EuropeClouds Recommends - 27.4.2020 - 02.5.2020

Cloud Strategy:

• Flexera 2020 State of the Cloud Report

https://info.flexera.com/SLO-CM-REPORT-State-of-the-Cloud-2020

Storage Related:

• Azure Files share snapshot management by Azure Backup is now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-files-share-snapshot-management-by-azure-backup-is-now-generally-available/

Database Related:

• Spatial geometry in Azure Cosmos DB now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/spatial-geometry-in-azure-cosmos-db-now-generally-available/

Service Announcements:

• Amazon Augmented AI (Amazon A2I) is now generally available

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/amazon-a2i-is-now-generally-available/

• Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) - Managed Apache Cassandra Service is Now Generally Available

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-keyspaces-for-apache-cassandra-is-now-generally-available/

• Azure API Management self-hosted gateway

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/selfhosted-gateway-feature-in-api-management-is-now-generally-available/

• IBM Cloud Data Shield - protect business applications while information is at rest, in transit, and in use

https://www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/announcements/ibm-cloud-data-shield-now-generally-available

• DigitalOcean VPC and a Trustworthy Foundation

https://blog.digitalocean.com/vpc-trust-platform/

Kubernetes Related:

• Microsoft Services is now a Kubernetes Certified Service Provider

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-services-is-now-a-kubernetes-certified-service-provider/

• Announcing the general availability of Windows Server containers and private clusters for Azure Kubernetes Service

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-general-availability-of-windows-server-containers-and-private-clusters-for-azure-kubernetes-service/

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Security Related:

• Discover, review, and remediate unintended access to S3 buckets shared through S3 Access Points

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/04/discover-review-remediate-unintended-access-to-s3-buckets-shared-through-s3-access-points/

• DCsv2-series VM now generally available from Azure confidential computing

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/dcsv2series-vm-now-generally-available-from-azure-confidential-computing/

• Azure Service Health security advisories are now available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-service-health-security-advisories-are-now-available/

• Using Azure Update Management to Automate On-Premises Server Patching

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/using-azure-update-management-to-automate-on-premises-server/ba-p/1337422

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