News and announcements:
- PGA TOUR Selects AWS as Its Official Cloud Provider
https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/pga-tour-selects-aws-its-official-cloud-provider - Amazon EKS now supports adding KMS envelope encryption to existing clusters to enhance security for secrets
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-eks-supports-adding-kms-envelope-encryption-to-existing-clusters/ - Encryption-in-transit for public sector workloads with AWS Nitro Enclaves and AWS Certificate Manager
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/encryption-in-transit-public-sector-workloads-aws-nitro-enclaves-aws-certificate-manager/ - Open source mobile core network implementation on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/open-source-mobile-core-network-implementation-on-amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service/ - The AWS Lambda console now features a new navigation design
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/the-aws-lambda-console-now-features-a-new-navigation-design/ - Announcing General Availability of Ethereum on Amazon Managed Blockchain
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/announcing-general-availability-of-ethereum-on-amazon-managed-blockchain/ - AWS Certificate Manager now provides certificate expiry monitoring through Amazon CloudWatch
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-certificate-manager-provides-certificate-expiry-monitoring-through-amazon-cloudwatch/ - Amazon VPC Flow Logs now reflects AWS Service name, Traffic Path and Flow Direction
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-vpc-flow-logs-now-reflects-aws-service-name-traffic-path-and-flow-direction/ - AWS Secrets Manager now provides support to replicate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager to multiple AWS Regions
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-secrets-manager-provides-support-to-replicate-secrets-in-aws-secrets-manager-to-multiple-aws-regions/ - AWS Shield Advanced now supports resource tagging
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-shield-advanced-now-supports-resource-tagging/ - Amazon Connect now provides an out-of-the-box chat user interface for your website
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-connect-provides-out-of-box-chat-user-interface-website/ - AWS CloudFormation now supports Amazon S3 on Outposts
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-cloudformation-supports-amazon-s3-on-outposts/ - AWS Proton now supports services without pipelines
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-proton-supports-services-without-pipelines/ - Intel Achieves AWS High Performance Computing Competency Status
https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-achieves-aws-high-performance-computing-competency-status - Passwordless authentication is now generally available!
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-active-directory-identity/passwordless-authentication-is-now-generally-available/ba-p/1994700 - Azure Percept: Edge intelligence from silicon to service
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-percept-edge-intelligence-from-silicon-to-service/ - Delivering an Even Better Redis Experience on Azure
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure/delivering-an-even-better-redis-experience-on-azure/ba-p/2176217 - Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes is now Generally Available!
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-arc/azure-arc-enabled-kubernetes-is-now-generally-available/ba-p/2174859 - Increase availability at scale with Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets flexible orchestration mode
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-compute/increase-availability-at-scale-with-azure-virtual-machine-scale/m-p/2180318 - Azure Resource Mover now generally available: Move seamlessly between Azure regions
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-governance-and-management/azure-resource-mover-now-generally-available-move-seamlessly/ba-p/2176543 - Containerize and migrate applications to AKS with the Azure Migrate’s new App Containerization tool
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-migration/containerize-and-migrate-applications-to-aks-with-the-azure/ba-p/2178551 - Connecting customers and businesses with Azure Communication Services and Microsoft Teams
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/connecting-customers-and-businesses-with-azure-communication-services-and-microsoft-teams/ - Introducing Microsoft Power Fx: the low-code programming language
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/introducing-microsoft-power-fx-the-low-code-programming-language/ba-p/2169705 - Confidential computing nodes (DCSv2) on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/confidential-computing-nodes-aks-ga/ - General availability: Azure API Management now has named values integration with Azure Key Vault
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-api-management-now-has-named-values-integration-with-azure-key-vault/ - Azure SQL Auditing to Log Analytics & Event Hubs now generally available
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql/azure-sql-auditing-to-log-analytics-amp-event-hubs-now-generally/ba-p/2181593 - Backup Center is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/backup-center-is-now-generally-available/ - General availability: Public IP per node capability in AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-public-ip-per-node-capability-in-aks/ - General availability: Conditional Access feature integration with AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-conditional-access-feature-integration-with-aks/ - General availability: Encrypted customer managed keys policy for AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-encrypted-customer-managed-keys-policy-for-aks/ - General availability: Just-In-Time Access support in AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-justintime-access-support-in-aks/ - General availability: App Gateway ingress controller add-on for AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-app-gateway-ingress-controller-addon-for-aks/ - General availability: Azure monitor for containers now supports Pods & Replica set live logs in AKS resource view
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azmon-livelogs-pods/ - General availability: Assessments for migration to Azure VMware Solution
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-assessments-for-migration-to-azure-vmware-solution/ - Generally available: Plan your migration to Azure VMware Solution using Azure Migrate
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-migrate-azure-vmware-solution-assessment-ga/ - General availability: New Simplified NSX networking experience for Azure VMware Solution
