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Hyper-V Can Now Manage Amazon Storage Gateway

Handy for virtualisation junkies who enjoy mixing platforms: you can now use Hyper-V to manage the Amazon Storage Gateway, an on-premises and cloud appliance which lets you manage Amazon storage. Interesting. [Amazon Web Services Blog]


Ask LH: Where Should I Buy The Kindle Paperwhite?

Dear Lifehacker, Is there anything I should be aware of when buying the Kindle Paperwhite from Dick Smith Electronics (in Australia) rather than from Amazon directly? Thanks, Ebook Novice


AWS Adds Variables To Access Control Policies

Amazon has added variables to its access control policies for Amazon Web Services, allowing cloud developers to set up more sophisticated scenarios to control user access.


Sydney Region First For Amazon’s EC2 Upgrade

Typically, Australians are one of the last cabs off the rank when a big tech company releases something new. However, Amazon’s Asia Pacific (Sydney) and South America (São Paulo) regions will be the first to get access to EC2 running the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) platform.


AWS Managment Console App Hits iOS

Back in early January, Amazon released an Android management console app for Amazon Web Services. There’s now an iOS equivalent, offering the same range of basic management services — handy for quick service checks and changes. [iTunes App Store via AWS Blog]


The Constant Amazon Price Gap

We noted last week that cuts on Amazon Web Services pricing rarely benefited customers using the Sydney data centre as much as those in the US. The latest round of cuts to prices for some of Amazon’s cloud services works out slightly differently: the price difference remains constant.


Australia Short-Changed Again By Amazon Cloud Price Cuts

Amazon has dropped the charges for some of its EC2 cloud services. Price cuts are always welcome, but yet again prices in the Australian region haven’t fallen at the same level as other markets.


AWS Diagnostics Tracks Virtual Windows Server Performance

Amazon Web Services can run a number of Windows Server platforms (including Windows Server 2012) as virtual machines. A new automated diagnostics tool helps troubleshoot Windows Server VMs, letting managers check a range of parameters that might cause server or application performance issues.


Do ‘Amazon Beating’ Deals Save You Money?

Bookworld has a deal currently running where it will chop ten per cent off the price Amazon asks for a book for Australian customers. On the surface, that seems like a great deal, but the reality is a little more complicated.


AWS Marketplace Offering Red Hat Apps

AWS is now offering the ability to purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) applications directly within the platform. Three apps are being offered initially: Alfresco Enterprise, BMC Application Diagnostics and Tibco tibbr.


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