News and announcements:
- Introducing Auto-Tune in Amazon ES
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/introducing-auto-tune-in-amazon-es/ - Introducing AWS SSO support in the AWS Toolkit for VS Code
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/introducing-aws-sso-support-in-the-aws-toolkit-for-vs-code/ - Announcing AWS Media Intelligence Solutions
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/announcing-aws-media-intelligence-solutions/ - Introducing Amazon EFS CSI dynamic provisioning
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/introducing-efs-csi-dynamic-provisioning/ - Amazon DynamoDB now supports audit logging and monitoring using AWS CloudTrail
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/amazon-dynamodb-now-supports-audit-logging-and-monitoring-using-aws-cloudtrail/ - Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS Now GA
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/red-hat-openshift-service-on-aws-now-generally-availably/ - AWS IoT Device Defender Announces ML Detect GA
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/iot/ml-detect-for-device-defender/ - Amazon EC2 now supports UEFI boot when migrating virtual machines to EC2
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-ec2-now-supports-uefi-boot-when-migrating-virtual-machines-to-ec2/ - AWS Audit Manager now supports CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark v1.3.0, Level 1 and 2 as a new standard framework
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-audit-manager-now-supports-cis-aws-foundations-benchmark-v1-3-0-level-1/ - AWS Cloud Map now supports API-only services in namespaces configured with DNS resolution
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-cloud-map-now-supports-api-only-services-in-namespaces-configured-with-dns-resolution/ - Amazon Timestream now supports Amazon VPC endpoints
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-timestream-now-supports-amazon-vpc-endpoints/ - Introducing Amazon Lookout for Metrics: An anomaly detection service to proactively monitor the health of your business
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/introducing-amazon-lookout-for-metrics-an-anomaly-detection-service-to-proactively-monitor-the-health-of-your-business/ - Amazon ElastiCache for Redis now supports highly available clusters on AWS Local Zones
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-elasticache-for-redis-supports-highly-available-clusters-aws-local-zones/ - AWS Security Hub integrates with Amazon Macie to automatically ingest sensitive data findings for improved centralized security posture management
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-security-hub-integrates-amazon-macie-automatically-ingest-sensitive-data-findings/ - AWS DevOps Monitoring Dashboard solution is Generally Available
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-devops-monitoring-dashboard-solution-is-generally-available/ - Amazon SageMaker now supports private Docker registry authentication
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-sagemaker-now-supports-private-docker-registry-authentication/ - Amazon API Gateway now provides IAM condition keys for governing endpoint, authorization, and logging configurations
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-api-gateway-provides-iam-condition-keys-governing-endpoint-authorization-logging-configurations/ - Amazon EKS now supports P4d instances
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-eks-supports-p4d-instances/ - Amazon EKS now supports Elastic Fabric Adapter
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-eks-supports-elastic-fabric-adapter/ - New AWS Solutions Consulting Offer - WorkSpaces Manager for Amazon WorkSpaces
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/new-aws-solutions-consulting-offer-workspaces-manager-for-amazon-workspaces/ - Advancing Azure business continuity management
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/advancing-azure-business-continuity-maagement/ - Expanding our DR scenarios to new zonal capabilities with Azure Site Recovery
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/expanding-our-dr-scenarios-to-new-zonal-capabilities-with-azure-site-recovery/ - General availability: Publishing VM Images from Shared Image Gallery to Azure Marketplace
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-publishing-vm-images-from-shared-image-gallery-to-azure-marketplace/ - General availability: Enhanced Azure Dashboards experience for pinned Log Analytics parts
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/enhanced-azure-dashboards-experience-for-pinned-log-analytics-parts/ - SecretManagement and SecretStore are Generally Available
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/secretmanagement-and-secretstore-are-generally-available/ - SEB Accelerates Digitization Journey with Google Cloud Partnership
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0323/seb-google-cloud - Wisconsin to Launch Virtual Career Center Built on Google Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0323/wisconsin-to-launch-virtual-career-center-built-on-google-cloud - The past, present and future of custom compute at Google
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/systems/the-past-present-and-future-of-custom-compute-at-google - Introducing Network Connectivity Center: A revolution in simplifying on-prem and cloud networking
