News and announcements:
- Introducing Assisted Log Enabler for AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/introducing-assisted-log-enabler-for-aws/ - AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry 0.10.0 is now available with AWS Lambda layers for .Net
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/aws-distro-for-opentelemetry-0-10-0-is-now-available-with-aws-lambda-layers-for-net/ - Amazon Lumberyard Beta 1.28 is Now Available
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-lumberyard-beta-1-28-is-now-available/ - AWS Lambda Extensions are now Generally Available
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/aws-lambda-extensions-now-generally-available/ - AWS Transfer Family now supports Microsoft Active Directory
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/aws-transfer-family-now-supports-microsoft-active-directory/ - Fleet Hub for AWS IoT Device Management, a new, easy way to monitor & interact with IoT device fleets, is now generally available
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/fleet-hub-monitor-interact-iot-device-fleets-now-generally-available/ - Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) now supports Apache Airflow version 2.0
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-managed-workflows-for-apache-airflow-mwaa-now-supports-apache-airflow/ - Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) is now HIPAA eligible to help you run healthcare workloads more easily
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-keyspaces--for-apache-cassandra--is-now-hipaa-eligible-to/ - AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority now supports storing CRLs in private S3 buckets
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/aws-certificate-manager-private-certificate-authority-supports-storing-crls-in-private-s3-buckets/ - Getting Started with Amazon ECS Anywhere – Now Generally Available
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/getting-started-with-amazon-ecs-anywhere-now-generally-available/ - Amazon Redshift ML Is Now Generally Available – Use SQL to Create Machine Learning Models and Make Predictions from Your Data
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-redshift-ml-is-now-generally-available-use-sql-to-create-machine-learning-models-and-make-predictions-from-your-data/ - Introducing CloudWatch Resource Health to monitor your EC2 hosts
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/introducing-cloudwatch-resource-health-monitor-ec2-hosts/ - Amazon Lightsail DNS now supports pointing root domains to Lightsail Container Services
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-lightsail-dns-supports-pointing-root-domains-lightsail-container-services/ - Announcing Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics Studio: Interactively query data streams and develop stream processing applications powered by Apache Flink
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-kinesis-data-analytics-studio-query-data-streams-develop-stream-processing-applications/ - Amazon FSx for Lustre now supports data compression
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-fsx-for-lustre-now-supports-data-compression/ - AWS Wavelength is now System and Organization Controls (SOC) compliant
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/aws-wavelength-is-now-system-and-organization-controls-soc-compliant/ - Introducing AWS App Runner Integration in the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains IDEs
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/introducing-aws-app-runner-integration-in-the-aws-toolkit-for-jetbrains-ides/ - Amazon CloudWatch Logs announces Dimension support for Metric Filters
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-cloudwatch-logs-announces-dimension-support-for-metric-filters/ - Introducing Analytics Hub: secure and scalable sharing for data and analytics
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/introducing-analytics-hub-for-data-analytics-exchanges - Introducing Dataplex — an intelligent data fabric for analytics at scale
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/introducing-google-cloud-dataplex - Dataflow Prime: bring unparalleled efficiency and radical simplicity to big data processing
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/simplify-and-automate-data-processing-with-dataflow-prime - Unlock the power of change data capture and replication with new, serverless Datastream
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/new-cloud-based-cdc-replication-across-databases - Cloud Bigtable lifts SLA to 99.999% and adds new security features for regulated industries
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/bigtable-lifts-sla-and-adds-new-security-features - Introducing Datashare solution for financial services for licensed market data discovery, access and analytics on Google Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/financial-services/announcing-the-general-availability-of-datashare - ONE Chooses Google Cloud to Advance Competitive Advantage and the Future of Digital Shipping
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0523/ocean-network-express-google-cloud - Online Brand vidaXL to Partner With Google Cloud on Data-Driven Growth Plans
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0525/vidaxl-google-cloud - HCA Healthcare Partners With Google Cloud to Accelerate Digital Transformation
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0526/hca-healthcare-digital-transformation - Google Cloud Launches Datashare for Financial Services, Helping the Capital Markets Industry Share Market Data More Securely and Easily
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0527/google-cloud-launches-datashare-for-financial-services - Shopify Expands Partnership with Google Cloud to Enable Global Growth
