News and announcements:
- Amazon S3 Glacier announces a 40% price reduction for PUT and Lifecycle requests
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-s3-glacier-announces-price-reduction-for-put-and-lifecycle-requests/ - Amazon ECS now allows you to execute commands in a container running on Amazon EC2 or AWS Fargate
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-ecs-now-allows-you-to-execute-commands-in-a-container-running-on-amazon-ec2-or-aws-fargate/ - AWS to Offer Third-Generation AMD EPYC-Based Amazon EC2 Instances
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/aws-to-offer-third-generation-amd-epyc-based-amazon-ec2-instances/ - New Amazon EC2 X2gd Instances – Graviton2 Power for Memory-Intensive Workloads
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-ec2-x2gd-instances-graviton2-power-for-memory-intensive-workloads/ - IAM Access Analyzer Update – Policy Validation
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/iam-access-analyzer-update-policy-validation/ - Bundle Management APIs now generally available for Amazon WorkSpaces
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-workspaces-introduces-bundle-management-apis/ - AWS Cost Anomaly Detection now supports AWS CloudFormation
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-cost-anomaly-detection-supports-aws-cloudformation/ - Announcing new operations plan AWS Managed Services Accelerate
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/announcing-new-operations-plan-aws-managed-services-accelerate/ - Announcing the General Availability of Amazon Corretto 16
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/announcing-general-availability-amazon-corretto-16/ - Announcing support for multiple containers on Amazon SageMaker Inference endpoints, leading to cost savings of up to 80%
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/announcing-support-for-multiple-containers-on-amazon-sageamker-inference-endpoints/ - Amazon RDS Proxy adds read-only endpoints for Amazon Aurora Replicas
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-rds-proxy-adds-read-only-endpoints-for-amazon-aurora-replicas/ - Amazon RDS Proxy now supports database connectivity from multiple Amazon VPCs
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-rds-proxy-supports-database-connectivity-from-multiple-amazon-vpcs/ - New AWS SSO gallery app simplifies Azure AD set-up with AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/new-aws-sso-gallery-app-simplifies-azure-ad-set-up-with-aws/ - Amazon Comprehend now identifies documents that contain personally identifiable information (PII)
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-comprehend-identifies-documents-that-contain-pii/ - Introducing Amazon S3 Object Lambda – Use Your Code to Process Data as It Is Being Retrieved from S3
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-s3-object-lambda-use-your-code-to-process-data-as-it-is-being-retrieved-from-s3/ - AWS Launch Wizard now supports ‘No Rollback on Failure’
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-launch-wizard-now-supports-no-rollback-on-failure/ - Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Instance Refresh now supports phased deployments
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-ec2-auto-scaling-instance-refresh-supports-phased-deployments/ - Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports rollback protection for database major version upgrades
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-rds-for-mysql-supports-rollback-protection/ - Amazon EMR 6.2.0 adds persistent HFile tracking to improve performance with HBase on Amazon S3
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/amazon-emr-6-2-0-adds-persistent-hfile-tracking-to-improve-performance-with-hbase-on-amazon-s3/ - AWS Solutions Implementation - The Discovering Hot Topics Using Machine Learning solution adds the capability to filter and visualize Twitter topics based on geographical coordinates
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-solutions-implementation-discovering-topics-using-machine-learning-solution-adds-filter-visualize-twitter-topics/ - Amazon EKS reduces cluster creation time by 40%
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/amazon-eks-reduces-cluster-creation-time-40-percent/ - AWS Proton introduces deletion protection for in-use templates
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/aws-proton-introduces-deletion-protectionfor-in-use-templates/ - Introducing the AWS AppConfig Python Helper Library
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/introducing-aws-appconfig-python-helper-library/ - Microsoft acquires The Marsden Group, a leader in rapid industry innovation
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2021/03/16/microsoft-acquires-the-marsden-group-a-leader-in-rapid-industry-innovation/ - Azure and AMD announce landmark in confidential computing evolution
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-and-amd-enable-lift-and-shift-confidential-computing/ - Azure API Management support for request and response validation policies has reached general availability
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-api-management-support-for-request-and-response-validation-policies-has-reached-general-availability/ - General availability: Dynamic data masking granular permissions for Azure SQL and Azure Synapse Analytics
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-dynamic-data-masking-granular-permissions-for-azure-sql-and-azure-synapse-analytics/ - Machine Learning Services on Azure SQL Managed Instance now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/machine-learning-services-on-azure-sql-managed-instance-now-generally-available/ - Information Governance and Records Management is generally available to GCC, GCC High, and DoD
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/public-sector-blog/information-governance-and-records-management-is-generally/ba-p/2220000 - New Capabilities from Azure Live Video Analytics
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/internet-of-things/new-capabilities-from-azure-live-video-analytics/ba-p/2215642 - Azure SQL Auditing of Microsoft support operations is now generally available
