Category Archives: AWS re:Invent 2018

AWS tries to lure Windows users with Amazon FSx for Windows File Server

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Amazon has had storage options for Linux file servers for some time, but it recognizes that a number of companies still use Windows file servers, and they are not content to cede that market to Microsoft. Today the company announced Amazon FSx for Windows File Server to provide a fully compatible Windows option. “You get a […] Continue reading AWS tries to lure Windows users with Amazon FSx for Windows File Server→

AWS launches a base station for satellites as a service

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Today at AWS Re:invent in Las Vegas, AWS announced a new service for satellite providers with the launch of AWS Ground Station, the first fully-managed ground station as a service. With this new service, AWS will provide ground antennas through their existing network of worldwide availability zones, and data processing services to simplify the entire […] Continue reading AWS launches a base station for satellites as a service→

AWS Transit Gateways help customers understand their entire network

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Tonight at AWS re:Invent, the company announced a new tool called AWS Transit Gateway designed to help build a network topology inside of AWS that lets you share resources across accounts and bring together on premises and cloud resources in a single network topology. Amazon already has a popular product called Amazon Virtual Private Cloud […] Continue reading AWS Transit Gateways help customers understand their entire network→

AWS Global Accelerators helps customers manage traffic across zones

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Many AWS customers have to run in multiple zones for many reasons including performance requirements, regulatory issues or fail-over management. Whatever the reason, AWS announced a new tool tonight called Global Accelerators designed to help customers route traffic more easily across multiple regions. Peter DeSantis, VP of global infrastructure and customer support at AWS speaking […] Continue reading AWS Global Accelerators helps customers manage traffic across zones→