EuropeClouds Recommends #17 - 24.8.2020

News updates (From 16.8.2020 to 22.8.2020)

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Service Announcements / Updates:

• Amazon in talks to invest in cloud services company Rackspace, say sources

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-rackspace-tech-exclusive/exclusive-amazon-in-talks-to-invest-in-cloud-services-company-rackspace-say-sources-idUSKCN25D1Q6

• Toyota hitches its cloud aspirations to Amazon

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/Toyota-hitches-its-cloud-aspirations-to-Amazon

• Amazon ECS Now Supports EC2 Inf1 Instances

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-ecs-now-supports-ec2-inf1-instances/

• AWS Fargate for Amazon EKS now supports Amazon EFS

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-fargate-for-amazon-eks-now-supports-amazon-efs/

• Introducing launch template and custom AMI support in Amazon EKS Managed Node Groups

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/introducing-launch-template-and-custom-ami-support-in-amazon-eks-managed-node-groups/

• Amazon EKS on AWS Graviton2 generally available: considerations on multi-architecture apps

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/eks-on-graviton-generally-available/

• Client-Side Metrics for the AWS SDK for Java v2 is now generally available

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/client-side-metrics-for-the-aws-sdk-for-java-v2-is-now-generally-available/

• AWS announces WorldForge in AWS RoboMaker

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-announces-worldforge-in-aws-robomaker/

• AWS announces AWS Contact Center Intelligence solutions

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-announces-aws-contact-center-intelligence-solutions/

• Introducing the AWS Controllers for Kubernetes (ACK)

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/aws-controllers-for-kubernetes-ack/

• AWS Site-to-Site VPN Now Supports IPv6 Traffic

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/08/aws-site-to-site-vpn-supports-ipv6-traffic/

• Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Microsoft Azure announce partnership to accelerate live-action and animation productions

https://news.microsoft.com/2020/08/21/universal-filmed-entertainment-group-and-microsoft-azure-announce-partnership-to-accelerate-live-action-and-animation-productions/

• Azure Data Share in-place sharing for Azure Data Explorer now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-data-share-inplace-sharing-for-azure-data-explorer-now-generally-available/

• Bringing AI supercomputing to customers, based on Azure

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/bringing-ai-supercomputing-to-customers/

• Cost optimization enhancements now available in Azure Advisor

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cost-optimization-enhancements-now-available-in-azure-advisor/

• Azure Backup for SAP HANA databases running on RHEL is now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-backup-for-sap-hana-databases-running-on-rhel-is-now-ga/

• General Availability: Azure Kubernetes Service node image upgrade

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-kubernetes-service-node-image-upgrade/

• Microsoft announces Azure HDInsight transition to Microsoft engineered Hadoop & Spark distribution

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-hdinsight/microsoft-announces-azure-hdinsight-transition-to-microsoft/ba-p/1597414

• Google Cloud number one cloud service provider in retail - Canalys

https://datacenternews.us/story/google-cloud-number-one-cloud-service-provider-in-retail-canalys

• New GKE Dataplane V2 increases security and visibility for containers

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/bringing-ebpf-and-cilium-to-google-kubernetes-engine

• Get more from every core: Announcing CPU overcommit for Compute Engine

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/cpu-overcommit-for-sole-tenant-nodes-now-ga

• Bank of America, Daimler, and Apple partnering with IBM for confidential computing services

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/bank-of-america-daimler-and-apple-partnering-with-ibm-for-confidential-computing-services/

• Deepfence Cloud Native Security Platform Available on Oracle Cloud Container Engine for Kubernetes

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/deepfence-cloud-native-security-platform-available-on-oracle-cloud-container-engine-for-kubernetes

• Highly Available NFS File Server on Oracle Cloud with 50 Percent Savings on Storage Cost

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/highly-available-nfs-file-server-on-oracle-cloud-with-50-percent-savings-on-storage-cost

• Announcing New Collections on HashiCorp Learn

https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-new-collections-on-hashicorp-learn

• OpenShift Virtualization 2.4 Is Now Generally Available!

https://www.openshift.com/blog/openshift-virtualization-2.4-is-now-generally-available

• Red Hat Updates Dev Tools for Kubernetes Across Cloud-Native Toolchain

https://adtmag.com/articles/2020/08/18/red-hat-tools-announcements.aspx

Trend Reports:

