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AWS EC2 Snapshot Standards

NYU AWS EC2 Snapshot Overview There is an Operational requirement to provide AWS-hosted workloads with point-in-time snapshot level backup protection in virtual environments. This standard is designed to provide a basic level of protection in the event of running instance corruption, failure, or inadvertent deletion.  Implementation of this standard will enhance our Operational capabilities and […]

AWS S3 Bucket Naming Convention

NYU S3 Naming Convention Overview Naming conventions ensure the name of each S3 bucket is unique while allowing useful information to be deduced from the names. Syntax All characters are strictly lower case Remove whitespace from values Separate values with dashes Must conform to Amazon S3 bucket naming requirements and best practices Convention Naming convention: university-environment-supportgroup-universityservice-function Example: […]