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0527/shopify-expands-globally-with-google-cloud - App Service Environment v3 march to GA
https://azure.github.io/AppService/2021/05/25/asev3-march-to-ga.html - App Service Managed Certificate now in General Availability
https://azure.github.io/AppService/2021/05/25/App-Service-Managed-Certificate-GA.html - Azure Logic Apps Announcement – GA of single-tenant Standard SKU
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/azure-logic-apps-announcement-ga-of-single-tenant-standard-sku/ba-p/2382460 - Spot Virtual Machines are now generally available on Azure Databricks
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/spot-virtual-machines-are-now-generally-available-on-azure-databricks/ - Announcing Azure SQL Database ledger
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql/announcing-azure-sql-database-ledger/ba-p/2200401 - Cognitive Services - Form Recognizer adds new version in general availability
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cognitive-services-form-recognizer-adds-new-version-in-general-availability/ - PowerShell support in Durable Functions is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/powershell-support-in-durable-functions-is-now-generally-available/ - The Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/the-microsoft-build-of-openjdk-is-now-generally-available/ - General availability: Run Enterprise Java with Red Hat JBoss EAP for Azure Virtual Machines
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-run-enterprise-java-with-red-hat-jboss-eap-for-azure-virtual-machines/ - General availability: Enabling IBM WebSphere Application Server on Azure Virtual Machines
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-enabling-ibm-websphere-application-server-on-azure-virtual-machines/ - General availability: Azure Cognitive Services Text Analytics for Health
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-cognitive-services-text-analytics-for-health/ - General availability: Azure Cognitive Services Translator Document Translation feature
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-cognitive-services-translator-document-translation-feature/ - General availability: Logic Apps with new hosting options
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-logic-apps-with-new-hosting-options/ - General availability: Improved Python support in Visual Studio Code with Pylance
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-improved-python-support-in-visual-studio-code-with-pylance/ - Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure Stack HCI is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-kubernetes-service-aks-on-azure-stack-hci-is-now-generally-available/ - Expanded Azure Cosmos DB free tier now in general availability
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/expanded-azure-cosmos-db-free-tier-now-in-general-availability/ - Azure Cosmos DB serverless now in general availability
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-cosmos-db-serverless-now-in-general-availability/ - Azure Cosmos DB role-based access control (RBAC) now in general availability
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-cosmos-db-rolebased-access-control-rbac-now-in-general-availability/ - General availability: Azure Applied AI Services
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-applied-ai-services/ - AKS support for regulated industries
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/aks-support-for-regulated-industries/ - General availability: Encryption at host support in AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-encryption-at-host-support-in-aks/ - General availability: Azure RBAC for Kubernetes Authorization in AKS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-rbac-for-kubernetes-authorization-in-aks/ - New Azure capabilities to simplify deployment and management
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-azure-capabilities-to-simplify-deployment-and-management/ - Azure at Microsoft Build recap: build amazing things on your terms, anywhere
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-at-microsoft-build-recap-build-amazing-things-on-your-terms-anywhere/ - Announcing managed endpoints in Azure Machine Learning for simplified model deployment
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai/announcing-managed-endpoints-in-azure-machine-learning-for/ba-p/2366481 - Apache Spark 3.0 support in Azure Synapse Analytics
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics/apache-spark-3-0-support-in-azure-synapse-analytics/ba-p/2382605 - Azure Text-to-Speech updates at //Build 2021
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai/azure-text-to-speech-updates-at-build-2021/ba-p/2382981 - NVIDIA GPU Acceleration for Apache Spark™ in Azure Synapse Analytics
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics/nvidia-gpu-acceleration-for-apache-spark-in-azure-synapse/ba-p/2382243 - Azure Defender expands SQL protection to open-source relational databases
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-security-center/azure-defender-expands-sql-protection-to-open-source-relational/ba-p/2384972 - New Storage Providers for Azure Durable Functions
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure/new-storage-providers-for-azure-durable-functions/ba-p/2382044 - Arm-based cloud computing is the next big thing: Introducing Arm on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/arm-based-cloud-computing-is-the-next-big-thing-introducing-arm-on-oci - OCI Instances of Ampere Altra Now Available to All
https://amperecomputing.com/oci-instances-of-ampere-altra-now-available-to-all/ - Oracle’s Ampere A1 Arm VMs: First impressions
