Since I wrote my blog post about how to install and harden Ubuntu Linux for Veeam Hardened Repository about a year ago, I get questions on how to do the same with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The reason why this blog post took so long to write is that Veeam Backup & Replication fully …
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You can now create a pool of non-persistent virtual desktops using Amazon WorkSpaces and share them across a group of users. As the desktop administrator you can manage your entire portfolio of persistent and non-persistent virtual desktops using one GUI, command line, or set of API-powered tools. Your users can log in to these desktops …
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Amazon DataZone is a data management service to catalog, discover, analyze, share, and govern data between data producers and consumers in your organization. Engineers, data scientists, product managers, analysts, and business users can easily access data throughout your organization using a unified data portal so that they can discover, use, and collaborate to derive data-driven …
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I’m happy to announce that we’re further integrating Amazon CodeCatalyst with two popular code repositories: GitLab and BitBucket, in addition to the existing integration with GitHub. We bring the same set of capabilities that you use today on CodeCatalyst with GitHub to GitLab.com and Bitbucket Cloud. Amazon CodeCatalyst is a unified software development and delivery service. …
Let’s face it, data is crucial for all businesses. It powers everything from customer relationships to financial management. Having a solid backup strategy in place to protect this data from threats like accidental deletion, cyberattacks, and hardware failures, is essential. This guide will help you understand the steps you need to take in order to …
Veeam, the global leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery, has recently announced the release of Veeam Backup for AWS v8. This new version marks a significant advancement in cloud data protection. It introduces support for Amazon Redshift Clusters, and Amazon FSx alongside multiple user interface enhancements and scalability improvements for large deployments. Let’s look …
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Kubernetes, an open-source container orchestration platform, has gained widespread adoption due to its ability to automate the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. Based on the April 2023 ESG survey, “Measuring the Current State and Momentum in the Enterprise Market for Kubernetes Protection”, by Christophe Bertrand, practice director at ESG, Kubernetes is maturing. In …
After several public betas, we launched Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) in 2006. Nearly two decades later, this fully managed service is still a fundamental building block for microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications, processing over 100 million messages per second at peak times. Because there’s always a better way, we continue to look …
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This week, I had the opportunity to try the new Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet model in Amazon Bedrock just before it launched, and I was really impressed by its speed and accuracy! It was also the week of AWS Summit Japan; here’s a nice picture of the busy AWS Community stage. Last week’s launches With many …
While almost everything is ever-changing in IT, the need for reliable backups has been a constant throughout my entire career. When I started working in IT way back in 1985, data, data storage, and data backups were already central for many businesses. I remember vividly working with tapes back then. And today at FHNW University …
