Enabling AWS IAM Access Analyzer on AWS Control Tower accounts

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedEnabling AWS IAM Access Analyzer on AWS Control Tower accounts Many of the customers we work with look for ways to manage compliance and gain additional insights across their AWS multi-account organization from a central location. We often begin the discussion with AWS Control Tower, as it offers the easiest way to…

Trend Micro Guardian: Protecting Your Kids On-the-Go

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedTrend Micro Guardian: Protecting Your Kids On-the-Go Some smart devices are not limited to use on the home network; for instance, your child’s mobile phone or tablet. Keeping your kids safe on these on-the-go devices means extending your security policies beyond the home. Trend Micro Home Network Security (HNS) makes it easy…

AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty Practice Tests Launched

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedAWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty Practice Tests Launched We take immense pride and joy in announcing the launch of our new AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty practice tests. For some time now, our learners have been demanding reliable learning resources for the new AWS Data Analytics Specialty exam. With the launch of…

Building a location-based, scalable, serverless web app – part 2

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedBuilding a location-based, scalable, serverless web app – part 2 Part 1 introduces the Ask Around Me web application that allows users to send questions to other local users in real time. I explain the app’s functionality and how using a single-page application (SPA) framework complements a serverless backend. I configure Auth0…

Improve productivity with interactive SQL tools in Amazon Elasticsearch Service

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedImprove productivity with interactive SQL tools in Amazon Elasticsearch Service Amazon Elasticsearch Service now supports SQL Workbench and SQL CLI to run queries on Elasticsearch indexes with the conventional and familiar database language. SQL Workbench, a popular open source visual tool used to manage database environments, is now integrated in Kibana to…

AWS achieves its first PCI 3DS attestation

By Dustin Ward

Amazon Web Services FeedAWS achieves its first PCI 3DS attestation We are pleased to announce that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has achieved its first PCI 3-D Secure (3DS) certification. Although AWS doesn’t perform 3DS functions directly, the AWS PCI 3DS attestation of compliance enables customers to attain their own PCI 3DS compliance for their services…