Items tagged with amazon web services

by Zak Killian - Tue, Dec 07, 2021

AWS Outage Cripples Parts Of The Internet As Amazon Scrambles To Fix Root Cause

If you're an old fogey who doesn't use cloud storage (like this HotHardware writer), you may not realize how much of the internet depends on the companies that provide those services. Servers owned by large cloud service providers—such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Baidu—are the backbone of the World Wide Web... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Wed, Nov 29, 2017

Amazon Launches AWS DeepLens AI Camera With Machine Learning Muscle For Developers

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been firing on all cylinders lately. Last week, the company announced a new Secret Region for U.S. intelligence agencies, and this week it has announced a new camera that will help businesses leverage the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI). Meet AWS DeepLens, which is a deep... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Mon, Nov 20, 2017

Amazon Web Services Announces 'Secret Region' Cloud Service For The CIA

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has grown to be the leading player in on-demand cloud computing across the internet, and provides a sizable stream of revenue for the retail giant. AWS has a number of premier clients for its services including Google and even Comcast. However, AWS is furthering its reach into the lucrative... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Sun, Jul 09, 2017

WWE Leak Unmasks Smackdown Of Personal Data For Over 3 Million Wrestling Fans

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has received a black eye for an embarrassing data leak that could have (and should have) been avoided. It was not, however, and as a result personally identifiable information and other private details belonging to over 3 million WWE fans was sitting online unprotected and visible... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Fri, May 13, 2016

Amazon Rolls Out $20 Programmable Dash Button For IoT Tinkering, Promptly Sells Out

We’ve all seen Amazon’s Dash buttons; the little Wi-Fi connected devices that allow you to quickly reorder products without even having to visit Amazon’s website. Back in late March, Amazon expanded its Dash lineup to include over 100 products from dozens of household brands. Now, Amazon has rolled out a customized... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Thu, Jun 11, 2015

Amazon Building 80 Megawatt Solar Farm In Virginia To Power Datacenters

As part of its commitment to achieving 100 percent renewable energy usage for its global footprint, Amazon this week announced that it has partnered with Community Energy to build and operate an 80 megawatt solar farm in Accomack County, Virginia. They'll call it Amazon Solar Farm U.S. East and expect it to generate... Read more...