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql/azure-sql-auditing-of-microsoft-support-operations-is-now/ba-p/2210771 - Azure expands PCI DSS certification
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-expands-pci-dss-certification/ - Generally available: Monitor your spending through forecasted cost alerts with Azure Cost Management and Billing
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-monitor-your-spending-through-forecasted-cost-alerts-with-azure-cost-management-and-billing/ - General availability: Azure Data Explorer (ADX) Performance Updates
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-data-explorer-adx-performance-updates/ - Azure Data Explorer performance update (EngineV3) is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-data-explorer-engine-v3-ga/ - Directory scoped shared access signatures (SAS) generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/directory-scoped-shared-access-signatures-sas-generally-available/ - Automation Anywhere and Google Cloud Partner to Enable Enterprises to Automate Common Business Processes
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0315/google-cloud-automation-anywhere - Nokia and Google Cloud Partner to Develop New, Cloud-Based 5G Radio Solutions
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0315/google-cloud-nokia-5g-radio - One Mount and Google Cloud Come Together To Build Vietnam's Largest Technology Ecosystem
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0317/onemountandgooglecloudcometogethertobuildvietnamslargesttechnologyecosystem - METRO Digital, Google Cloud, and Wipro Collaborate to Accelerate Digitalisation of Wholesale and Retail Industries
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0318/metro-wipro-google-cloud - Cloud Spanner launches point-in-time-recovery capability
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/continuous-data-protection-here-for-spanner-with-pitr - Turbo boost your Compute Engine workloads with new 100 Gbps networking
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/increasing-bandwidth-to-c2-and-n2-vms - A2 VMs now GA—the largest GPU cloud instances with NVIDIA A100 GPUs
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/a2-vms-with-nvidia-a100-gpus-are-ga - Announcing Oracle Cloud Compute E4 platform on third gen AMD EPYC processors
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-oracle-cloud-compute-e4-platform-on-3rd-gen-amd-epyc-processors - Advanced HTTP Routing and HTTP/2 support for OCI Flexible Load Balancing service
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/advanced-http-routing-and-http2-support-for-oci-flexible-load-balancing-service - Open doors to Oracle Cloud native with Python SDK
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/open-doors-to-oracle-cloud-native-with-python-sdk - Announcing private Kubernetes clusters
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-private-kubernetes-clusters - Available now: Performance Hub for on-premises databases
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/available-now-performance-hub-for-on-premises-databases - Delta Is Departing Its Own Data Centers to Land in the Cloud
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/cloud/delta-departing-its-own-data-centers-land-cloud - IBM Unveils New App Analysis Tools for Hybrid Cloud
https://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/ibm-unveils-new-app-analysis-tools-for-hybrid-cloud/ - Announcing Self-Service Production Clusters for HCP Consul
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-self-service-production-clusters-for-hcp-consul
Trends and opinions:
- Cloud-Native Is about Culture, Not Containers
https://www.infoq.com/articles/cloud-native-culture/ - 6 big multi-cloud questions: How GE uses AWS and Azure
https://acloudguru.com/blog/business/6-big-multi-cloud-questions-how-ge-uses-aws-and-azure - The CTO Guide to Ecommerce Architectures
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/industries/the-cto-guide-to-ecommerce-architectures/ - AI Must Play a Role in Data Cloud Management
https://www.informationweek.com/cloud/ai-must-play-a-role-in-data-cloud-management/a/d-id/1340379 - 5 Values That Define Kubernetes Culture
https://containerjournal.com/features/five-values-that-define-kubernetes-culture/ - Despite Google’s ‘Autopilot,’ Kubernetes is Still Hard
https://containerjournal.com/features/despite-googles-autopilot-kubernetes-is-still-hard/ - 7 Principles of DevSecOps With Kubernetes
https://containerjournal.com/features/seven-principles-of-devsecops-with-kubernetes/
Cost Management:
- Optimize with AWS Cost Explorer
https://dev.to/aws-builders/optimize-with-aws-cost-explorer-2e8d - Get up to 40% Better Price Performance in EC2 with AWS Graviton2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swVXDHjOPX8 - Why price doesn't equal cost in the cloud
https://betanews.com/2021/03/12/price-doesnt-equal-cost-cloud/ - FinOps Adoption as an Evolutionary Process
https://www.globaldots.com/blog/finops-adoption-as-an-evolutionary-process
Cloud Security:
- Cloud Controls Matrix v4
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/artifacts/cloud-controls-matrix-v4/ - Office 365 and Cloud Security Insights: Reasons for Optimism Despite Risks
https://www.vectra.ai/blogpost/cloud-security-insights - How to power Azure Defender with Sentinel
https://medium.com/microsoftazure/how-to-power-azure-defender-with-sentinel-5ef199b7956 - A Serverless Explainer for Defenders
https://capsule8.com/blog/a-serverless-explainer-for-defenders/
Training and Certifications:
- New digital course: Amazon S3 Cost Optimization
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/new-digital-course-amazon-s3-cost-optimization/ - New digital course: AWS Cloud Technical Essentials
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/03/new-digital-course-aws-cloud-technical-essentials/ - Earn the new Google Kubernetes Engine skill badge for free
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/training-certifications/how-to-get-the-new-optimize-costs-for-google-kubernetes-engine-skills-badge