• Quarterly Cloud Spending Blows Past $30B; Incremental Growth Continues to Rise

https://www.srgresearch.com/articles/quarterly-cloud-spending-blows-past-30b-incremental-growth-continues-rise

• Worldwide Public Cloud Services Market Totaled $233.4 Billion in 2019 with the Top 5 Providers Capturing More Than One Third of the Total, According to IDC

https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS46780320

• Cloud Repatriation: Why It's More Than 'Just' Public Cloud Retreat

https://www.itprotoday.com/hybrid-cloud/cloud-repatriation-why-its-more-just-public-cloud-retreat

• Is Anthos the edge Google needs in enterprise cloud?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/is-anthos-the-edge-google-needs-in-enterprise-cloud/

• 6 Key Findings from 2nd Watch’s “Enterprise Cloud Trends” Survey

https://www.2ndwatch.com/blog/6-key-findings-2nd-watchs-enterprise-cloud-trends-survey/

• A Big Miss: Just 21% of Organizations Use Cloud Access Security Brokers

https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/a-big-miss-just-21-of-organizations-use-cloud-access-security-brokers

• Survey: Cloud Security, DevOps Emerging as Enterprise Priorities

https://devops.com/survey-cloud-security-devops-emerging-as-enterprise-priorities/‍

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Customer Stories:

• Enhancing customer safety by leveraging the scalable, secure, and cost-optimized Toyota Connected Data Lake

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/enhancing-customer-safety-by-leveraging-the-scalable-secure-and-cost-optimized-toyota-connected-data-lake/

• Autodesk CIO shares advice on digital transformation to the AWS Cloud

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training-and-certification/autodesk-cio-shares-advice-on-digital-transformation-to-the-aws-cloud/

• How McKesson used Google Cloud to rethink their database architecture

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/mckesson-used-google-cloud-to-rethink-database-architecture

Cost Management:

• Cloud Financial Management – The New Focus of the AWS Well-Architected Cost Optimization Pillar

https://www.parkmycloud.com/blog/cloud-financial-management/

• Linux Foundation launches new community for finance professionals

https://betanews.com/2020/08/20/linux-foundation-finops-community/

Architecture Related:

• AWS Architecture Monthly Magazine: Agriculture

https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture-monthly/AWS-Architecture-Monthly-August-2020.pdf‍

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Security Related:

• CSA's Perspective on Cloud Risk Management

https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/artifacts/csa-s-perspective-on-cloud-risk-management

• TEAM TNT – THE FIRST CRYPTO-MINING WORM TO STEAL AWS CREDENTIALS

https://www.cadosecurity.com/2020/08/17/teamtnt-the-first-crypto-mining-worm-to-steal-aws-credentials/

• Please stop hard-wiring AWS credentials in your code. Looking at you, uni COVID-19 track-and-test app makers

https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/17/albion_college_coronavirus_tracking_app/

• Hardening GCP BigQuery security: access controls explained

https://blog.satoricyber.com/hardening-gcp-bigquery-security-access-controls-explained

• Cloud Computing And Cybersecurity Need Better Oversight Now

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2020/08/17/cloud-computing-raises-new-cybersecurity-concerns-for-banking/

• SaaS Security Series: Understanding Salesforce Administrative Permissions

https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2020/08/19/saas-security-series-understanding-salesforce-administrative-permissions/

• The Security Case for Containerized Cloud Architecture

https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-security/the-security-case-for-containerized-cloud-architecture/

• Cloud Computing And Cybersecurity Need Better Oversight Now

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2020/08/17/cloud-computing-raises-new-cybersecurity-concerns-for-banking/

• Kubernetes Container Security

https://spot.io/blog/kubernetes-container-security/

Privacy Related:

• Privacy conscious cloud migrations: mapping the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework to the NIST Privacy Framework

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/privacy-conscious-cloud-migrations-mapping-aws-cloud-adoption-framework-to-nist-privacy-framework/

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Training and Certifications:

• New Amazon Connect digital courses for developers

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training-and-certification/new-amazon-connect-digital-courses-for-developers/

• Companies Team Up to Offer Cloud Auditing Certificate

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/certificate-of-cloud-auditing/

• GCP Course

https://github.com/yogeshnile/gcp-course