AWS, Microsoft combine forces on AI voice assistants

AWS Digest A roundup of AWS content from TechTarget's network |August 20th, 2018 FEATURED STORY Alexa and Cortana marriage could be a boon for UC by Jonathan Dame, News Writer Amazon and Microsoft rolled out the first integration between Alexa and Cortana -- a partnership that could bridge the gap between professional and personal use of the AI voice assistants. (SearchUnifiedCommunications.com) Advertisement NEWS   California school picks Rubrik, S3 backup Castilleja School, an independent all-girls school in California, used Rubrik backup in conjunction with AWS S3 to go from tape to modern data protection and simplify restores. (SearchDataBackup.com)   Netflix rolls out Trailblazer tool for AWS credentials Netflix security engineer William Bengtson explained at Black Hat 2018 how his company monitors AWS credentials, and unveiled an open source tool, called Trailblazer. (SearchCloudSecurity.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Dig into this AWS data analytics comparison AWS IoT Analytics and Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics share some similarities but apply to different use cases. Discover which tool can help make sense of your streaming data. (SearchAWS.com)   Look for these key features to control AWS costs Keep expenses under control in a multi-cloud infrastructure with third-party cost management tools that offer usage and cost reports, platform support, optimization and security features. (SearchAWS.com)   Be proactive with your AWS network management approach AWS network performance depends on the right mix of tools and strategy. Establish the alerts, security measures and configurations required to keep your workloads humming. (SearchAWS.com)   Cloud VR service benefits teams ready to experiment Amazon Sumerian provides an easy way to develop 3D scenes and VR applications, but it doesn't fill a dire need. Examine what Sumerian can do, its costs and whether it makes sense for you. (SearchAWS.com)   Five steps for AWS access key rotation It's imperative to regularly rotate your AWS access keys to reduce the damage from compromised keys. Implement this rotation policy to keep applications secure. (SearchAWS.com)   Experiment with Lambda execution times Don't let long-running functions impact your bottom line. Get to know the AWS Lambda lifecycle and follow these steps to warm your containers and efficiently run Lambda functions. (SearchAWS.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from AWS Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Enterprise Applications Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.