AWS Deep Learning AMIs Now Include Optimized Chainer 4 and CNTK 2.5.1 to Accelerate Deep Learning on Amazon EC2 Instances

The AWS Deep Learning AMIs now include advanced optimizations for Chainer 4 and Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit (CNTK) 2.5.1 that are tailored to deliver higher-performance training across Amazon EC2 instances.   Source: Amazon Web Services News AWS Deep Learning AMIs Now Include Optimized Chainer 4 and CNTK 2.5.1 to Accelerate Deep Learning on Amazon EC2 Instances

Deploy Aviatrix Next-Gen Global Transit Hub on the AWS Cloud with Updated Quick Start

This updated Quick Start builds a highly available, secure global transit network on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud in about 5 minutes. It deploys Aviatrix Controller and Aviatrix Gateways in a central virtual private cloud (VPC) on AWS to manage routing between remote networks (spoke VPCs) in a hub-and-spoke model. A central transit hub Read more about Deploy Aviatrix Next-Gen Global Transit Hub on the AWS Cloud with Updated Quick Start[…]

AWS Database Migration Service Supports IBM Db2 as a Source

AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and the AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) now allow you to convert and migrate IBM Db2 databases on Linux, UNIX and Windows (Db2 LUW) to any DMS supported target. This can accelerate your move to the cloud by allowing you to migrate more of your legacy databases. Source: Amazon Web Read more about AWS Database Migration Service Supports IBM Db2 as a Source[…]

How To Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04

Introduction Let’s Encrypt is a Certificate Authority (CA) that provides an easy way to obtain and install free TLS/SSL certificates, thereby enabling encrypted HTTPS on web servers. It simplifies the process by providing a software client, Certbot, that attempts to automate most (if not all) of the required steps. Currently, the entire process of obtaining Read more about How To Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04[…]

AWS Config Adds Support for AWS Lambda

You can now record configuration changes to AWS Lambda using AWS Config. AWS Lambda lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers. With Config, you can track changes to the Lambda function, runtime environments, tags, handler name, code size, memory allocation, timeout settings, and concurrency settings. You can also record changes to Lambda IAM Read more about AWS Config Adds Support for AWS Lambda[…]

Easier Way To Control Access to AWS Regions Using IAM Policies

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) now enables simplified permissions management by allowing you to use a single IAM policy condition across all AWS services to control access to specific regions. By adding the new global condition key ‘aws:RequestedRegion’ in the condition element of your IAM policy, you can control access to the regions in Read more about Easier Way To Control Access to AWS Regions Using IAM Policies[…]