EuropeClouds Recommends #26 - 26.10.2020

News updates (From 18.10.2020 to 24.10.2020)

Service Announcements / Updates:

• Cohesity forges strategic partnership with AWS to rollout DMaaS

https://www.itp.net/news/94245-cohesity-forges-strategic-partnership-with-aws-to-rollout-dmaas

• Leading AWS Partner ClearScale Expands MSP Offerings

https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/leading-aws-partner-clearscale-expands-msp-offerings

• Optus turns to AWS for help with becoming 'end-to-end' cloud solutions supplier

https://www.zdnet.com/article/optus-turns-to-aws-for-help-with-becoming-end-to-end-cloud-solutions-supplier/

• Teva, Amazon Web Services and Onica Announce Collaboration to Support Teva’s Digihaler(R) Portfolio

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201021005045/en/Teva-Amazon-Web-Services-and-Onica-Announce-Collaboration-to-Support-Teva%E2%80%99s-Digihaler%C2%AE-Portfolio

• Pentagon Will Move Primary Biometrics Systems to Amazon Cloud

https://www.nextgov.com/it-modernization/2020/10/pentagon-will-move-primary-biometrics-systems-amazon-cloud/169392/

• Announcing Amazon CloudFront Origin Shield

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/announcing-amazon-cloudfront-origin-shield/

• New – Use AWS PrivateLink to Access AWS Lambda Over Private AWS Network

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-use-aws-privatelink-to-access-aws-lambda-over-private-aws-network/

• Porting Assistant for .NET is now open source

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/porting-assistant-for-dot-net-is-now-open-source/

• Pause and Resume Workloads on I3, M5ad, and R5ad Instances with Amazon EC2 Hibernation

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/pause-resume-workloads-instances-amazon-ec2-hibernation/

• New AWS Solutions Consulting Offer - Jira Software Data Center Implementation

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/new-aws-solutions-consulting-offer-jira-software-data-center-implementation/

• Amazon QLDB Go Driver is now generally available

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/amazon-qldb-go-driver-now-generally-available/

• Amazon CloudFront announces support for public key management through IAM user permissions for signed URLs and signed cookies

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/cloudfront-iam-signed-url/

• Better Together: Rackspace and CloudHealth for Successful Cloud Customers 

https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/blog/rackspace-successful-cloud-customers

• Introducing the AWS Load Balancer Controller

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/introducing-aws-load-balancer-controller/

• Azure Space – cloud-powered innovation on and off the planet

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/10/20/azure-space-cloud-powered-innovation-on-and-off-the-planet/

• Introducing the Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-the-microsoft-azure-modular-datacenter/

• CTA Selects Microsoft as Strategic Cloud Platform Provider for an All-Digital CES 2021 

https://ces.tech/News/Press-Releases/CES-Press-Release.aspx?NodeID=51dc7b26-08a3-40fb-9989-b8e1690239f9

• Honeywell teams up with Microsoft to reshape the industrial workplace

https://news.microsoft.com/2020/10/22/honeywell-teams-up-with-microsoft-to-reshape-the-industrial-workplace/

• Azure Key Vault Event Grid integration is now available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-key-vault-event-grid-integration-is-now-available/

• Microsoft Partners with Salesforce to Deliver Microsoft Teams Integration for Sales and Service

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/microsoft-partners-with-salesforce-to-deliver-microsoft-teams/ba-p/1806045

• Azure Service Fabric 7.2 Release

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-service-fabric/azure-service-fabric-7-2-release/ba-p/1805653

• Azure RTOS 6.1 release

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/internet-of-things/azure-rtos-6-1-release/ba-p/1807097

• Department of Energy Enters Into Enterprise Agreement with Google Cloud

https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2020/1015/departmentofenergy

• New Dataproc optional components support Apache Flink and Docker

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/spark-and-hadoop-clusters-in-the-cloud

• Google Cloud Awarded Framework Agreement for Secure Cloud Services by Canadian Federal Government

https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2020/1022/canadianfedgovongoogle

• Announcing the general availability of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Operations Insights

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-the-general-availability-of-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-operations-insights

• Announcing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Modules for PowerShell

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-modules-for-powershell

• Accelerating Government Customers’ Journey to Cloud: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Obtains FedRAMP JAB P-ATO Accreditation

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/accelerating-government-customers-journey-to-cloud-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-obtains-fedramp-jab-p-ato-accreditation

• Banks Modernize Transaction Services in the Cloud with Oracle

https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/banks-modernize-transaction-services-in-the-cloud-102020.html

• IBM teams with Red Hat, other partners, to bring energy-efficient AI hardware to hybrid clouds

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ibm-teams-with-red-hat-other-partners-to-bring-energy-efficient-ai-hardware-to-hybrid-clouds/

• IBM Revenue Beats Estimates, Buoyed by Growth in Cloud Sales

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/ibm/ibm-revenue-beats-estimates-buoyed-growth-cloud-sales

• IBM Expands Cloud Pak for Security's Threat Management

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/ibm/ibm-expands-cloud-pak-securitys-threat-management

