EuropeClouds Recommends #27 - 02.11.2020

MarkeTech Group
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November 2, 2020

News updates (From 25.10.2020 to 31.10.2020)

Service Announcements / Updates:

  • Coca-Cola and AWS reimagine the future of contactless experiences

https://blog.aboutamazon.com/innovation/coca-cola-and-aws-reimagine-the-future-of-contactless-experiences

  • AWS Nitro Enclaves – Isolated EC2 Environments to Process Confidential Data

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-nitro-enclaves-isolated-ec2-environments-to-process-confidential-data/

  • New! Streamline existing IAM Access Analyzer findings using archive rules

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/new-streamline-existing-iam-access-analyzer-findings-using-archive-rules/

  • New – Application Load Balancer Support for End-to-End HTTP/2 and gRPC

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-application-load-balancer-support-for-end-to-end-http-2-and-grpc/

  • Introducing the AWS Load Balancer Controller

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/introducing-aws-load-balancer-controller/

  • AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports health notifications

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/aws-site-to-site-vpn-now-supports-health-notifications/

  • EC2 Image Builder now supports AMI distribution across AWS accounts

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/ec2-image-builder-now-supports-ami-distribution-across-aws-accounts/

  • Now generally available – design and visualize Amazon Keyspaces data models more easily by using NoSQL Workbench

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/nosql-workbench-support-for-amazon-keyspaces-for-apache-cassandra-is-now-generally-available/

  • Now use AWS Systems Manager to view vulnerability identifiers for missing patches on your Linux instances

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/now-use-aws-systems-manager-to-view-vulnerability-identifiers-for-missing-patches-on-your-linux-instances/

  • AWS Fargate Spot for Amazon ECS is now supported in AWS CloudFormation

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/aws-fargate-spot-for-amazon-ecs-now-supported-in-aws-cloudformation/

  • AWS Shield now provides global and per-account event summaries to all AWS customers

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/aws-shield-provides-global-and-per-account-event-summaries-to-all-aws-customers/

  • Chip Startup Fungible Pitches AWS-Like Storage Hardware

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/storage/chip-startup-fungible-pitches-aws-storage-hardware

  • Microsoft to establish its first datacenter region in Taiwan as a part of its “Reimagine Taiwan” initiative

https://news.microsoft.com/apac/2020/10/27/microsoft-to-establish-its-first-datacenter-region-in-taiwan-as-a-part-of-its-reimagine-taiwan-initiative/

  • Microsoft Joins MEF To Bolster Azure for Operators Services

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2020/10/27/microsoft-joins-mef.aspx

  • Java 11 support for Azure Functions is now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/java-11-support-for-azure-functions-is-now-generally-available/

  • Policy to control the minimum TLS version used with Azure Storage now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/policy-to-control-the-minimum-tls-version-used-with-azure-storage-now-generally-available/

  • General Availability: Azure Kubernetes Service support for proximity placement groups

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/ga-aks-support-for-proximity-placement-groups/

  • General Availability: Azure Spot on Azure Kubernetes Service

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/ga-azure-spot-on-aks/

  • Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare is now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/microsoft-cloud-for-healthcare-is-now-generally-available/

  • Soft delete for Azure file shares is now generally available in all regions

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/soft-delete-for-azure-file-shares-is-now-generally-available/

  • Announcing the new Azure SDK Resource Management Libraries GA

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/october-2020-management-ga/

  • Google collaborates with NOAA to use artificial intelligence for weather forecasting, research

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/522916-google-collaborates-with-noaa-to-use-artificial-intelligence-for-weather

  • Google Cloud releases AI-powered mortgage processing tool

https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/36777/google-cloud-releases-ai-powered-mortgage-processing-tool

  • Cloud Storage object lifecycle management gets new controls

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/storage-data-transfer/cloud-storage-gets-new-olm-rules

  • New Cloud Shell Editor: Get your first cloud-native app running in minutes

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-development/introducing-cloud-shell-editor

  • Oracle expands UK data center footprint with new private and public sector-focused cloud regions

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252490998/Oracle-expands-UK-datacentre-footprint-with-new-private-and-public-sector-focused-regions

  • Alibaba Cloud Releases OpenSearch, Leading to Value Reconfiguration of the Search Business in the Cloud Era

https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/alibaba-cloud-releases-opensearch-leading-to-value-reconfiguration-of-the-search-business-in-the-cloud-era_596788

  • Introducing DigitalOcean App Platform: reimagining PaaS to make it simpler for you to build, deploy, and scale apps

https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/introducing-digitalocean-app-platform-reimagining-paas-to-make-it-simpler-for-you-to-build-deploy-and-scale-apps/

  • IBM Bolsters Container Storage Platform

https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-networking/ibm-bolsters-container-storage-platform/

  • NetApp Tackling Data Challenges in a Cloud-Native World

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/storage/netapp-tackling-data-challenges-cloud-native-world

