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Explore a generative artificial intelligence application that converts images into speech using Amazon SageMaker and Hugging Face
February 6, 2023

Explore a generative artificial intelligence application that converts images into speech using Amazon SageMaker and Hugging Face

Sight loss comes in many forms. For some it occurs from birth, for others it is slowly deteriorating over time, with multiple 'expiration dates': the day you can't see photos, recognise yourself or the faces of loved ones, or even read your mail
Use Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor to gain greater insight into your online experience
January 18, 2023

Use Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor to gain greater insight into your online experience

Today, millions of internet users access applications hosted around the world in 167,000 cities served by more than 74,000 autonomous systems (ASNs). Keeping track of constantly changing network routes can be a daunting task for site reliability engineers (SREs), application developers, network operators, systems engineers and cloud solution architects.
Key announcements AWS re:Invent 2022
December 9, 2022

Key announcements AWS re:Invent 2022

Are you curious about the news announced at AWS re:Invent 2022? Check out the summary of the most intriguing things that this year's AWS re:Invent has brought.
Reduce AWS key management service costs by up to 99% with bucket S3 keys
November 23, 2022

Reduce AWS key management service costs by up to 99% with bucket S3 keys

Customers in many industries are facing increasingly stringent auditing and compliance requirements for data security and privacy. Some compliance frameworks, such as FISMA, FEDRAMP, PCI DSS and SOC 2, have specific regulatory standards for validating system security.
Manage the status of IoT devices anywhere with AWS IoT Device Shadow and AWS IoT Greengrass service
November 22, 2022

Manage the status of IoT devices anywhere with AWS IoT Device Shadow and AWS IoT Greengrass service

Internet of Things (IoT) developers often need to implement a robust mechanism to manage the state of IoT devices locally or remotely. A typical example is a smart home heater, an IoT device where you can use the built-in control panel to adjust the temperature (device status) or remotely trigger temperature control messages from a cloud-based application.
Understanding AWS Lambda cost reduction techniques for serverless applications
November 15, 2022

Understanding AWS Lambda cost reduction techniques for serverless applications

Serverless applications can lower total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to a server-based cloud execution model because it effectively shifts operational responsibilities, such as server management, to the cloud provider.
Large-scale automation of Amazon CloudWatch Alarm Cleanup
October 26, 2022

Large-scale automation of Amazon CloudWatch Alarm Cleanup

Do you have thousands of Amazon CloudWatch alarms in AWS regions and want to quickly identify low-value or misconfigured alarms in different areas? Are you looking for ways to identify alarms in an 'ALARM' or 'IN_SUFFICIENT' state for days that need to be re-checked?
Analyse customer satisfaction results with post-contact surveys using Amazon Connect tasks
October 12, 2022

Analyse customer satisfaction results with post-contact surveys using Amazon Connect tasks

Customer satisfaction (CSAT) is one of the most important metrics for measuring customer perception after an interaction in your contact centre. CSAT post-call surveys are important as a diagnostic tool for fine-tuning the experience and services provided in the contact centre.
By migrating to the cloud, you protect the environment!
September 9, 2022

By migrating to the cloud, you protect the environment!

A great deal has already been written about the advantages of migrating local databases to the cloud. We all know very well that the cloud optimises costs, increases productivity and accelerates the technological development of companies. However, relatively little is said about one very important aspect related to migration - ecology. It turns out that moving resources to the cloud can reduce a company's carbon footprint by up to 93%!
Backup strategies for Amazon DynamoDB
August 22, 2022

Backup strategies for Amazon DynamoDB

One of the most important questions when discussing databases is "How will we back up and restore our data?" Backups are at the heart of any disaster recovery strategy and are primarily managed by the Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO).
Moving towards event-driven architectures with serverless event aggregators
May 18, 2022

Moving towards event-driven architectures with serverless event aggregators

Event-driven architectures are gaining popularity because they help deliver benefits by decoupling services, increasing scalability, adding flexibility and increasing agility for the developer organisation.