News and announcements:
- AWS Identity and Access Management now makes it easier to relate a user's IAM role activity to their corporate identity
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/aws-identity-and-access-management-now-makes-it-easier-to-relate-a-users-iam-role-activity-to-their-corporate-identity/ - AWS Announces General Availability of AQUA for Amazon Redshift
https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/aws-announces-general-availability-aqua-amazon-redshift - AQUA (Advanced Query Accelerator) – A Speed Boost for Your Amazon Redshift Queries
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aqua-advanced-query-accelerator-for-amazon-redshift/ - Introducing OpenSearch
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/introducing-opensearch/ - AWS and NVIDIA to bring Arm-based Graviton2 instances with GPUs to the cloud
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/aws-and-nvidia-to-bring-arm-based-instances-with-gpus-to-the-cloud/ - Introducing cross-Region event routing with Amazon EventBridge
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/introducing-cross-region-event-routing-with-amazon-eventbridge/ - AWS Storage Gateway achieves FedRAMP Moderate compliance
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/aws-storage-gateway-achieves-fedramp-moderate-compliance/ - User Defined Functions (UDF) are now generally available for Amazon Athena
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/user-defined-functions-udf-are-now-generally-available-for-amazon-athena/ - Microsoft accelerates industry cloud strategy for healthcare with the acquisition of Nuance
https://news.microsoft.com/2021/04/12/microsoft-accelerates-industry-cloud-strategy-for-healthcare-with-the-acquisition-of-nuance/ - Azure Maps Weather Services are now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-maps-weather-services-are-now-generally-available/ - Log Analytics Windows Agent for Winter 2021 now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/log-analytics-windows-agent-for-winter-2021-available/ - General availability: Azure Blob storage supports objects up to 200 TB in size
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-blob-and-adls-gen2-storage-supports-objects-up-to-200-tb-in-size/ - General availability: Lustre HSM tools now available to import from or export to Azure Storage
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/lustre-hsm-tools-now-available-to-import-from-or-export-to-azure-storage/ - Azure API Management support for Availability Zones now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-api-management-support-for-availability-zones-now-generally-available/ - Cognitive Services - New Computer Vision API v3.2 now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cognitive-services-new-computer-vision-api-v32-now-generally-available/ - User data through Azure Instance Metadata Service now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/user-data-through-azure-instance-metadata-service-now-generally-available/ - Empowering operators on their cloud migration journey
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/empowering-operators-on-their-cloud-migration-journey/ - Azure Maps Weather Services are now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-maps-weather-services-are-now-generally-available/ - Azure IoT Edge 1.2.0 release is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/iot-edge1-2-0/ - Azure IoT Edge nesting capabilities are now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-iot-edge-nesting-capabilities-are-now-generally-available/ - General availability: Encryption at host support in AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-encryption-at-host-support-in-aks/ - MSIX app attach in Azure portal now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/msix-app-attach-in-azure-portal-now-generally-available/ - General availability: New Azure Policy built-in definitions for data encryption in Azure Monitor
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-new-azure-policy-builtin-definitions-for-data-encryption-in-azure-monitor/ - General availability: Event source start options in Azure Time Series Insights Gen2
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/tsi-event-source-start-options/ - New features added in the Azure Container Registry PowerShell module
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-tools/new-features-added-in-the-azure-container-registry-powershell/ba-p/2263008 - New Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions HA Cluster features
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/running-sap-applications-on-the/new-azure-monitor-for-sap-solutions-ha-cluster-features/ba-p/2270622 - Introducing SAP Integration with Cloud Data Fusion
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/introducing-sap-integration-cloud-data-fusion - Lighter lift-and-shifts with the new Database Migration Service
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/lighter-lift-and-shifts-new-database-migration-service - Reclaim time and talent with AppSheet Automation
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/no-code-development/automation-no-code-appsheet-and-google-cloud - Broadcom and Google Cloud Collaborate to Accelerate Digital Transformation for the Enterprise
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0413/broadcom-and-google-cloud - Pods and elastic engineering: Rackspace adds new services to support cloud operations
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/pods-and-elastic-engineering-rackspace-adds-new-services-to-support-cloud-operations/ - ServiceNow combines ITOM Visibility with the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/servicenow-combines-itom-visibility-with-the-oracle-cloud-infrastructure/ - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Image Scanning, Signing, and Verification
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/oracle-cloud-infrastructure-container-image-scanning-signing-verification - Oracle Cloud delivers innovations at NVIDIA’s GTC21
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/oracle-cloud-delivers-innovations-at-nvidias-gtc21 - New versions, new pricing options, and new compliance designations for Oracle Cloud VMware Solution
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/new-versions-new-pricing-options-and-new-compliance-designations-for-oracle-cloud-vmware-solution - Introducing new Oracle Cloud VMware Solution pricing options for customers seeking maximum flexibility
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/introducing-new-oracle-cloud-vmware-solution-pricing-options-for-customers-seeking-maximum-flexibility - Unified and scalable DNS service with flexible network load balancer
