Retaining data streams up to one year with Amazon Kinesis Data Streams

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedRetaining data streams up to one year with Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Streaming data is used extensively for use cases like sharing data between applications, streaming ETL (extract, transform, and load), real-time analytics, processing data from internet of things (IoT) devices, application monitoring, fraud detection, live leaderboards, and more. Typically, data streams are stored…

Cloud Posture and Threat Analytics with Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedCloud Posture and Threat Analytics with Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics By Rémi Vacher, Technical Solutions Architect – Cisco Secure Workload & AnalyticsBy Muffadal Quettawala, Sr. Partner Solutions Architect – AWS Organizations are challenged in their journey to the cloud in different ways. Many are just starting their on-premises migration of workloads to the cloud,…

CDK Corner – February 2021

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedCDK Corner – February 2021 Social: Events in the Community CDK Day is coming up on April 30th! This is your chance to meet and engage with the CDK Community! Last year’s event included an incredible amount of content, whether it was learning the origin story of CDK, learning how CDK is used in…

Creating an Equitable Enterprise AWS Chargeback Model Using CloudHealth

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedCreating an Equitable Enterprise AWS Chargeback Model Using CloudHealth By Sanjna Srivatsa, Data Scientist at VMware Most enterprises go through the process of monthly chargeback (cost allocation) of their Amazon Web Services (AWS) costs to internal business units or cost centers. The AWS Cost and Usage Report can provide the flexibility needed to create…

How to optimize AWS CloudTrail costs by using advanced event selectors

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedHow to optimize AWS CloudTrail costs by using advanced event selectors AWS CloudTrail can be used for security, monitoring restricted API calls, notification of threshold breaches, operational issues, filtering mechanisms for isolating data, faster root cause identification, and speedy resolution. CloudTrail can also be used for various compliance and governance controls, by helping you…

Introducing the AWS Media Asset Preparation System

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedIntroducing the AWS Media Asset Preparation System AWS Media Asset Preparation System (MAPS) UI The AWS Media Asset Preparation System (MAPS) deployment on AWS GitHub Samples facilitates the preparation and movement of media assets across AWS storage mediums such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon FSx. Anyone involved in preparing media for…