News and announcements:
- AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Lookout for Vision
https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/aws-announces-general-availability-amazon-lookout-vision - Introducing AWS IoT Device Defender ML Detect
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/iot/ml-detect-for-device-defender/ - Amazon ECR’s credential helper now supports Amazon ECR Public
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/amazon-ecr-credential-helper-now-supports-amazon-ecr-public/ - Support for KMS encryption on S3 buckets used by AWS Config
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/02/support-for-kms-encryption-on-s3-buckets-used-by-aws-config/ - AWS CodeBuild supports Arm-based workloads using AWS Graviton2
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/02/aws-codebuild-supports-arm-based-workloads-using-aws-graviton2/ - Access Amazon EFS file systems from EC2 Mac instances running macOS Big Sur
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/02/access-amazon-efs-file-systems-from-ec2-mac-instances-running-macos-big-sur/ - Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now shows scaling history for deleted groups
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/02/amazon-ec2-auto-scaling-shows-scaling-history-deleted-groups/ - Amazon Elasticsearch Service now supports rollups, reducing storage costs for extended retention
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/02/amazon-elasticsearch-service-supports-rollups-reducing-storage-costs-extended-retention/ - AWS Network Firewall Deployment Automations for AWS Transit Gateway is Generally Available
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/02/aws-network-firewall-solution-aws-transit-gateway-generally-available/ - AWS Config now supports Amazon container services
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/02/aws-config-supports-amazon-container-services/ - Microsoft Azure Attestation is now generally available
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-and/microsoft-azure-attestation-is-now-generally-available/ba-p/2156693 - Azure SQL Database or SQL Managed Instance Database used data space is much larger than expected
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-support-blog/azure-sql-database-or-sql-managed-instance-database-used-data/ba-p/2162130 - General availability: Data flows in Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse now support Reserved Instances
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-data-flows-in-azure-data-factory-and-azure-synapse-now-support-reserved-instances/ - General availability: Web Application Firewall for Azure Front Door managed ruleset refresh
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/web-application-firewall-for-azure-front-door-managed-ruleset-refresh/ - Azure Image Builder Service now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-image-builder-service-now-generally-available/ - Introducing private Azure marketplace - simplified app governance and deployment
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-private-azure-marketplace-simplified-app-governance-and-deployment/ - Accelerating Department of Defense mission workloads with Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/accelerating-department-of-defense-mission-workloads-with-azure/ - E-commerce on Azure increases security with Payment Card Industry Three-Domain Secure compliance
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/e-commerce-on-azure-increases-security-with-payment-card-industry-three-domain-secure-compliance/ - Azure Government expands compliance coverage with 142 services now FedRAMP High
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azuregov/azure-government-expands-compliance-coverage-with-142-services-now-fedramp-high/ - At your service! With schedule-based autoscaling, VMs are at the ready
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/introducing-schedule-based-autoscaling-for-compute-engine - Introducing GKE Autopilot: a revolution in managed Kubernetes
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/introducing-gke-autopilot - A look at the new Google Cloud Marketplace Private Catalog, now with Terraform support
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/management-tools/private-catalog-for-google-cloud-marketplace-supports-terraform - MongoDB and Google Partner To Drive Enterprise Cloud Modernization
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/partners/mongodb-and-google-partner-drive-enterprise-cloud-modernization - Google Cloud and Intel partner to focus on 5G and networking for telecommunications industry
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/google-cloud-and-intel-partner-to-focus-on-5g-and-networking-for-telecommunications-industry/ - BBVA and Google Cloud Form Strategic Partnership to Drive Security Innovation in Financial Services
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0223/bbva-google-cloud - Salim Group Signs Strategic Partnership with Google Cloud to Advance its Digital Transformation Strategy
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0224/salim-group-google-cloud - New in BigQuery BI Engine: faster insights across popular BI tools
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/bigquery-bi-engine-extends-integration-for-any-bi-solution - New OCI Data Catalog release introduces AI and ML-based features for better productivity
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/new-oci-data-catalog-release-introduces-ai-and-ml-based-features-for-better-productivity - Introducing Premium Droplets with faster Intel and AMD CPUs and NVMe SSD
https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/premium-droplets-intel-cascade-lake-amd-epyc-rome/ - Announcing General Availability of the HashiCorp Terraform Cloud Operator for Kubernetes
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-general-availability-hashicorp-terraform-cloud-operator-for-kubernetes - Red Hat OpenShift 4.7 Is Now Available
https://www.openshift.com/blog/red-hat-openshift-4.7-is-now-available - Announcing OpenShift GitOps
https://www.openshift.com/blog/announcing-openshift-gitops - Cloud Disaster Recovery Options for VMware Virtual Machines
https://esxsi.com/2021/02/25/vmware-cloud-disaster-recovery/
Trends and opinions:
- AWS is ‘biggest enterprise storage vendor’ in the world
https://blocksandfiles.com/2021/02/16/aws-top-enterprise-storage-suppliers-by-revenue/ - The Pros and Cons of Kubernetes-Based Hybrid Cloud
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/cloud/pros-and-cons-kubernetes-based-hybrid-cloud - Why Is Serverless the Main Battlefield in the Next Decade?
