Should I Run my Containers on AWS Fargate, AWS Lambda, or Both?

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedShould I Run my Containers on AWS Fargate, AWS Lambda, or Both? Containers have transformed how companies build and operate software. Bundling both application code and dependencies into a single container image improves agility and reduces deployment failures. But what compute platform should you choose to be most efficient, and what factors should you…

OpenSearch 1.0 launches

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedOpenSearch 1.0 launches In April this year, we introduced OpenSearch, a community-driven, open source search and analytics suite derived from open source Elasticsearch 7.10.2 and Kibana 7.10.2. The project consists of a search engine (OpenSearch), a visualization and user interface (OpenSearch Dashboards), and the advanced features from Open Distro for Elasticsearch (our previous distribution…

How to create auto-suppression rules in AWS Security Hub

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedHow to create auto-suppression rules in AWS Security Hub AWS Security Hub gives you a comprehensive view of your security alerts and security posture across your AWS accounts. With Security Hub, you have a single place that aggregates, organizes, and prioritizes your security alerts, or findings, from multiple AWS services. Security Hub lets you…

Coming soon: Expansion of AWS Lambda states to all functions

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedComing soon: Expansion of AWS Lambda states to all functions In November of 2019, we announced AWS Lambda function state attributes, a capability to track the current “state” of a function throughout its lifecycle. Since launch, states have been used in two primary use-cases. First, to move the blocking setup of VPC resources out…

Configure SAML single sign-on for Kibana with AD FS on Amazon Elasticsearch Service

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedConfigure SAML single sign-on for Kibana with AD FS on Amazon Elasticsearch Service It’s a common use case for customers to integrate identity providers (IdPs) with Amazon Elasticsearch Service (Amazon ES) to achieve single sign-on (SSO) with Kibana. This integration makes it possible for users to leverage their existing identity credentials and offers administrators…