Today we are announcing the general availability of Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection for Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), an expansion of GuardDuty Malware Protection to detect malicious file uploads to selected S3 buckets. Previously, GuardDuty Malware Protection provided agentless scanning capabilities to identify malicious files on Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volumes attached […]

We are making IAM Access Analyzer even more powerful, extending custom policy checks and adding easy access to guidance that will help you to fine-tune your IAM policies. Both of these new features build on the Custom Policy Checks and the Unused Access analysis that were launched at re:Invent 2023. Here’s what we are launching: […]

Security is our top priority at Amazon Web Services (AWS), and today, we’re launching two capabilities to help you strengthen the security posture of your AWS accounts: MFA is one of the simplest and most effective ways to enhance account security, offering an additional layer of protection to help prevent unauthorized individuals from gaining access to […]

In today’s complex global market, efficient and transparent trade is essential. Justin Floyd, an award-winning entrepreneur with a 25-year track record of founding and investing in pioneering technology companies, offers insights and lessons learned from his extensive career. He has consistently focused on solving the world’s biggest economic and social challenges. Justin founded RedCloud to […]

The VMware® acquisition by Broadcom has changed VMware’s product and partner strategies. In November 2023, Broadcom finalized its acquisition (link resides outside ibm.com) of VMware for USD 69 billion, with an aim to enhance its multicloud strategy. Further to the acquisition, Broadcom decided to discontinue (link resides outside ibm.com) its AWS authorization to resell VMware […]

The central processing unit (CPU) is the computer’s brain, assigning and processing tasks and managing essential operational functions. Computers have been so seamlessly integrated with modern life that sometimes we’re not even aware of how many CPUs are in use around the world. It’s a staggering amount—so many CPUs that a conclusive figure can only […]

In the last AWS Weekly Roundup, Channy reminded us on how life has ups and downs. It’s just how life is. But, that doesn’t mean that we should do it alone. Farouq Mousa, AWS Community Builder, is fighting brain cancer and Allen Helton, AWS Serverless Hero, his daughter is fighting leukemia. If you have a […]

In business and beyond, communication is king. Successful service level agreements (SLAs) operate on this principle, laying the foundation for successful provider-customer relationships. A service level agreement (SLA) is a key component of technology vendor contracts that describes the terms of service between a service provider and a customer. SLAs describe the level of performance […]

As organizations strive to harness the power of AI while controlling costs, leveraging anything as a service (XaaS) models emerges as a strategic approach. In this blog, we’ll explore how businesses can use both on-premises and cloud XaaS to control budgets in the age of AI, driving financial sustainability without compromising on technological advancement.  Embracing […]

Identities are best-sellers on the dark web, proving to be the fuel that drives billions of dollars of fraud every year. Breaches on Santander, TicketMaster, Snowflake, and most recently, Advanced Auto Parts, LendingTree, and its subsidiary QuoteWizard show how quickly attackers refine their tradecraft to prey on organizations’ security weaknesses. TechCrunch has verified that hundreds of Snowflake customer passwords found online are linked to […]