https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/why-is-serverless-the-main-battlefield-in-the-next-decade_597366 - Making Sense of Today's Multi-Cloud Environment: Why Connected Enterprises Should Care about Meaning, Not Location
https://cloud-computing.tmcnet.com/breaking-news/articles/448117-making-sense-todays-multi-cloud-environment-why-connected.htm - Microsoft: How we deliver industry-specific cloud computing at scale
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-how-we-deliver-industry-specific-cloud-computing-at-scale/ - Deloitte Survey: Accelerated by Pandemic, Cloud and Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) Solutions Continue to Transform Enterprise IT
https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/press-releases/deloitte-survey-accelerated-by-pandemic-cloud-and-everything-as-a-service-xaas-solutions-continue-to-transform-enterprise-it.html - Embrace the change or why to consider self-service infrastructure
https://medium.com/hashicorp-engineering/embrace-the-change-or-why-to-consider-self-service-infrastructure-9405dc6ff4bc - Why companies are flocking to the cloud more than ever
https://www.businessinsider.com/cloud-technology-trend-software-enterprise-2021-2
Cost Management:
- How to optimize AWS CloudTrail costs by using advanced event selectors
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/optimize-aws-cloudtrail-costs-using-advanced-event-selectors/ - Budgets: Customizing email addresses
https://medium.com/google-cloud/budgets-customizing-email-addresses-f7e7d9526bb7 - Demystifying cloud economics
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/demystifying-cloud-economics/ - Stay informed by customizing your budgets
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/stay-informed-customizing-your-budgets - Cloud financial management
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cloud-financial-management-karthik-nair/
Cloud Security:
- 3 strategies for prioritizing security as cloud adoption increases
https://www.bai.org/banking-strategies/article-detail/3-strategies-for-prioritizing-security-as-cloud-adoption-increases/ - Best Practices to Manage Risks in the Cloud
https://www.isaca.org/resources/news-and-trends/isaca-now-blog/2021/best-practices-to-manage-risks-in-the-cloud - Evolving Risks, Insecure Defaults, Watering Hole Threats in the Cloud
https://www.accurics.com/blog/security-blog/evolving-risks-insecure-defaults-watering-hole-threats-cloud/ - The Azure Security Architect Map
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/the-azure-security-architect-map/ba-p/714091 - Secure Cloud Products and Services with New CIS Benchmarks
https://www.cisecurity.org/blog/secure-cloud-products-and-services-with-new-cis-benchmarks/ - Forensicating Azure VMs
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Forensicating+Azure+VMs/27136/ - Shifting left on security - Securing software supply chains
https://cloud.google.com/files/shifting-left-on-security.pdf
Training and Certifications:
- 10 Best Free AWS Learning Resources for Beginners
https://dannys.cloud/10-best-free-aws-learning-resources-for-beginners - Study Guide for the Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge (CCAK) Now Available
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2021/02/23/study-guide-for-certificate-of-cloud-auditing-knowledge-ccak-now-available/ - AZ-140 Study Guide: Windows Virtual Desktop on Microsoft Azure
https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/02/az-140-study-guide-windows-virtual-desktop-on-microsoft-azure/ - Level up with Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/level-up-with-microsoft-certified-azure-data-engineer-associate/ba-p/2096458 - Azure data engineers: Exam DP-203 (beta) now available
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/azure-data-engineers-exam-dp-203-beta-now-available/ba-p/2121832 - Great news for Azure AI engineers: Exam AI-102 (beta) is here
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/great-news-for-azure-ai-engineers-exam-ai-102-beta-is-here/ba-p/2121850
