EuropeClouds Recommends #28 - 09.11.2020

News updates (From 1.11.2020 to 7.11.2020)

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Service Announcements / Updates:

• New – GPU-Equipped EC2 P4 Instances for Machine Learning & HPC

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-gpu-equipped-ec2-p4-instances-for-machine-learning-hpc/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctl7gK_O-a0

• AWS signs three-year cloud deal with the UK government

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/one-government-value-agreement-accelerating-cloud-adoption-innovation-across-uk-government/

• Announcing Outposts and local gateway sharing for multi-account access

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/announcing-outposts-and-local-gateway-sharing-for-multi-account-access/

• Introducing Middleware Stack in Modular AWS SDK for JavaScript

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/middleware-stack-modular-aws-sdk-js/

• Introducing CloudWatch Lambda Insights

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/introducing-cloudwatch-lambda-insights/

• Amazon MQ Update – New RabbitMQ Message Broker Service

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-mq-update-new-rabbitmq-message-broker-service/

• EFA Now Supports NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/11/efa-supports-nvidia-gpudirect-rdma/

• Announcing AWS PrivateLink support for Amazon Braket

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/11/announcing-aws-privatelink-support-amazon-braket/

• Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling, EC2 Fleet, and Spot Fleet announce Capacity Rebalancing for EC2 Spot Instances

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/11/amazon-ec2-auto-scaling-ec2-fleet-and-spot-fleet-announce-capacity-rebalancing-for-ec2-spot-instances/

• AWS Launch Wizard now supports single-instance deployments of SQL Server on Windows and Linux

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/11/aws-launch-wizard-supports-single-instance-deployments-sql-server-windows-linux/

• AWS Client VPN announces self service portal to download VPN profiles and desktop applications

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/11/aws-client-vpn-announces-self-service-portal/

• Ansys Collaborates with Microsoft to Enhance Cloud Engineering Productivity for Customers

https://www.ansys.com/about-ansys/news-center/10-29-20-ansys-collaborates-microsoft-enchance-cloud-engineering

• Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 recursive access control list (ACL) update is generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-data-lake-storage-gen2-recursive-access-control-list-acl-update-is-generally-available/

• Azure Monitor Application Insights Java 3.0 is now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/java-agent-application-insights-ga/

• Onix expands agreement with Google Cloud to grow customer adoption of its products and solutions

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/11/04/onix-google-cloud/

• Cache me if you can with latest Cloud CDN features

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/cloud-cdn-gets-improved-useability-features

• Google Cloud and Managecore: Partnering to accelerate SAP cloud migrations

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/sap-google-cloud/making-sap-cloud-migrations-easier-with-google-cloud-and-managecore

• Cloud SQL now supports PostgreSQL 13

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/cloud-sql-database-service-adds-postgresql-13

• Now available: Oracle Cloud Advisor

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/now-available:-oracle-cloud-advisor

• 1.5 PetaFLOPS with the next generation of hybrid cloud HPC clusters

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/15-petaflops-with-the-next-generation-of-hybrid-cloud-hpc-clusters

• IBM Advances DevSecOps in Cloud Service Based on Kubernetes

https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-security/ibm-advances-devsecops-in-cloud-service-based-on-kubernetes/

• Introducing OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0

https://www.openshift.com/blog/introducing-openshift-service-mesh-2.0

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Trend Reports and Opinions:

• Is There an Overreliance on AWS?

https://www.cmswire.com/information-management/is-there-an-over-reliance-on-aws/

• Cloud deployments to rocket ahead in 2021 after dizzying growth during the pandemic

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/cloud-deployments-to-rocket-ahead-in-2021-after-dizzying-growth-during-the-pandemic/

• Big 3 Public Cloud Providers Finishing 2020 Strong

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/investing/big-3-public-cloud-providers-finishing-2020-strong

• Unlocking value: Four lessons in cloud sourcing and consumption

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/unlocking-value-four-lessons-in-cloud-sourcing-and-consumption

• New report ranks Oracle as overall leader in enterprise cloud databases

https://blogs.oracle.com/database/new-report-ranks-oracle-as-overall-leader-in-enterprise-cloud-databases

• Startups urged to go to the cloud

https://business.inquirer.net/310713/startups-urged-to-go-to-the-cloud

Customer stories:

• Case study: Humana uses Azure and Kafka to make healthcare less frustrating for doctors and patients

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/humana-uses-azure-and-kafka-to-make-healthcare-less-frustrating-for-doctors-and-patients/

• How Mercari reduced request latency by 15% with Cloud Profiler

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/management-tools/mercari-uses-cloud-profiler-to-reduce-service-latency
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Security Related:

• Maintaining Control of PII Hosted on AWS with Hold Your Own Key (HYOK) Security

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/maintaining-control-of-pii-hosted-on-aws-with-hold-your-own-key-hyok-security/

• Why cloud security is more important than ever

https://betanews.com/2020/10/30/cloud-security-more-important-than-ever/

• Handling data erasure requests in your data lake with Amazon S3 Find and Forget

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/handling-data-erasure-requests-in-your-data-lake-with-amazon-s3-find-and-forget/

• Building your Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) strategy using cloud technologies

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/building-your-cybersecurity-maturity-model-certification-cmmc-strategy-using-cloud-technologies/

• 5 Best Practices for Ensuring Secure Container Images

https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-security/5-best-practices-for-ensuring-secure-container-images/

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Cost Management:

• TCO: How to Calculate Cloud Storage Costs

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/how/tco-how-calculate-cloud-storage-costs

• Taking Control of Confusing Cloud Costs

https://www.infoq.com/articles/taking-control-of-cloud-costs/

• How to Get the Most From AWS Cost Management Tools

https://iamondemand.com/blog/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-the-aws-cost-management-tools/

Training and Certifications:

• All you need to know about Microsoft Exams

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-microsoft-exams/ba-p/1794460

• AZ-220 IoT Developer Certification Study Guide

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/internet-of-things/az-220-iot-developer-certification-study-guide/ba-p/1854393

• How to get started learning Microsoft Azure and Cloud Computing

https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/11/how-to-get-started-learning-microsoft-azure-and-cloud-computing/