Ava Labs, developer of the Avalanche network (AVAX), has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to implement new features intended to make running a node easier, according to a January 11 blog post from Ava Labs.
The new features include one-click node deployment through the AWS Marketplace, AWS GovCloud integration for Dapp developers concerned about compliance, and the ability to create Avalanche subnets with just a few clicks.
It’s official! @Amazon #ChoseAvalanche to bring scalable blockchain solutions to enterprises and governments #AWS fully supports Avalanche’s infrastructure and dApp ecosystem, including one-click node deployment, offering the best tooling for these high compliance use cases. pic.twitter.com/syInSrU9XD
In the announcement post, Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer stated that AWS has been an important part of the Avalanche ecosystem in the past, as it has allowed Dapp developers to easily launch nodes to test their software. He expects these new features to make AWS even more useful to Avalanche Dapp developers. He explained:
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The response of the Avalanche community to the news was mostly positive. One user posted a tutorial showing how to launch an Avalanche node using the new features:
This is a big deal!! #AWS x #Avalanche https://t.co/NmpZNyhZMJBTW this is how you can create an avalanche node on AWS pic.twitter.com/PfKRyjMEl9
Others focused on the price action resulting from the announcement:
AWS candle for $AVAX. pic.twitter.com/h6BrLd7pNk
AWS isn’t the first cloud-computing system that Ava Labs has partnered with. In December, it formed a similar relationship with Alibaba Cloud.
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