Perform Chaos Testing on your Amazon Aurora Cluster

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedPerform Chaos Testing on your Amazon Aurora Cluster “Everything fails all the time” Werner Vogels, AWS CTO In 2010, Netflix introduced a tool called “Chaos Monkey”, that was used for introducing faults in a production environment. Chaos Monkey led to the birth of Chaos engineering where teams test their live applications by purposefully injecting faults.…

VidDay taps AWS to deliver out-of-this world video greeting

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedVidDay taps AWS to deliver out-of-this world video greeting There’s no better pick-me-up than connecting with a loved one or friend, but in the last year in-person celebrations have proven unsafe amidst the global pandemic. Fortunately, video technology startups like VidDay have envisioned socially distant ways for people to connect, celebrate special occasions and…

AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon EBS io2 Block Express Volumes

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedAWS Announces General Availability of Amazon EBS io2 Block Express Volumes Today AWS announced general availability of io2 Block Express volumes that deliver up to 4x higher throughput, IOPS, and capacity than io2 volumes, and are designed to deliver sub-millisecond latency and 99.999% durability. io2 Block Express refers to io2 volumes running on the…