Keeping up with AWS announcements is like drinking from a firehose.
The signal to noise ratio is abysmal. We filter through it all to find the hidden gems, the community contributions-the stuff worth reading! Then we summarize it with snark and share it with you – minus the nonsense.
The Podcasts
The AWS morning show you never knew you wanted, three days a week.
Spend 15 to 20 minutes of your commute listening to host Corey Quinn contextualize and poke fun at the latest in AWS news, dive into popular AWS services, and answer listener questions on AWS architecture.
Insightful conversation. Less Snark.
Every Wednesday, listen to host Corey Quinn interview domain experts in the world of Cloud Computing discuss AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and why businesses are coming to think about the Cloud.
What is an ECU? An EC2 Compute Unit, Simply Explained
An EC2 Compute Unit (ECU) was Amazon’s first attempt to compare the CPU performance of different EC2 instance types. Find out what an ECU measured, why it was created, and why it was replaced.
Security Is Someone Else’s Job Zero
If you attend an AWS talk about security, bump into an AWS security person in a business meeting, or are in line behind an AWS employee at a Starbucks, you’ll invariably hear the phrase “Security is Job Zero.” What does this actually mean? Cynically, I might suggest that they came up with a list of […]
What is an Edge Location in AWS? A Simple Explanation
AWS edge locations are designed to deliver services with as less latency as possible. Learn more about edge locations, use cases, and where they might make sense for your organization.
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