News and announcements:
- Introducing CloudFront Functions – Run Your Code at the Edge with Low Latency at Any Scale
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-cloudfront-functions-run-your-code-at-the-edge-with-low-latency-at-any-scale/ - Red Hat Brings Its Managed OpenShift Kubernetes Service to AWS
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/devops/red-hat-brings-its-managed-openshift-kubernetes-service-aws - CloudFront Functions – A New Security Paradigm for CDN Edge Computing
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/networking-and-content-delivery/cloudfront-functions-a-new-security-paradigm-for-cdn-edge-computing/ - Introducing CloudFront Functions – Run Your Code at the Edge with Low Latency at Any Scale
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-cloudfront-functions-run-your-code-at-the-edge-with-low-latency-at-any-scale/ - New Amazon FinSpace Simplifies Data Management and Analytics for Financial Services
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-finspace-simplifies-data-management-and-analytics-for-financial-services/ - Analyzing petabytes of trade and quote data with Amazon FinSpace
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/analyzing-petabytes-of-trade-and-quote-data-with-amazon-finspace/ - Amazon DevOps Guru now generally available with additional capabilities
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-devops-guru-now-generally-available-with-additional-capabilities/ - Amazon Elasticsearch Service now offers AWS Graviton2 (M6g, C6g, R6g, and R6gd) instances
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-elasticsearch-service-offers-aws-graviton2-m6g-c6g-r6g-r6gd-instances/ - Host Resource Groups for EC2 Dedicated Hosts now support AWS CloudFormation
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/host-resource-groups-for-ec2-dedicated-hosts-now-support-aws-cloudformation/ - Amazon CodeGuru Reviewer now supports customer-managed customer master keys
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-codeguru-reviewer-now-supports-customer-managed-customer-master-keys/ - AWS Data Provider for SAP Version 4.0 now available
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/aws-data-provider-sap-version-4-0-now-available/ - Amazon Pinpoint Announces Journey Pause and Resume
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-pinpoint-announces-journey-pause-resume/ - Amazon EBS Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver is now generally available
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-ebs-container-storage-interface-driver-is-now-generally-available/ - AWS Organizations launches new console experience
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/aws-organizations-launches-new-console-experience/ - New NPv1 virtual machines are now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/new-npv1-virtual-machines-are-now-generally-available/ - Azure Backup: Operational backup for Azure Blobs is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-backup-blob-op-backup-ga/ - General availability: Multiple features for Azure VPN Gateway
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-multiple-new-features-for-azure-vpn-gateway/ - General availability: Azure Maps- new Gen2 pricing model available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-maps-new-gen2-pricing-model-available/ - General availability: Azure Log Analytics UI updates May 2021
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-log-analytics-ui-updates-may-2021/ - Append blob support in Azure Data Lake Storage is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/append-blob-support-in-azure-data-lake-storage-is-now-generally-available/ - Vodafone and Google Cloud to Develop Industry-First Global Data Platform
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0503/vodafone-google-cloud - Databricks on Google Cloud is now generally available
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/databricks-on-google-cloud-now-ga - OpenTelemetry Trace 1.0 is now available
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/operations/opentelemetry-specification-enables-standardized-tracing - Include Cloud Spanner databases in your CI/CD process with the Liquibase extension
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/include-cloud-spanner-databases-your-cicd-process-liquibase-extension - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for semiconductor design and electronic design automation workloads
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/oracle-cloud-infrastructure-for-semiconductor-design-and-electronic-design-automation-workloads - Strategies to maximize your JD Edwards investment in the cloud
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/strategies-to-maximize-your-jd-edwards-investment-in-the-cloud - Media and entertainment apps on Oracle Cloud: Add more magic to DaVinci Resolve Studio 17 with NVIDIA’s A100 GPU on Oracle Cloud
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/media-and-entertainment-apps-on-oracle-cloud-add-more-magic-to-davinci-resolve-studio-17-with-nvidias-a100-gpu-on-oracle-cloud - Use OCI Logging Analytics On-Demand Upload To Easily Figure Out Root Cause Issues
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/use-oci-logging-analytics-on-demand-upload-to-easily-figure-out-root-cause-issues-v2 - Monitoring Exadata Database Machines with OCI Logging Analytics
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/monitoring-exadata-database-machines-with-oci-logging-analytics-v2 - Introducing OpenShift Pipelines
https://www.openshift.com/blog/introducing-openshift-pipelines - Now Available: OpenShift Serverless 1.14
https://www.openshift.com/blog/now-available-openshift-serverless-1.14
Trends and opinions:
- The State of Data Engineering in 2021
https://lakefs.io/the-state-of-data-engineering-in-2021/ - State of Cloud Native Application Security
https://snyk.io/state-of-cloud-native-application-security/ - Multi-Cloud Computing’s Risks and Rewards — and a Roadmap for Success
https://www.ensono.com/uk/blog/multi-cloud-computings-risks-and-rewards-and-roadmap-success - Reimagining the network for the cloud
https://betanews.com/2021/05/04/reimagining-the-network-for-the-cloud/ - Multi-cloud Requires Impeccable Digital Hygiene
https://cloud-computing.tmcnet.com/breaking-news/articles/448767-multi-cloud-requires-impeccable-digital-hygiene.htm - Cloud Governance Best Practices & How “Legacy Governance” Hurts
https://cloudtweaks.com/2021/05/cloud-governance-best-practices/ - Is cloud architecture binary or analog?
