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Video Tutorial: How to Build a Web App on Amazon Without EC2
If you want to build a scalable, highly available web application on the AWS cloud, AWS Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) is the obvious approach. But it’s not always the best …
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Software DevelopmentDeep Dive Into Auto Scaling Lifecycle Hooks
In July of 2014, without much fanfare, Amazon Web Services released one of its most valuable (and possibly underutilized) updates for its Auto Scaling service: Auto Scaling Lifecycle Hooks. Auto …
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)First Look at AWS CodeDeploy
A new service named AWS CodeDeploy was announced last week at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas! AWS CodeDeploy is an exciting new service that we had the opportunity to be …
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) DevelopmentLessons in Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch and EC2 are well suited for each other in production deployments. However, there are a couple of considerations to heed when setting up your Elasticsearch cluster. Below are three …
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)Why an EC2 Instance Isn’t a Server
At Re:Invent, the AWS conference in Vegas last November, Amazon’s CTO, Werner Vogels, made an interesting observation during his keynote address: “An EC2 instance is not a server—it’s a building …
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