• Red Hat expands Ansible ready to run cloud programs

https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-expands-ansible-ready-to-run-cloud-programs/

• OpenStack Foundation rebrands as open source software becomes ubiquitous

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4021940/openstack-foundation-rebrands-open-source-software-ubiquitous

• Alibaba Cloud Releases an Enterprise-Level IoT Platform with a SLA of 99.99%

https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/alibaba-cloud-releases-an-enterprise-level-iot-platform-with-a-sla-of-99-99%25_596753

• Alibaba Cloud Makes a Big Move with Database Autonomy Service (DAS)

https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/alibaba-cloud-makes-a-big-move-with-database-autonomy-service-das_596775

• AnalyticDB: Alibaba Cloud's Cloud-native Data Warehouse Broke the TPC-DS World Record

https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/analyticdb-alibaba-clouds-cloud-native-data-warehouse-broke-the-tpc-ds-world-record_596776

• The alliances between public cloud and EHR providers will totally upend your digital transformation plans

https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-alliances-between-public-cloud-and-ehr-providers-will-totally-upend-your-digital-transformation-plans/

• Docker and Snyk Extend Partnership to Docker Official and Certified Images

https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-and-snyk-extend-partnership-to-docker-official-and-certified-images/

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Trends and Opinions:

• Why cloud is not always a panacea for digital transformation

https://www.itproportal.com/features/why-cloud-is-not-always-a-panacea-for-digital-transformation/

• Remote Work To Drive Higher Cloud, IT Services Spending in 2021

https://rcpmag.com/articles/2020/10/16/remote-work-it-spending-in-2021.aspx

• 2021 Trends in Cloud Computing: The Omni Present Multi-Cloud Phenomenon

https://insidebigdata.com/2020/10/19/2021-trends-in-cloud-computing-the-omni-present-multi-cloud-phenomenon/

• How secure are your SaaS applications?

https://appomni.com/blog-how-secure-are-your-saas-applications/

• Open Source Data Management Software Survey

https://www.percona.com/open-source-data-management-software-survey

• 94% of organizations run into Kubernetes challenges

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/94-of-organizations-run-into-kubernetes-challenges/

• Where cloud dreams come unstuck - the common pitfalls experienced during cloud moves, and how to avoid them

https://www.computing.co.uk/feature/4021880/cloud-dreams-unstuck-common-pitfalls-experienced-cloud-moves-avoid

• Predictions 2021: Cloud Computing Powers Pandemic Recovery

https://go.forrester.com/blogs/predictions-2021-cloud-computing-powers-pandemic-recovery/

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

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

• It’s Time To Move To The Cloud: Why The Benefits Outweigh The Risks

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/10/21/its-time-to-move-to-the-cloud-why-the-benefits-outweigh-the-risks/

• Larry Ellison’s Trojan Horse: Oracle Exadata in 86% of Fortune Global 100

https://cloudwars.co/oracle/larry-ellisons-trojan-horse-oracle-exadata-in-86-of-fortune-global-100/

• 3 Steps to Establish an Effective Cloud Center of Excellence

https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/blog/effective-cloud-center-excellence

Security Related:

• Cloud Security Breaches: Who is Ultimately Responsible?

https://www.isaca.org/resources/news-and-trends/isaca-now-blog/2020/cloud-security-breaches-who-is-ultimately-responsible

• Continuous compliance testing using InSpec on Google Cloud Platform

https://medium.com/gsktech/continuous-compliance-testing-using-inspec-on-google-cloud-platform-e9c9652bce6b

• How to automate incident response in the AWS Cloud for EC2 instances

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-automate-incident-response-in-aws-cloud-for-ec2-instances/

• How to ensure your SaaS solutions are secure

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/93680-how-to-ensure-your-saas-solutions-are-secure

• Moving to the cloud with a security-first, zero trust approach

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/10/21/moving-to-the-cloud-security-first-zero-trust-approach/

• Improving security, compliance, and governance with cloud-based DLP data discovery

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/modern-dlp-for-cloud-data-discovery

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Cost Management:

• Optimizing Amazon EMR for resilience and cost with capacity-optimized Spot Instances

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/optimizing-amazon-emr-for-resilience-and-cost-with-capacity-optimized-spot-instances/

• Good intentions don’t work, but cost control mechanisms do!

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws-cost-management/good-intentions-dont-work-but-cost-control-mechanisms-do/

• Controlling Cloud Costs: 4 Ways to Maximize ROI

https://www.cio.com/article/3586578/controlling-cloud-costs-4-ways-to-maximize-roi.html

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Training and Certifications:

• Tips for solutions architects to keep skills sharp

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training-and-certification/tips-for-solutions-architects-to-keep-skills-sharp/

• How to pass a GCP certification? Cloud Architect & Data Engineer edition

https://cristinalezalahuerta.medium.com/how-to-pass-a-gcp-certification-cloud-architect-data-engineer-edition-bdd7f407f9d0