Testing EC2 Image Builder pipelines using Chef InSpec

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedTesting EC2 Image Builder pipelines using Chef InSpec This post was written by Anoop Rachamadugu – AWS Cloud Architect. The EC2 Image Builder service helps users to build and maintain server images to use with Amazon EC2 and on-premises using automated build pipelines. As new images are created by the pipelines, you can configure…

New IRAP report is now available on AWS Artifact for Australian customers

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedNew IRAP report is now available on AWS Artifact for Australian customers We are excited to announce that a new Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) report is now available on AWS Artifact. The new IRAP documentation pack brings new services in scope, and includes a Cloud Security Control Matrix (CSCM) for specific information…

Visualizing AWS Config data using Amazon Athena and Amazon QuickSight

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedVisualizing AWS Config data using Amazon Athena and Amazon QuickSight In this guest post, Henrik André Olsen, Solutions Architect, discusses how he visualized AWS Config data in Amazon QuickSight dashboards with a high value for the Danish insurance company Topdanmark.  If you are an AWS Config user, you are probably already familiar with how to…

Using genetic algorithms on AWS for optimization problems

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedUsing genetic algorithms on AWS for optimization problems Machine learning (ML)-based solutions are capable of solving complex problems, from voice recognition to finding and identifying faces in video clips or photographs. Usually, these solutions use large amounts of training data, which results in a model that processes input data and produces numeric output that…

Node.js 14.x runtime now available in AWS Lambda

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedNode.js 14.x runtime now available in AWS Lambda You can now develop AWS Lambda functions using the Node.js 14.x runtime. This is the current Long Term Support (LTS) version of Node.js. Start using this new version today by specifying a runtime parameter value of nodejs14.x when creating or updating functions or by using the appropriate managed…