AWS Systems Manager Change Calendar now supports third-party calendar imports, giving you a more holistic view of events

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedAWS Systems Manager Change Calendar now supports third-party calendar imports, giving you a more holistic view of events Change Calendar, a capability of AWS Systems Manager, now supports importing of third-party calendars, such as Microsoft Outlook calendars, thereby enabling you to view all your events centrally and control what changes can be made to…

Reducing AWS Lambda cost: tried and tested strategies

By Dustin Ward

In 2021 it’s common practice for businesses to use a pay-as-you-go/use pricing model. It’s no different with Amazon. It’s also the primary reason why this article is such an important read for all those looking to reduce their AWS Lambda costs. In this article, we will go over some actionable strategies to optimize the cost relating to our…

AT&T, GM Make 5G Connected Car Deal

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedAT&T, GM Make 5G Connected Car Deal The collaboration aims to enhance various features on GM’s connected cars, with the hope of having millions of vehicles with 5G connectivity on the road by 2024.

Announcing the Amazon S3 plugin for PyTorch

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedAnnouncing the Amazon S3 plugin for PyTorch Amazon S3 plugin for PyTorch is an open-source library which is built to be used with the deep learning framework PyTorch for streaming data from Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). With this feature available in PyTorch Deep Learning Containers, you can take advantage of using data…

Migrating from HashiCorp Packer to EC2 Image Builder

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedMigrating from HashiCorp Packer to EC2 Image Builder Customers often ask how to migrate their Windows and Linux operating system golden image build factory configured in Hashicorp Packer over to Amazon EC2 Image Builder so they can be free from the operational management of their build infrastructure, reduce developer dependency, create re-usable components, and easily…