EuropeClouds Recommends #18 - 31.8.2020

News updates (From 30.8.2020 to 5.9.2020)

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Service Announcements / Updates:

• AWS Controllers for Kubernetes Will Be A ‘Boon For Developers’

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/aws-controllers-for-kubernetes-will-be-a-boon-for-developers-

• AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon EBS io2 Volume

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ebs-volume-type-io2-more-iops-gib-higher-durability/

• New AWS Solutions Consulting Offer - ThreatAlert ATO Acceleration

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/08/new-aws-solutions-consulting-offer-threatalert-ato-acceleration/

• Empowering remote learning with Azure Cognitive Services

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/empowering-remote-learning-with-azure-cognitive-services/

• Microsoft and VMware Team Up to Offer the Next Evolution of the Azure VMware Solution

https://www.cio.com/article/3572625/microsoft-and-vmware-team-up-to-offer-the-next-evolution-of-the-azure-vmware-solution.html

• Microsoft and TSMC announce Joint Innovation Lab to accelerate silicon design on Azure

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-and-tsmc-announce-joint-innovation-lab-to-accelerate-silicon-design-on-azure/

• Microsoft and Corrata integrate to extend cloud app security to mobile endpoints

https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/08/24/microsoft-corrata-integrate-extend-cloud-security-mobile-endpoints/

• Azure Certified for Plug and Play is now available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-certified-for-plug-and-play-is-now-available/

• Immersive Reader is now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/immersive-reader-is-now-generally-available/

• Azure Monitor Logs – Log Analytics REST APIs general availability

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-monitor-logs-log-analytics-rest-apis-general-availability/

• Advancing telehealth with Amwell

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/healthcare-life-sciences/google-cloud-partners-with-amwell-to-advance-telehealth

• Google Cloud Anthos update brings support for on-prem, bare metal

https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/25/google-anthos-updates-add-on-prem-bare-metal-support/

• Anthos rising—now easier to use, for more workloads

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/google-cloud-next/latest-anthos-release-adds-hybrid-ai-and-other-features

• MySQL 8 is ready for the enterprise with Cloud SQL

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/mysql-8-is-now-on-cloud-sql

• HashiCorp Terraform Cloud ServiceNow App Generally Available

https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/hashicorp-terraform-cloud-servicenow-app-generally-available

• Kubernetes 1.19 Arrives, a Tad Later Than Usual

https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-ecosystems/kubernetes-1-19-arrives-a-tad-later-than-usual/

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Trend Reports:

• Amazon Dominates Google, Microsoft in Developer Usage

https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/amazon-dominates-google-microsoft-in-developer-usage/2020/08/

• Wasabi Tripling As It Siphons Customers From AWS, Azure In $233 Billion Cloud Market

https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2020/08/25/wasabi-tripling-as-it-siphons-customers-from-aws-azure-in/#29c0c1572bc7

• The Road to Hybrid Multicloud

https://blogs.idc.com/2020/08/21/the-road-to-hybrid-multicloud/

• The Bi-Directional Cloud Highway: Critical Insights into Today’s Cloud Infrastructures

https://www.fortinet.com/blog/industry-trends/ihs-markit-fortinet-cloud-report-insights

• Dao Research Examines How Oracle is Addressing the Cloud Security Readiness Gap

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloudsecurity/dao-research-examines-how-oracle-is-addressing-the-cloud-security-readiness-gap

• Pandemic consequences - the big get bigger, the IT cloud dependency gets greater

https://diginomica.com/pandemic-consequences-big-get-bigger-it-cloud-dependency-gets-greater

• More clouds, more problems

https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/cloud/more-clouds-more-problems

• Freedom of cloud choice: The myths and truths about multi-cloud

https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-myths-and-truths-about-multi-cloud/

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Customer Stories:

• Inmagine Group Migrates to AWS to Support Growth and Enhance Operational Efficiency

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/startups/inmagine-group-migrates-to-aws/

• How NetSuite moved to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to keep up with its 30% growth rate

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/how-netsuite-moved-to-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-to-keep-up-with-its-30-growth-rate

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Security Related:

• How to think about cloud security governance, based on AWS

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-think-about-cloud-security-governance/

• Cloud Security Alliance’s CASB Survey Finds Nearly 70% House Their Most Sensitive Data in Microsoft SharePoint Online/OneDrive

https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2020/08/25/cloud-security-alliance-s-casb-survey-finds-nearly-70-house-their-most-sensitive-data-in-microsoft-sharepoint-online-onedrive/

• 3 Ways to Overcome Challenges in Vendor Risk Management

https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2020/08/25/3-ways-to-overcome-challenges-in-vendor-risk-management/

• Shared Responsibility Model Explained

https://www.cloudpassage.com/blog/shared-responsibility-model-explained/

https://www.cloudpassage.com/blog/shared-responsibility-model-automation-automating-your-share/

• Google Compute Engine explained: How to orchestrate your patch deployment

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/learn-how-to-use-compute-engine-os-patch-management-service

• 6 ways that G Suite helps IT admins safely use BYOD

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/g-suite/use-byod-safely-in-g-suite-with-these-6-controls-

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Cloud Migration:

• Support to assess physical, AWS, GCP servers now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/support-to-assess-physical-aws-gcp-servers-now-generally-available/

• Database Assessments within Azure Migrate

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/database-assessments-within-azure-migrate/ba-p/1565192

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Training and Certification:

• Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer Certification Now in Beta

https://www.infoq.com/news/2020/08/google-machine-learning-cert