AWS Elastic Beanstalk supports Capacity Rebalancing for Amazon EC2 Spot Instances

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedAWS Elastic Beanstalk supports Capacity Rebalancing for Amazon EC2 Spot Instances AWS Elastic Beanstalk now supports Capacity Rebalancing for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling groups (ASG). This feature reduces Spot Instance interruptions to customers’ applications. When enabled, ASG Capacity Rebalancing is designed to automatically attempt to replace Spot Instances in an Auto Scaling group before…

Most efficient Lambda language

By Dustin Ward

To me personally, when I think programming languages I think JavaScript and while 67% of the developers out there might think the same (at first) that does not imply it’s the most efficient programming language to use with AWS Lambda. So without further ado, here we go. 1. Java Java has been in service for decades…

LockBit Resurfaces With Version 2.0 Ransomware Detections in Chile, Italy, Taiwan, UK Threats Analyst Threats Analyst Threats Analyst Threats Analyst Threats Analyst Threats Analyst Threats Analyst

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedLockBit Resurfaces With Version 2.0 Ransomware Detections in Chile, Italy, Taiwan, UK Threats Analyst Threats Analyst Threats Analyst Threats Analyst Threats Analyst Threats Analyst Threats Analyst The ransomware group LockBit resurfaced in July with LockBit 2.0, with reports indicating an increased number of targeted companies and the incorporation of double extortion features. Our detections…

Building a Helm chart for deploying the OpenTelemetry Operator

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedBuilding a Helm chart for deploying the OpenTelemetry Operator In this post, Shibo Wang, an intern on the AWS Open Source Observability team, shares his experience of designing and building the OpenTelemetry Operator Helm chart and integrating the OpenTelemetry Operator into the AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT). This open source Helm chart allows you…

Amazon EC2 Inf1 instances now supports TensorFlow 2

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedAmazon EC2 Inf1 instances now supports TensorFlow 2 AWS Neuron, the SDK for running machine learning inference on AWS Inferentia-based Amazon EC2 Inf1 instances now supports TensorFlow 2. Starting with Neuron 1.15.0 you can execute your TensorFlow 2 BERT based models on Inf1 instances with support for additional models coming soon. To learn more…

Preventing Free Trial Abuse with AWS Managed Services

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedPreventing Free Trial Abuse with AWS Managed Services Free trial promotions are a popular marketing tactic, but they can also be a common source of fraud for ecommerce retailers. So, how do you identify fraudulent users? And what are some effective ways to prevent free trial abuse? This blog post outlines common free trial…