News updates (From 27.12.2020 to 2.1.2021)
News and announcements:
- Limit access to Amazon S3 buckets owned by specific AWS accounts
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/limit-access-to-amazon-s3-buckets-owned-by-specific-aws-accounts/
- New IAM condition keys for Amazon S3 limit requests to buckets owned by specific AWS accounts, and to specific TLS versions
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/new-iam-condition-keys-amazon-s3-limit-requests-buckets-owned-specific-aws-accounts-specific-tls-versions/
- AWS Pricing Calculator now supports Windows Server and SQL Server workload cost estimates
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/aws-pricing-calculator-supports-windows-server-sql-server-workload-cost-estimates/
- Microsoft SQL Server point-in-time recovery is now generally available for Amazon RDS on VMware
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/microsoft-sql-server-point-in-time-recovery-is-now-generally-available-for-amazon-rds-on-vmware/
- Multi-Attach support now available on Amazon EBS Provisioned IOPS volume type, io2
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/multi-attach-support-now-available-on-amazon-ebs-provisioned-iops-volume-type-io2/
- Announcing the availability of AWS Outposts Private Connectivity
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/announcing-the-availability-of-aws-outposts-private-connectivity/
- New versions of MySQL and PostgreSQL now available on Amazon RDS for Outposts
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/new-versions-mysql-postgresql-available-amazon-rds-outposts/
- Customer Owned IP generally available for Amazon RDS on Outposts
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/customer-owned-ip-generally-available-amazon-rds-outposts/
- Announcing the General Availability of Amazon Corretto 11 for Linux on ARM32 and for Windows on x86 (32-bit)
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/announcing-the-general-availability-of-amazon-corretto-11-for-arm32-linux-on-arm32-and-for-windows-on-x86-32bit/
- Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Now supports Tag on Create for Elastic IP addresses
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-vpc-supports-tag-on-create-elastic-ips-eip/
- Amazon ECS announces the general availability of ECS Deployment Circuit Breaker
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/amazon-ecs-announces-the-general-availability-of-ecs-deployment-circuit-breaker/
- Amazon EMR Release 6.2 now supports improved Apache HBase performance on Amazon S3, and Apache Hive ACID Transactions on HDFS and Amazon S3
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/amazon-emr-release-6-2-supports-apache-hbase-on-amazon-s3-apache-hive-acid-transactions-on-hfds-and-amazon-s3/
- Introducing Video on Demand on AWS v5.2
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/introducing-video-on-demand-on-aws-v5-2/
- AWS Compute Optimizer Now Delivers Recommendations For AWS Lambda Functions
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/12/aws-compute-optimizer-delivers-recommendations-aws-lambda-functions/
- Introducing Monitoring Query Language, now GA in Cloud Monitoring
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/management-tools/introducing-monitoring-query-language-or-mql
- RabbitMQ Extension for Windows and Linux is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/rabbitmq-extension-for-windows-and-linux-is-now-generally-available/
- Cybereason Chooses Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Boost Customer Defenses Against Cybersecurity Threats
https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/cybereason-chooses-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-122120.html
- IBM to Acquire Nordcloud to Turbocharge Its Hybrid Cloud Consulting Capability
https://newsroom.ibm.com/2020-12-21-IBM-to-Acquire-Nordcloud-to-Turbocharge-Its-Hybrid-Cloud-Consulting-Capability
- Rancher Acquisition May Make SUSE a Kubernetes and Hybrid Cloud Powerhouse
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/open-source/rancher-acquisition-may-make-suse-kubernetes-and-hybrid-cloud-powerhouse
- Announcing the Couchbase Secrets Engine
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-the-couchbase-secrets-engine
Trends and opinions:
- As AWS storage revenue nears $10B, legacy players feel the heat
https://siliconangle.com/2020/12/13/aws-storage-revenue-nears-10b-legacy-players-feel-heat/
- Tighter integration, collaboration and 'cloudjacking' -- cloud predictions for 2021
https://betanews.com/2020/12/22/cloud-predictions-2021/
- Rethinking business resilience with Google Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/inside-google-cloud/rethinking-business-resilience-with-google-cloud
- Application rationalization: Why you need to take this first step in your migration journey
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-development/application-rationalization-what-why-and-how
- The CIO dilemma. Should you adopt a Cloud Native strategy?
https://www.ateam-oracle.com/adopting-cloud-native
- A Cloud-Native World Pushed Service Meshes Forward in 2020
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/devops/cloud-native-world-pushed-service-meshes-forward-2020
- Forrester study indicates 95% of insurance firms realize benefits from cloud-native development initiatives
https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/forrester-study-indicates-95-insurance-firms-realize-benefits-cloud-native-development-initiatives
- Survey Shows Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry Synergies
https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-management/survey-shows-kubernetes-cloud-foundry-synergies/
- Could MicroPoPs Become an Alternative to AWS Outposts and Azure Stack?
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/hardware/could-micropops-become-alternative-aws-outposts-and-azure-stack
- Oracle’s #1 Problem: Cloud Demand Overwhelmed Supply, Says Larry Ellison
https://cloudwars.co/oracle/problem-for-oracle-cloud-demand-overwhelmed-supply-says-ellison/
- When To Use - and Not To Use – Microservices
https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-ecosystems/when-to-use-and-not-to-use-microservices/
- The Serverless Future of Supercharged Applications
https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-ecosystems/the-serverless-future-of-supercharged-applications/
- Top cloud computing tips of 2020
https://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/feature/Top-cloud-computing-tips
Security Related:
- Using CSA STAR to Improve Cloud Governance and Compliance
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2020/12/19/using-csa-star-to-improve-cloud-governance-and-compliance/
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security Architecture
https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/oracle-cloud-infrastructure-security-architecture.pdf
- Kubernetes MiTM Vulnerability Underscores Need for Virtual Patching
https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-security/kubernetes-mitm-vulnerability-underscores-need-for-virtual-patching/
- Protecting your Kubernetes deployments with Policy Controller
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-development/protecting-your-kubernetes-deployments-policy-controller
- Unlocking the mystery of stronger security key management
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/better-encrypt-your-security-keys-in-google-cloud
- Which IBM Cloud Services Should You Use to Protect Your Data?
https://www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/which-ibm-cloud-services-should-you-use-to-protect-your-data
Cost Management:
- Amazon Cloud Storage: 7 Factors that Affect Amazon S3 Pricing
https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/blog/amazon-cloud-storage-s3-pricing
- What's the CO² footprint of your architecture?
https://cloudonaut.io/whats-the-co2-footprint-of-your-architecture/
