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Amazon Kinesis: the best event queue you're not using

Instrumental receives a lot of raw data, upwards of 1,000,000 metrics per second. Because of this, we’ve always used an event queue to aggregate the data before we permanently store it. Before switching to AWS Kinesis, this aggregation was based on many processes writing to AWS Simple Queue Service (SQS) with a one-at-a-time reader that would aggregate data, then push it into another SQS queue, where multiple readers would store the data in MongoDB.

Azure Virtual Machine Cloner (AVMC) by SmiKar Software

Do you need to migrate your VMs within Azure from Azure Service Manager to Azure Resource Manager? Maybe you need to clone one of your Azure VMs fast and easily? Perhaps you need to create a clone of your VM (to be used like a snapshot) while you patch or upgrade components of your server and avoid having issues with a risky upgrade?

Automate and schedule shutdowns in Microsoft Azure without powershell.

See how to use the Azure Virtual Machine Scheduler and save time and money within Azure subscription. Automate and schedule the shutdown and power back on of your virtual machines within Microsoft's Azure Cloud with ease. Download a free 30 day trial and test it for yourself now.

Free Amazon Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure Designer Tool.

Design Amazon Web Services Infrastructure Diagrams For Free. Site24x7's Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure designer tool is a free, online design platform that helps you create and depict your Amazon Web Services architecture. Effortlessly create simple or complex cloud architecture diagrams in a matter of minutes, without even signing up. The Site24x7 AWS infrastructure designer tool has two views: the resource view on the left, and the canvas view in the center, where the action happens.