  • NetApp Uses Kubernetes for Storageless Infrastructure

https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-networking/netapp-uses-kubernetes-for-storageless-infrastructure/

  • Docker V2 Github Action is Now GA

https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-v2-github-action-is-now-ga/

  • Major Release for All HashiCorp Terraform Utility Providers

https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/major-release-for-all-hashicorp-terraform-utility-providers


Trend Reports and Opinions:

  • Cloud Market Growth Rate Nudges Up as Amazon and Microsoft Solidify Leadership

https://www.srgresearch.com/articles/cloud-market-growth-rate-nudges-amazon-and-microsoft-solidify-leadership

  • Google Cloud Growing 50% Faster than Microsoft, Amazon; Q3 Pace Tops Q2

https://cloudwars.co/google-cloud/google-cloud-growing-50-percent-faster-than-microsoft-amazon/

  • The Leading and Major 8 Platform-As-A-Service Providers

https://www.analyticsinsight.net/the-leading-and-major-8-platform-as-a-service-providers/

  • BLURRING THE LINES BETWEEN YOUR CLOUD AND THEIR CLOUDS

https://www.nextplatform.com/2020/10/20/blurring-the-lines-between-your-cloud-and-their-clouds/

  • What Matters to Developers Choosing Cloud? Pricing and Support/Documentation

https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2020/10/23/cloud-adoption-report.aspx

  • Cloud Native Adoption Trends 2020-2021

https://adtmag.com/blogs/watersworks/2020/10/lightbend-survey-on-cloud-native-trends.aspx

  • How startups can overcome obstacles in their cloud journey

https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/how-startups-can-overcome-obstacles-in-their-cloud/

  • Wild West for developers when it comes to writing cloud-native apps

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/wild-west-for-developers-when-it-comes-to-writing-cloud-native-apps/

  • Predictions 2021: Edge Computing Hits An Inflection Point

https://go.forrester.com/blogs/predictions-2021-edge-computing-hits-an-inflection-point/

  • Juicy Tidbits That Didn’t Make It Into The Forrester Wave: Cloud Cost Management And Optimization, Q4 2020

https://go.forrester.com/blogs/juicy-tidbits-that-didnt-make-it-into-the-forrester-wave-cloud-cost-management-optimization-q4-2020/

  • Data Security Fears are Driving Sky-High Demand for Private Cloud Services

https://techspective.net/2020/10/28/data-security-fears-are-driving-sky-high-demand-for-private-cloud-services/

  • 3 Reasons SaaS is Critical for Online Payments

https://www.business2community.com/cloud-computing/3-reasons-saas-is-critical-for-online-payments-02355929

  • The Biggest Myths of Multi-Cloud

https://www.cncf.io/blog/2020/10/28/the-biggest-myths-of-multi-cloud/


Security Related:

  • 78% of Microsoft 365 admins don’t activate MFA

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/10/27/activate-microsoft-365-mfa/

  • CoreView Research Indicates 50% of M365 Users are Not Managed by Default Security Policies

https://www.coreview.com/resources/whitepaper/microsoft-365-app-security-governance-shadow-it-report

  • 23 Questions to Ask to Know if Your Office 365 is Safe

https://www.coreview.com/blog/23-questions-to-know-office-365-safe/

  • Bouncing back: Disaster recovery and data protection during a pandemic

https://betanews.com/2020/10/28/disaster-recovery-during-a-pandemic/

  • 10 Docker Security Best Practices to Cut Container Chaos

https://acloudguru.com/blog/engineering/10-docker-security-best-practices-to-cut-container-chaos

  • The Best Security Practices with Hybrid Cloud, based on Alibaba Cloud

https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/the-best-security-practices-with-hybrid-cloud-part-1_596814

https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/best-security-practices-with-hybrid-cloud-part-2_596815

  • How Netflix Thinks About Cybersecurity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orjziEK8_R8

  • What Will It Take to Shift Kubernetes Security Left?

https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-security/what-will-it-take-to-shift-kubernetes-security-left/

  • How Google Workspace uses encryption to protect your data

https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/google-workspace-encryption-wp.pdf

Best Practices:

  • Hybrid cloud strategy: 5 expert tips

https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2020/10/hybrid-cloud-strategy-5-expert-tips


Cost Management:

  • Businesses fail to grasp the complexity of cloud optimization

https://betanews.com/2020/10/26/complexity-cloud-optimization/

  • Better Managing Cost in AWS with Budgets Actions

https://www.infoq.com/news/2020/10/aws-budgets-actions-manage-cost/

  • CapEx vs. OpEx: Key Considerations for Your Cloud Cost Management Strategy

https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/blog/capex-vs-opex-cloud-cost-management



Training and Certifications:

  • AZ-104 vs AZ-103: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate Changes Explained

https://acloudguru.com/blog/engineering/az-104-vs-az-103-microsoft-azure-administrator-associate-changes-explained

  • How Microsoft built a learning culture

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/how-microsoft-built-a-learning-culture/ba-p/1489677

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