People analytics is at the center of human resources (HR) strategy and planning. Companies rely heavily on data and analytics to find and retain talent, drive engagement, improve productivity and more across enterprise talent management. However, analytics are only as good as the quality of the data, which must be error-free, trustworthy and transparent. According […]

As organizations continue to expand their digital footprint, new vulnerabilities are constantly emerging that can put them at risk. Among the most prominent new examples is attacks that exploit the growth of application programming interfaces (APIs), which work to connect applications and systems to facilitate the exchange of data. Along with the ease of interaction […]

AWS Heroes dedicate their time to help others build better and faster on AWS. Heroes support and give back to the community in a variety of ways: contributing to open source projects, organizing AWS Community Days, speaking at conferences, leading workshops, mentoring builders, hosting meetups, and much more. Please welcome and say hello to our […]

Every year on June 8th, World Oceans Day provides a global platform to raise awareness about the value of our oceans and the critical need for their protection. One thing is for certain: oceans are vital to our existence. The importance of our oceans and coral reefs Oceans cover 70% of the Earth’s surface and […]

Today, we launch a new set of APIs for Amazon SQS. These new APIs allow you to manage dead-letter queue (DLQ) redrive programmatically. You can now use the AWS SDKs or the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) to programmatically move messages from the DLQ to their original queue, or to a custom queue destination, […]

Successful businesses are embracing the power of AI to help streamline operations, generate insights, boost productivity and drive more value for clients. However, for many enterprises, the barrier to entry for integrating trustworthy, scalable and transparent AI remains high. In fact, 80% of enterprise AI projects never make it out of the lab.   So how […]

We all know data is the new oil. But before it gives us the wealth of intelligence we are after, it needs to be dug out and prepared. This is exactly what data preprocessing is all about. Understanding the Significance of Data Preprocessing Companies take data from a variety of sources and in a huge […]

Data is the lifeblood of successful organizations. Beyond the traditional data roles—data engineers, analysts, architects—decision-makers across an organization need flexible, self-service access to data-driven insights accelerated by artificial intelligence (AI). From marketing to HR, finance to supply chain and more, decision-makers can use these insights to improve decision-making and productivity enterprise-wide.  But most businesses are […]

Building a better backup – getting the whole organization to play better in the sandbox – a conversation with Leah Troscianecki, Principal Product Marketing Manager for Veeam, covering Microsoft Azure Solutions, and Michael Cade, from the Veeam Field CTO office, specializing in Cloud Native. A proactive backup strategy involves many different internal groups and constantly […]

Last Wednesday, I traveled to Cape Town to speak at the .Net Developer User Group. My colleague Francois Bouteruche also gave a talk but joined virtually. I enjoyed my time there—what an amazing community! Join the group in order to learn about upcoming events. Now onto the AWS updates from last week. There was a […]