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/oracles-ampere-a1-arm-vms-first-impressions - Oracle Ampere A1 Compute tuning for advanced users
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/oracle-ampere-a1-compute-tuning-for-advanced-users - Ubuntu supports Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Ampere A1 Compute
https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-supports-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-ampere-a1-compute - Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE) support for Arm-based instances is now generally available
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/oracle-container-engine-for-kubernetes-oke-support-for-arm-based-instances-is-now-generally-available - Announcing Datadog agent support for the Arm compute platform on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-datadog-agent-support-for-the-arm-compute-platform-on-oracle-cloud-infrastructure - Android as a service with Arm on OCI
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/android-as-a-service-with-arm-on-oci - Announcing VMware HCX Enterprise for Oracle Cloud VMware Solution
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-vmware-hcx-enterprise-for-oracle-cloud-vmware-solution - Simplify secure access with OCI Bastion service
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/simplify-secure-access-with-oci-bastion-service - Announcing Oracle Linux Cloud Native Environment Release 1.3
https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-oracle-linux-cloud-native-environment-release-13 - Docker expands its trusted container offerings
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/docker-expands-its-trusted-container-offerings/ - Terraform AzureAD Provider Now Supports Microsoft Graph
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/terraform-azuread-provider-now-supports-microsoft-graph - Announcing CDK for Terraform 0.4
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-cdk-for-terraform-0-4
Trends and opinions:
- Gartner Predicts Public Cloud Services Market Will Reach $397.4B by 2022
https://cloudtweaks.com/2021/05/market-will-reach-397/ - The State of Serverless
https://www.datadoghq.com/state-of-serverless/ - Cloud Costs Inching Up, Most IT Shops Use Hybrid Architectures, Survey Finds
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/cloud/cloud-costs-inching-most-it-shops-use-hybrid-architectures-survey-finds - Majority of Microservices Environments Adopt Service Mesh
https://containerjournal.com/features/majority-of-microservices-environments-adopt-service-mesh/ - Why cloud governance needs to be an open-source affair
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-cloud-governance-needs-to-be-an-open-source-affair/
Cost Management:
- Upgrade Amazon ElasticSearch Domains to the Latest Instance Types to Optimize Your Costs
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws-cost-management/upgrade-amazon-elasticsearch-domains-to-the-latest-instance-types-to-optimize-your-costs/ - Manage Amazon EFS backup costs: AWS Backup support for cost allocation tags
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/manage-amazon-efs-backup-costs-aws-backup-support-for-cost-allocation-tags/ - Understanding AWS Direct Connect multi-account pricing
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/networking-and-content-delivery/understanding-aws-direct-connect-multi-account-pricing/ - Cloud Cost Awareness
https://dev.to/aws-builders/cloud-cost-awareness-bgf - Amazon EMR now supports Amazon EC2 On-Demand Capacity Reservations
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/05/amazon-emr-now-supports-amazon-ec2-on-demand-capacity-reservations/ - Comparing AWS Services for Cloud Cost Visibility
https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/blog/aws-services-cloud-cost-visibility - Why we think 3-Year RI’s Should Be In Your Azure Environment
https://finants.com/blog/why-we-think-3-year-ris-should-be-in-your-azure-environment/
Cloud Security:
- Study IDs Permissions Risks in Major Cloud Platforms
https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2021/04/15/cloud-permissions-risks.aspx - Compromised Cloud Accounts Cost Firms $6.2 Million Annually, New Ponemon Study Finds
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/cloud-security/compromised-cloud-accounts-cost-firms-62-million-annually-new-ponemon-study - Embrace speed and security for your cloud security strategy
https://searchcloudsecurity.techtarget.com/post/Embrace-speed-and-security-for-your-cloud-security-strategy - Enterprises under-resource cloud security despite increased risks
https://betanews.com/2021/05/26/enterprises-under-resource-cloud-security-2/ - How CSPs Can Make the Security and Compliance Evaluation Process Easier for Financial Institutions
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/how-csps-can-make-the-security-and-compliance-evaluation-process-easier-for-financial-institutions
Private and Data Protection:
- Impact of GDPR on Cloud Service Providers
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/cloud/impact-of-gdpr-on-cloud-service-providers/
Training and Certifications:
- A closer look at AWS Certification exam security
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training-and-certification/a-closer-look-at-aws-certification-exam-security/ - Exam Preparation for AWS Machine Learning Specialty Certificate
https://dev.to/aws-builders/exam-preparation-for-aws-machine-learning-specialty-certificate-3nbb - How to Become Azure Security Engineer?
https://awsfeed.com/whats-new/certification/how-to-become-azure-security-engineer - Exam PL-600: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert - is now live (GA)
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn/exam-pl-600-power-platform-solution-architect-expert-is-now-live/m-p/2397298