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/unified-and-scalable-dns-service-with-flexible-network-load-balancer - Announcing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Network Visualizer
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-network-visualizer - Salesforce lays out its Cloud 3.0 strategy
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/salesforce-lays-out-its-cloud-3-0-strategy/ - Building a Consistent Multi-cloud Application Platform
https://octo.vmware.com/building-a-consistent-multi-cloud-application-platform/ - Kubernetes 1.21 Grows Innovative New Features
https://www.openshift.com/blog/kubernetes-1.21-grows-innovative-new-features - Introducing kube-burner, A tool to Burn Down Kubernetes and OpenShift
https://www.openshift.com/blog/introducing-kube-burner-a-tool-to-burn-down-kubernetes-and-openshift - Red Hat Quay 3.5 Is Generally Available
https://www.openshift.com/blog/red-hat-quay-3.5-is-generally-available - Announcing HashiCorp Boundary 0.2
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/boundary-0-2 - Announcing HashiCorp Terraform 0.15 General Availability
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-hashicorp-terraform-0-15-general-availability
Trends and opinions:
- Multicloud: 6 Reasons Businesses Are Paying Attention
https://www.forbes.com/sites/googlecloud/2021/04/09/multicloud-6-reasons-businesses-are-paying-attention/ - Container Security Market Poised for Major Growth
https://containerjournal.com/topics/the-race-to-acquire-container-security-startups/ - DDoS Attack Statistics and Trend Report by Alibaba Cloud
https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/ddos-attack-statistics-and-trend-report-by-alibaba-cloud_597607
Cost Management:
- How to Optimize Cloud Networking Services Costs
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/cloud/how-optimize-cloud-networking-services-costs - Estimate Amazon EC2 Spot Instance cost savings with AWS Glue DataBrew, AWS Glue, and Amazon QuickSight
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/estimate-amazon-ec2-spot-instance-cost-savings-with-aws-glue-databrew-aws-glue-and-amazon-quicksight/ - Discovering and Deleting Incomplete Multipart Uploads to Lower Amazon S3 Costs
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws-cost-management/discovering-and-deleting-incomplete-multipart-uploads-to-lower-amazon-s3-costs/ - Optimizing operational costs in CloudEndure Disaster Recovery
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/optimizing-operational-costs-in-cloudendure-disaster-recovery/ - Now Use Tags to Track and Allocate Amazon SageMaker Studio Notebooks Costs
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/now-use-tags-track-allocate-amazon-sagemaker-studio-notebooks-costs/ - 10 Unexpected Charges to Avoid on Your AWS Bill
https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/blog/unexpected-cloud-costs-aws-bill - Reining in Kubernetes Costs in the Cloud
https://containerjournal.com/features/reining-in-kubernetes-costs-in-the-cloud/ - Optimizing object storage costs in Google Cloud: location and classes
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/storage-data-transfer/how-to-save-on-google-cloud-storage-costs
Security Related:
- McAfee Labs Threat Report - April 2021
https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/assets/reports/rp-quarterly-threats-apr-2021.pdf - New Vulnerability Affecting Container Engines CRI-O and Podman (CVE-2021-20291)
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2021-20291/ - The Top 3 Most Common Cloud Attacks and How to Avoid Them
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3614821/the-top-3-most-common-cloud-attacks-and-how-to-avoid-them.html - Osterman Research: Almost One-third of US Companies Under-Resourcing Cloud Security Despite Escalating Risks
https://sonraisecurity.com/blog/state-of-enterprise-cloud-security/ - Optimizing cloud governance on AWS: Integrating the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, AWS Cloud Adoption Framework, and AWS Well-Architected
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/optimizing-cloud-governance-on-aws-integrating-the-nist-cybersecurity-framework-aws-cloud-adoption-framework-and-aws-well-architected/ - How to use AWS IAM Access Analyzer API to automate detection of public access to AWS KMS keys
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-use-aws-iam-access-analyzer-api-to-automate-detection-of-public-access-to-aws-kms-keys/ - Secure your Amazon VPC DNS resolution with Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/networking-and-content-delivery/secure-your-amazon-vpc-dns-resolution-with-amazon-route-53-resolver-dns-firewall/ - Security Response Automation on AWS
https://stelligent.com/2021/04/14/security-response-automation-on-aws/ - AWS Security Hub Automated Response & Remediation Solution adds support for AWS Foundational Security Best Practices standard
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/aws-security-hub-automated-response-remediation-solution-support-aws-foundational-security-best-practices-standard/ - AWS Security Best Practices: Protecting Your Cloud Resources
https://cloud.netapp.com/blog/aws-security-best-practices-how-to-protect-your-cloud - The Role of Identity and Entitlements in the Cloud Security Stack
https://cloud-computing.tmcnet.com/breaking-news/articles/448560-role-identity-entitlements-the-cloud-security-stack.htm - Eliminate Password-Based Attacks on Azure Linux VMs
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-security-center/eliminate-password-based-attacks-on-azure-linux-vms/ba-p/2271139 - Royal Bank of Canada using Always Encrypted with secure enclaves
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql/royal-bank-of-canada-using-always-encrypted-with-secure-enclaves/ba-p/2260337
Training and Certifications:
- Overcoming 5 common roadblocks in the ML learning journey
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training-and-certification/overcoming-5-common-roadblocks-in-the-ml-learning-journey/ - AWS launches free digital training courses to empower business leaders with ML knowledge
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/aws-launches-free-digital-training-courses-to-empower-business-leaders-with-ml-knowledge/ - 10 study areas for the AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty exam
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training-and-certification/10-study-areas-for-the-aws-certified-advanced-networking-specialty-exam/ - New digital course: Getting Started with Data Analytics on AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/new-digital-course-getting-started-with-data-analytics-on-aws/ - Enterprise data operating systems in the Cloud
https://www.techradar.com/news/enterprise-data-operating-systems-in-the-cloud - VMware Cloud Provider Specialist 2021 Exam is here!
https://blogs.vmware.com/cloudprovider/2021/04/vmware-cloud-provider-specialise-exam-2021.html
