Live streaming is becoming an increasingly popular way to connect customers with their favorite influencers and brands through interactive live video experiences. Our customers, DeNA and Rooter, rely on Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS), a fully managed live streaming solution, to build engaging live stream and interactive video experiences for their audiences. In March we introduced Amazon IVS support for multiple hosts in live streams to further provide flexibility in building interactive experiences, by using a resource called stage. A stage is a virtual space where participants can exchange audio and video in real time. However, latency is still a critical component to engaging audiences and enriching the overall experience. The lower the latency, the better it is to connect with live audiences…
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New Seventh-Generation General Purpose Amazon EC2 Instances (M7i-Flex and M7i)
Today we are launching Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) M7i-Flex and M7i instances powered by custom 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors available only on AWS, that offer the best performance among comparable Intel processors in the cloud – up to 15% faster than Intel processors utilized by other cloud providers. M7i-Flex instances are available in the five most common sizes, and are designed to give you up to 19% better price/performance than M6i instances for many workloads. The M7i instances are available in nine sizes (with two size of bare metal instances in the works), and offer 15% better price/performance than the previous generation of Intel-powered instances. M7i-Flex Instances The M7i-Flex instances are a lower-cost variant of the…
Prime Day 2023 Powered by AWS – All the Numbers
As part of my annual tradition to tell you about how AWS makes Prime Day possible, I am happy to be able to share some chart-topping metrics (check out my 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 posts for a look back). This year I bought all kinds of stuff for my hobbies including a small drill press, filament for my 3D printer, and irrigation tools. I also bought some very nice Alphablock books for my grandkids. According to our official release, the first day of Prime Day was the single largest sales day ever on Amazon and for independent sellers, with more than 375 million items purchased. Prime Day by the Numbers As always, Prime Day was powered by…
Introducing the first AWS Security Heroes
The AWS Heroes program recognizes individuals who combine their deeply technical expertise with a passion for helping others to learn more and build faster. Over the years, trends have evolved in how the community develops and deploys solutions built on AWS, which has influenced the creation of specialized Hero categories. Today, we’re thrilled to officially recognize and acknowledge leaders in the security area of focus. Security is often looked at in terms of impact and not how it enables teams to safely innovate. Our inaugural AWS Security Heroes have shown time and time again that a pragmatic approach, executed with the intent to inform and educate, delivers positive security outcomes. The initial cohort of AWS Security Heroes are experts at…