, Form Recognizer, and Service Bus.

Rapid recovery planning for IT service providers

By Dustin Ward

Azure Lighthouse is launching the “Azure Lighthouse Vision Series,” a new initiative to help partners with the business challenges of today and provide them the resources and knowledge needed to create a thriving Azure practice. We are starting the series with a webinar aimed at helping our IT service partners prepare for and manage a…