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3617469/is-cloud-architecture-binary-or-analog.html - Kubernetes at the Edge: Organizations are using edge technologies, but there is room to grow
https://www.cncf.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/KubernetesEdge_Survey_Report_2021_v2.pdf - 2021 Kubernetes Adoption Survey
https://www.purestorage.com/content/dam/pdf/en/analyst-reports/ar-portworx-pure-storage-2021-kubernetes-adoption-survey.pdf - Cloud Native Glossary
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cncf/glossary/main/cloudnative-glossary.pdf
Cost Management:
- Shifting cost optimization left: Spotify Backstage Cost Insights
https://redmonk.com/jgovernor/2021/04/28/shifting-cost-optimisation-left-spotify-backstage-cost-insights/ - My Comprehensive Guide to AWS Cost Control
https://corey.tech/aws-cost/ - AWS Cost Allocation Guide: Identifying Your Costs
https://www.duckbillgroup.com/blog/aws-cost-allocation-guide-identifying-your-costs/ - AWS announces a price reduction for Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus (AMP)
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/aws-announces-a-price-reduction-for-amazon-managed-service-for-prometheus-amp/ - Amazon VPC Announces Pricing Change for VPC Peering
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-vpc-announces-pricing-change-for-vpc-peering/ - How to manage cost overruns in your AWS multi-account environment
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/manage-cost-overruns-part-1/
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/manage-cost-overruns-part-2/ - The Hidden Costs of Google Compute Engine Ips
https://blog.doit-intl.com/the-hidden-costs-of-google-compute-engine-ips-2376f9fdc832
Cloud Security:
- Securing AWS Management Configurations By Combating 6 Common Threats
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/security-configuration-management/securing-aws-management-configurations-combating-6-common-threats/ - When to use Customer Managed KMS CMKs?
https://dev.to/aws-builders/when-to-use-customer-managed-kms-cmks-3hgl - Types of AWS Security Services: How to Choose?
https://cloud.netapp.com/blog/aws-blg-types-of-aws-security-services-how-to-choose - AWS Audit Manager now offers three new frameworks - NIST Cybersecurity Framework version 1.1, AWS Foundational Security Best Practices, and AWS Well-Architected framework
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/aws-audit-manager-now-offers-three-new-frameworks/ - Swiss Cloud becomes the latest web hosting provider to suffer a ransomware attack
https://therecord.media/swiss-cloud-becomes-the-latest-web-hosting-provider-to-suffer-a-ransomware-attack/ - Firebase Domain Front - Hiding C2 as App traffic
https://www.redteam.cafe/red-team/domain-front/firebase-domain-front-hiding-c2-as-app-traffic - Mobile Apps Exposing AWS Keys Affect 100M+ Users’ Data
https://bevigil.com/blog/mobile-apps-exposing-aws-keys-affect-100m-users-data/ - MITRE ATT&CK v9 is out and includes ATT&CK for Containers
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/05/03/attck-containers/ - Why It’s Critical to Manage Privileges and Access Across Your Multi-Cloud Environments
https://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/why-its-critical-to-manage-privileges-and-access-across-your-multi-cloud-environments/ - This ambitious Microsoft project aims to fix cloud computing security
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/this-ambitious-microsoft-project-aims-to-fix-cloud-computing-security/ - Exposed Azure Storage Containers
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Exposed+Azure+Storage+Containers/27396/ - The cloud is more secure than on-prem, but the speed of adoption is making it less so
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/expert-the-cloud-is-more-secure-than-on-prem-but-the-speed-of-adoption-is-making-it-less-so/ - Application Container Security: Risks and Countermeasures
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2021/05/05/application-container-security-risks-and-countermeasures/ - 15 Point Kubernetes Security Checklist
https://containerjournal.com/editorial-calendar/rsa/15-point-kubernetes-security-checklist/ - 13 best practices for user account, authentication, and password management, 2021 edition
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/account-authentication-and-password-management-best-practices
Training and Certifications:
- Microsoft Azure Exam AZ-220 Certification – Practice Test Launched
https://awsfeed.com/whats-new/certification/microsoft-azure-exam-az-220-certification-practice-test-launched - Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate Certification – Complete Guide
https://awsfeed.com/whats-new/certification/microsoft-certified-azure-data-scientist-associate-certification-complete-guide