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/announcing-network-connectivity-center - Getting Compute Engine resources for batch processing just got easier
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/hpc/a-new-way-to-obtain-compute-engine-vms-for-batch-processing - Oracles applies the lessons of the pandemic to update Fusion Cloud Applications
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/oracles-applies-the-lessons-of-the-pandemic-to-update-fusion-cloud-applications/ - Four Key Deployment Learnings of Oracle Cloud Guard at Oracle Data Cloud
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/four-key-deployment-learnings-of-oracle-cloud-guard-at-oracle-data-cloud-v2 - Oracle Cloud Marketplace releases user experience enhancements for customers and partners
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/oracle-cloud-marketplace-releases-user-experience-enhancements-for-customers-and-partners - Ensure business continuity with capacity reservations
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/ensure-business-continuity-with-capacity-reservations - Announcing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Flexible Network Load Balancer
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-flexible-network-load-balancer - Cisco bundles Terraform with Intersight to make it easier to use infrastructure as code in the private cloud
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/cisco-bundles-terraform-with-intersight-to-make-it-easier-to-use-infrastructure-as-code-in-the-private-cloud/ - OVH Founder Pledges to Build a Lab for Data Center Fire Research
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/ovh/ovh-founder-pledges-build-lab-data-center-fire-research
Trends and opinions:
- Cloud infrastructure spending passed on-prem data centers in 2020
https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/19/cloud-infrastructure-spending-passed-on-prem-data-centers-in-2020/ - Building a cloud-ready operating model for agility and resiliency
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/building-a-cloud-ready-operating-model-for-agility-and-resiliency - Why it's time to rethink your data center
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-its-time-to-rethink-your-data-center/ - Four Hybrid Cloud Data Management Challenges
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/cloud/four-hybrid-cloud-data-management-challenges - You’re Not Cloud-Native, You’re Cloud-Adoptive
https://containerjournal.com/topics/youre-not-cloud-native-youre-cloud-adoptive/ - Kubernetes Enables DevOps-as-a-Service (DaaS)
https://containerjournal.com/features/kubernetes-enables-devops-as-a-service-daas/ - Google BigQuery is a Leader in The 2021 Forrester Wave: Cloud Data Warehouse
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/google-cloud-a-leader-in-2021-forrester-wave-cloud-data-warehouse
Cost Management:
- Using AWS Cost and Usage Reports and Cost Allocation Tags to understand VPC Flow Logs data ingestion costs in Amazon S3
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/using-aws-cost-usage-reports-cost-allocation-tags-to-understand-vpc-flow-logs-data-ingestion-costs-in-amazon-s3/ - Rightsizing Recommendations for your AWS Account
https://dev.to/aws-builders/rightsizing-recommendations-for-your-aws-account-1973 - Storage Lifecycle: How We Cut Cost on 55% of Our Storage Without Deleting a Single File
https://www.wix.engineering/post/storage-lifecycle-how-we-cut-cost-on-55-of-our-storage-without-deleting-a-single-file
Cloud Security:
- Sophisticated Microsoft Spoof Targets Financial Departments
https://www.area1security.com/blog/microsoft-365-spoof-targets-financial-departments/ - Infrastructure Protection On AWS
https://vineet-shukla.medium.com/infrastructure-protection-on-aws-4b74f0929485 - AWS Security: A Quick Start Guide
https://cloud.netapp.com/blog/aws-blg-aws-security-a-quick-start-guide - 5 Best Practices for Securing Microsoft Azure
https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/5-best-practices-for-securing-microsoft-azure - Azure Firewall Manager Is Now Integrated with Azure Security Center
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security/azure-firewall-manager-is-now-integrated-with-azure-security/ba-p/2228679 - Strengthen and optimize compliance in Azure Security Center
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/strengthening-compliance-in-azure-security-center/ - 5 Cloud Security Must-Haves in 2021
https://securityintelligence.com/posts/5-cloud-data-security-must-haves-in-2021/ - Cloud Explosion Catapults Privileged Access Management and Identity Security to the Forefront
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2021/03/22/cloud-explosion-catapults-privileged-access-management-and-identity-security-to-the-forefront/ - 40% of SaaS application users have lost data
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/report-40-of-saas-application-users-have-lost-data/
Training and Certifications:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional a few thoughts
https://dev.to/aws-builders/aws-certified-solutions-architect-professional-a-few-thoughts-1m5n - New Microsoft Security Exams
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/new-microsoft-security-exams/ba-p/2219984 - How and why to earn an Azure Certification
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/how-and-why-to-earn-an-azure-certification/ba-p/2231903 - Level up with Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/level-up-with-microsoft-certified-azure-developer-associate/ba-p/2107663