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-new-simplified-nsx-networking-experience-for-azure-vmware-solution/ - Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB: Azure Synapse serverless SQL pool support in general availability
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-synapse-link-for-azure-cosmos-db-azure-synapse-serverless-sql-pool-support-in-general-availability/ - Azure Stream Analytics Dedicated now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-stream-analytics-dedicated-now-generally-available/ - General availability of Persistent Volume monitoring & Reports tab in Container Insights
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-of-persistent-volume-monitoring-reports-tab-in-container-insights/ - General availability: Application insights no-code enablement on Node.js Linux App Service Environments
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-application-insights-nocode-enablement-on-nodejs-linux-app-service-environments/ - Azure Remote Rendering is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azureremoterenderingga/ - MySQL 8.0.21, Zone placement, and IOPs scaling now available in Flexible Server
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-mysql/mysql-8-0-21-zone-placement-and-iops-scaling-now-available-in/ba-p/2174028 - Introducing Azure Arc Validation Program
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-arc/introducing-azure-arc-validation-program/ba-p/2167543 - Managed Virtual Network and Autoscale are now generally available in Azure Spring Cloud
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure/managed-virtual-network-and-autoscale-are-now-generally/ba-p/2174309 - Canonical completes Azure Arc Validation Program, helps increase user confidence in Arc enabled production Kubernetes
https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-completes-azure-arc-kubernetes-validation-program - State of Rhode Island Partners with Google Cloud to Reimagine the Future of Workforce Development
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0301/rhodeislandpartnerswithgooglecloud - Google Workspace Announces Innovations to Enhance Collaboration Equity in Hybrid Future of Work
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0301/google-workspace-future-of-work - Google Cloud, Allianz and Munich Re Partner to Revolutionize Risk Management in the Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0302/allianz-munichre-risk-management - HCL Software’s Cloud-Native Digital Experience and Unica Marketing Platforms Now on Google Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0302/hcl-unica-dx-google-cloud - Go faster and cheaper with Memorystore for Memcached, now GA
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/memorystore-for-memcached-now-ga - Announcing support for large email messages in Email Delivery service
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-support-for-large-email-messages-in-email-delivery-service - Oracle Cloud VMware Solution: Providing Enterprises with a Fast Pass to the Cloud
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/oracle-cloud-vmware-solution-providing-enterprises-with-a-fast-pass-to-the-cloud - Announcing cloning for File Storage service
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-cloning-for-file-storage-service - Cloud Infrastructure for end-user computing: Managing performance, capacity, and cost in the pandemic times
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/cloud-infrastructure-for-end-user-computing-managing-performance-capacity-and-cost-in-the-pandemic-times - IBM makes hybrid cloud available at the edge and in any environment
https://betanews.com/2021/03/01/ibm-hybrid-cloud-edge-anywhere/ - IBM Expands Hybrid Cloud Service, Targeting Banks, Health Care
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/ibm/ibm-expands-hybrid-cloud-service-targeting-banks-health-care - Equinix Metal Updates Target DevOps, Hybrid Cloud Use Cases
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/equinix/equinix-metal-updates-target-devops-hybrid-cloud-use-cases
Trends and opinions:
- Best Practices for Companies Struggling With SaaS Management
https://www.itprotoday.com/saas/best-practices-companies-struggling-saas-management - 5 cybersecurity trends that will define 2021
https://cloud-computing.tmcnet.com/breaking-news/articles/448160-5-cybersecurity-trends-that-will-define-2021.htm - Engineering DevOps With K8s: Leadership Best Practices
https://containerjournal.com/features/engineering-devops-with-k8s-leadership-best-practices/ - Why Kubernetes is the King of Containerized Tools
https://containerjournal.com/topics/why-kubernetes-is-the-king-of-containerized-tools/ - Gartner names Google a leader in 2021 Magic Quadrant for Cloud AI Developer Services report
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/google-cloud-a-leader-in-gartner-mq-for-cloud-ai-developer-services
Cost Management:
- 8 Best Practices For Reducing Spend In Azure
https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/blog/best-practices-reducing-spend-azure - Google Cloud Storage Pricing: Get the Best Bang for Your Buckets
https://cloud.netapp.com/blog/gcp-cvo-blg-google-cloud-storage-pricing-get-the-best-bang-for-your-buckets
Cloud Security:
- Cloudsphere Survey Reveals Enterprise IAM is Failing in Multicloud Environments
https://cloudsphere.com/cloudsphere-survey-reveals-enterprise-iam-is-failing-in-multicloud-environments/ - 5 Reasons Why Cloud Security Is Important For All Businesses!
https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/5-reasons-why-cloud-security-is-important-for-all-businesses_597406 - Automate Amazon EC2 instance isolation by using tags
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/automate-amazon-ec2-instance-isolation-by-using-tags/ - Essential security for everyone: Building a secure AWS foundation
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/essential-security-for-everyone-building-a-secure-aws-foundation/ - Don’t Speed Past Better Cloud App Security
https://securityintelligence.com/articles/dont-speed-past-cloud-app-security/ - Managing cloud firewalls at scale with new Hierarchical Firewall Policies
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/new-google-cloud-hierarchical-firewall-policies - Delivering the industry’s most Trusted Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/delivering-the-industrys-most-trusted-cloud - Cloud Security Challenges 2021
https://www.analyticsinsight.net/cloud-security-challenges-2021/
Training and Certifications:
- CCAK Frequently Asked Questions
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2021/03/02/ccak-frequently-asked-questions/ - New Microsoft Security Certification Exams in Beta
https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/03/new-microsoft-security-certification-exams-in-beta/ - Microsoft commitment to close security skills gap
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-and/microsoft-commitment-to-close-security-skills-gap/ba-p/2148074
