EC2

Amazon EMR on EC2 cost optimization: How a global financial services provider reduced costs by 30% | Amazon Web Services

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Amazon EMR on EC2 cost optimization: How a global financial services provider reduced costs by 30% | Amazon Web Services

In this post, we highlight key lessons learned while helping a global financial services provider migrate their Apache Hadoop clusters to AWS and best practices that helped reduce their Amazon EMR, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon… Article Source https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/amazon-emr-on-ec2-cost-optimization-how-a-global-financial-services-provider-reduced-costs-by-30/

What is EC2 in Terraform?

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What is EC2 in Terraform?

In Terraform, EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) refers to an Amazon Web Services (AWS) service that provides scalable computing capacity in the cloud. Terraform, an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, allows you to define, provision, and manage EC2… Article Source https://medium.com/@haroldfinch01/what-is-ec2-in-terraform-8e7ba5fb76f4

Amazon EC2 now supports Optimize CPUs post instance launch – AWS

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Amazon EC2 now supports Optimize CPUs post instance launch – AWS

Amazon EC2 now allows customers to modify an instance’s CPU options after launch. You can now modify the number of vCPUs and/or disable the hyperthreading of a stopped EC2 instance to save on vCPU-based licensing costs. In… Article Source https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/10/amazon-ec2-optimize-cpus-post-instance-launch/

Get the best price performance with AWS Graviton4-powered Amazon EC2 R8g instances on Amazon Web Services

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Get the best price performance with AWS Graviton4-powered Amazon EC2 R8g instances on Amazon Web Services

AWS has officially launched the new AWS Graviton4-based Amazon Elastic Computing Cloud (Amazon EC2) R8g instances that were previously previewed at re:Invent 2023. AWS offers over 150 Amazon EC2 instance types powered by AWS Graviton globally and has built over 2 million Graviton processors, serving more than 50,000 customers. The AWS Graviton4 processor, based on … Read more

Amazon GuardDuty EC2 Runtime Monitoring now accessible for all users | Amazon Web Services

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Amazon GuardDuty EC2 Runtime Monitoring now accessible for all users | Amazon Web Services

Amazon GuardDuty is a security monitoring service using machine learning to detect threats in AWS accounts and workloads. A key feature is Runtime Monitoring, which analyzes file, network, and OS events to identify potential threats. This feature has been expanded to include Amazon EKS, ECS, and AWS Fargate resources. The newly announced GuardDuty EC2 Runtime … Read more

New Amazon Web Services Offering: High Memory U7i Instances on Amazon EC2 Ideal for Hosting Large In-Memory Databases

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New Amazon Web Services Offering: High Memory U7i Instances on Amazon EC2 Ideal for Hosting Large In-Memory Databases

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) has released the U7i instances, which were first previewed in re: Invent 2023. These instances boast up to 32 TiB of DDR5 memory and 896 vCPUs, running on custom 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Sapphire Rapids). These high-memory instances are ideal for in-memory databases like SAP HANA, Oracle, … Read more

Amazon EC2 U7i Instances, Bedrock Converse API, and More Updates in the AWS Weekly Roundup (June 3) – AWS Blog

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The recent AWS Weekly Roundup highlighted several key updates in the world of Amazon Web Services. One of the highlights was the introduction of Amazon EC2 U7i Instances, which promises improved performance and efficiency for users. Additionally, the Bedrock Converse API was announced, providing a streamlined way for developers to integrate messaging functionality into their … Read more

Automate the process of downgrading SQL Server to Developer edition on Amazon EC2 using Amazon Web Services

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Automate the process of downgrading SQL Server to Developer edition on Amazon EC2 using Amazon Web Services

In this blog post, we will show you how to automate the process of downgrading from Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise or Standard Edition to SQL Server Developer Edition to save costs. Every day, customers benefit from cost savings, scalability, performance, and ease of management by running SQL Server on AWS. Implementing SQL Server Developer Edition … Read more

Benefits of utilizing Amazon EC2 C7i-flex Instances for Compute-Intensive Workloads: Maximizing Price-Performance Ratio

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Benefits of utilizing Amazon EC2 C7i-flex Instances for Compute-Intensive Workloads: Maximizing Price-Performance Ratio

AWS has launched Amazon EC2 C7i-flex Instances, which are said to offer a 19% improvement in price performance compared to C6i instances. These new instances are part of the EC2 Flex instance portfolio and are powered by custom 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, specifically Sapphire Rapids. They come in various sizes and are recommended … Read more

Director of Amazon EC2 Product Management, Chetan Kapoor, departs from AWS

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Director of Amazon EC2 Product Management, Chetan Kapoor, departs from AWS

The CEO of AWS is set to resign in a few days, marking a significant change in the leadership of the popular cloud computing platform. This news comes as a surprise to many in the tech industry, as the head of AWS has been a key figure in the company’s success. Amazon Web Services (AWS) … Read more