News and announcements:
- Google, AWS win $1.2 billion Israel tender for cloud services
https://www.timesofisrael.com/google-aws-win-1-2-billion-israel-tender-for-cloud-services/ - DISH and AWS Form Strategic Collaboration to Reinvent 5G Connectivity and Innovation
https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/dish-and-aws-form-strategic-collaboration-reinvent-5g - Now visualize and report patch compliance using AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/now-visualize-report-patch-compliance-aws-systems-manager-patch-manager/ - Amazon EMR announces general availability of EMR Studio
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/amazon-emr-announces-general-availability-of-emr-studio/ - Introducing AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio support for AWS SSO and Assume Role with MFA
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/introducing-aws-toolkit-for-visual-studio-support-for-aws-sso-and-assume-role-with-mfa/ - AWS Control Tower now provides configurable naming during Landing Zone setup
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/aws-control-tower-now-provides-configurable-naming-during-landing-zone-setup/ - Introducing Machine to Cloud Connectivity Framework v2.2
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/introducing-machine-to-cloud-connectivity-framework-v-2-2/ - Announcing general availability of Amazon Athena ML powered by Amazon SageMaker
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/announcing-general-availability-of-amazon-athena-ml-powered-by-amazon-sagemaker/ - Amazon Textract achieves FedRAMP compliance
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/amazon-textract-achieves-fedramp-compliance/ - AWS Cloud9 now supports Amazon Linux 2 environments
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/aws-cloud9-now-supports-amazon-linux-2-environments/ - Amazon RDS on VMware networking now simplified and more secure
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/amazon-rds-vmware-networking-simplified-secure/ - Amazon Elasticsearch Service announces support for Elasticsearch version 7.10
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/amazon-elasticsearch-service-announces-support-for-elasticsearch-version-7-10/ - AWS Ground Station now supports data delivery to Amazon S3
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/aws-ground-station-now-supports-data-delivery-to-amazon-s3/ - AWS CodeDeploy improves support for EC2 deployments with Auto Scaling Groups
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/aws-codedeploy-improves-support-ec2-deployments-auto-scaling-groups/ - AWS Cost Categories introduces a details page
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/04/aws-cost-categories-introduces-details-page/ - Announcing general availability of new M-series Msv2/Mdsv2 Medium Memory VMs for memory-optimized workloads
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/announcing-general-availability-of-new-mseries-msv2mdsv2-medium-memory-vms-for-memoryoptimized-workloads/ - General availability: Application Gateway URL Rewrite
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-application-gateway-url-rewrite/ - Introducing the MySQL Flexible Server PowerShell Module
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-mysql/introducing-the-mysql-flexible-server-powershell-module/ba-p/2203383 - GA Today: Machine Learning on Azure SQL Managed Instance
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/data-architecture-blog/ga-today-machine-learning-on-azure-sql-managed-instance/ba-p/2217868 - Siemens and Google Cloud to Cooperate on AI-Based Solutions in Manufacturing
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0419/siemens-and-google-cloud - Proxyless gRPC adds support for advanced traffic management features
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/grpc-gains-advanced-traffic-management-features - New Redis Enterprise for Anthos and GKE
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/redis-enterprise-available-for-gke-and-anthos - Announcing the inter-region latency dashboard for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-the-inter-region-latency-dashboard-for-oracle-cloud-infrastructure - Identify Weaknesses and Prevent Attacks with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Vulnerability Scanning Service
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/identify-weaknesses-and-prevent-attacks-with-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-vulnerability-scanning-service-v2 - IBM Spectrum Scale and GPFS File System deployments made simple, quick, and easy using OCI Resource Manager Stack
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/ibm-spectrum-scale-and-gpfs-file-system-deployments-made-simple-quick-and-easy-using-oci-resource-manager-stack - Freedom to Build - Oracle Adds APEX Low-Code Application Development and Autonomous JSON Database to Growing List of Always Free Oracle Cloud Services
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/freedom-to-build-oracle-adds-apex-low-code-application-development-and-autonomous-json-database-to-growing-list-of-always-free-oracle-cloud-services - Introduction of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP 4.6)
https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/introduction-of-red-hat-openshift-container-platform-ocp-4-6_597633 - Kubernetes 1.21: Metrics Stability hits GA
https://kubernetes.io/blog/2021/04/23/kubernetes-release-1.21-metrics-stability-ga/
Trends and opinions:
- Why ‘Edge Computing vs. Cloud Computing’ Misses the Point
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/edge-computing/why-edge-computing-vs-cloud-computing-misses-point - Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Public Cloud End-User Spending to Grow 23% in 2021
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-04-21-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-public-cloud-end-user-spending-to-grow-23-percent-in-2021 - Avoid Costly Issues with a Well-Planned Cloud Journey
https://www.cio.com/article/3614937/avoid-costly-issues-with-a-well-planned-cloud-journey.html - Microservices in the enterprise, 2021: Real benefits, worth the challenges
https://www.cncf.io/blog/2021/04/19/microservices-in-the-enterprise-2021-real-benefits-worth-the-challenges/ - HashiCorp Consul Global Scale Benchmark
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/hashicorp-consul-global-scale-benchmark - How Covid-19 Has Accelerated Banks’ Transition To The Cloud
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/banks-accelerated-transition-to-the-cloud/
Cost Management:
- Decrease Your Machine Learning Costs with Instance Price Reductions and Savings Plans for Amazon SageMaker
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/slash-your-machine-learning-costs-with-instance-price-reductions-and-savings-plans-for-amazon-sagemaker/ - Cloud spending shifts: More innovation, less back-end support
https://www.ciodive.com/news/Gartner-cloud-2021-forecast-emerging-technology/598736/ - StormForge survey finds you can waste a lot of money deploying Kubernetes to the cloud
https://www.zdnet.com/article/stormforge-survey-finds-you-can-waste-a-lot-of-money-deploying-kubernetes-to-the-cloud/ - Identifying and Trimming Hidden Container Costs
https://containerjournal.com/features/identifying-and-trimming-hidden-container-costs/
Security Related:
- 82% Data has been left unencrypted in public server in the cloud
https://dataspace-security.medium.com/82-data-has-been-left-unencrypted-in-public-server-in-the-cloud-550d848fae00 - Eversource Energy data breach caused by unsecured cloud storage
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/eversource-energy-data-breach-caused-by-unsecured-cloud-storage/ - How improving security management can help protect the cloud
https://betanews.com/2021/04/16/security-management-protect-cloud-qa/ - Classic Intrusion Analysis Frameworks for AWS Environments: Application and Enhancement
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/classic-intrusion-analysis-frameworks-for-aws-environments/classic-intrusion-analysis-frameworks-for-aws-environments.pdf - 4 Pillars of Cloud-Native Security
https://containerjournal.com/features/4-pillars-of-cloud-native-security/ - Container Security Fact Vs. Fiction
https://containerjournal.com/features/container-security-fact-vs-fiction/ - Study IDs Permissions Risks in Major Cloud Platforms
https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2021/04/15/cloud-permissions-risks.aspx
Training and Certifications:
- Pivot your career to the cloud
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training-and-certification/pivot-your-career-to-the-cloud/
