Configuring AWS VPN for UK public sector use

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedConfiguring AWS VPN for UK public sector use In this post, we explain the United Kingdom (UK) National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)’s guidance on VPN profiles configuration, and how the configuration parameters for the AWS Virtual Private Network (AWS VPN) align with the NCSC guidance. At the end of the post, there…

Amazon QuickSight: 2020 in review

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedAmazon QuickSight: 2020 in review As 2020 draws to a close, we’ve put together this post to walk you through all that’s changed in Amazon QuickSight this year. For your reading convenience, this post is broken up into the following sections: Embedded Analytics at scale Faster insights with Q & ML Business…

Announcing Amazon EC2 Mac instances for macOS

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedAnnouncing Amazon EC2 Mac instances for macOS Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Mac instances for macOS are generally available. Built on Apple Mac mini computers, EC2 Mac instances enable customers to run on-demand macOS workloads in the AWS cloud for the first time, extending the flexibility, scalability, and cost benefits…

Private package installation in Amazon SageMaker running in internet-free mode

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedPrivate package installation in Amazon SageMaker running in internet-free mode Amazon SageMaker Studio notebooks and Amazon SageMaker notebook instances are internet-enabled by default. However, many regulated industries, such as financial industries, healthcare, telecommunications, and others, require that network traffic traverses their own Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) to restrict and control…