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A Pilot Light disaster recovery strategy for WordPress

In today’s digital ecosystem, maintaining an uninterrupted online presence and resilience is essential for businesses. WordPress platforms, whether e-commerce sites or news portals, must not only meet but exceed stringent Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) to maintain user trust, ensure continuity, and protect revenue. These SLAs, defining Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), […]

S3 Security

Evaluating public and cross account access at scale with IAM Access Analyzer for Amazon S3

Note: This is a more in-depth follow-on post from our high-level, introductory blog on IAM Access Analyzer for S3. Organizations generate, use, and store more data today than ever before. With securing data a top priority, many enterprises focus on implementing the principle of least privilege access, or limiting users to the minimum necessary access […]

Global fashion e-commerce retailer shortens SQL query time by 30% using Amazon EBS io2 Block Express

A top global e-commerce retailer employs the concept of on-demand manufacturing to deliver a wide variety of affordable fashion apparel products to customers around the world. It serves end users globally with a mobile app and website for ordering, payment, and delivery. To improve the performance, resilience, flexibility, and scalability of its systems, the retailer […]

Amazon S3 LIfecycle

Snowflake streamlines data management and improves processing times using Amazon S3 Lifecycle

APN Partner Snowflake enables organizations to transform, integrate, and analyze their data. Running on AWS has helped them to keep up with a rapidly scaling customer base since 2012 (22% YoY total customer growth as of January 2024). With more customers comes more data, and efficient data management to manage operational overhead and cost is […]

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Protect Hyper-V workloads with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery (DR) is a critical process for any organization wanting to maintain business continuity in the event of a disaster such as flood, power failure, or ransomware attack. The DR strategy adopted by organizations is commonly driven by a trade-off between cost and the business impact of the time it takes for the workloads […]

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DoorDash saves millions annually using Amazon S3 Storage Lens

DoorDash connects consumers with their favorite local businesses in more than 25 countries across the globe. A born-in-the-cloud company, DoorDash hosts the majority of its infrastructure, including its commerce platform, on AWS. This platform powers the ecosystem of customers placing orders, merchants fulfilling orders, and dashers performing deliveries. DoorDash’s platform was built to achieve the […]

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

Deploying Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP using AWS CloudFormation

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the efficient management and accessibility of data stand as pivotal challenge for businesses. For a global team to efficiently collaborate on a project, they require a shared file storage that supports multiple protocols, robust data management features, and dependable data integrity. When deploying infrastructure repeatedly or in different environments, it […]

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

How to manage Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP with Ansible

In the rapidly evolving digital era, effective data management and accessibility pose significant challenges for businesses. To foster seamless collaboration among global teams working on a project, there is a need for a shared file storage solution that accommodates various protocols, offers robust data management capabilities, and makes sure of reliable data integrity. When deploying […]

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

How to use NetApp ONTAP REST APIs with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

Developers have been using HTTP methods such as GET, POST, and DELETE for a significant period of time to interact with RESTful APIs. The widespread adoption of these methods is largely due to their user-friendliness. Users who are transitioning from on-premises NetApp storage to Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP can streamline their operations using its […]

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Designing a resilient and cost-effective backup strategy for Amazon S3

Many organizations are protecting important business data against disasters like fires, floods or ransomware events. Proper backup and disaster recovery strategies can help safeguard critical data and ensure business continuity in a disaster scenario. Maintaining normal operations in a disaster recovery situation can save time and money. AWS services like Amazon S3 and AWS Backup […]