News and announcements:
- Encrypt global data client-side with AWS KMS multi-Region keys
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/encrypt-global-data-client-side-with-aws-kms-multi-region-keys/ - New – AWS Step Functions Workflow Studio – A Low-Code Visual Tool for Building State Machines
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-step-functions-workflow-studio-a-low-code-visual-tool-for-building-state-machines/ - Announcing per second billing for EC2 Windows Server and SQL Server Instances
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/announcing-per-second-billing-for-ec2-windows-server-and-sql-server-instances/ - AWS Backup now supports crash-consistent backups of Amazon EBS volumes attached to an Amazon EC2 instance
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/aws-backup-supports-crash-consistent-backup-amazon-ebs-volumes-attached-to-amazon-ec2-instance/ - Amazon EC2 now allows you to create crash-consistent AMIs from instances with multiple EBS volumes without rebooting instances
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/amazon-ec2-allows-create-crash-consistent-amis-from-instances-multiple-amazon-ebs-volumes-without-rebooting-instances/ - Introducing AWS Elemental Link UHD: a device to send live UHD 4k HDR video to AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/introducing-aws-elemental-link-uhd-device-to-send-live-uhd-video-to-aws/ - AWS Certificate Manager Private Certificate Authority now supports more flexibility for CAs shared across accounts
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/aws-certificate-manager-private-certificate-authority-now-supports-more-flexibility-for-cas-shared-across-accounts/ - AWS announces a new shell for F1 instances with increased FPGA resources and data transfer speeds
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/aws-announces-a-new-shell-for-f1-instances-with-increased-fpga-resources-and-data-transfer-speeds/ - Amazon Personalize now unlocks information in unstructured text for recommendations
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/amazon-personalize-now-unlocks-information-in-unstructured-text-for-recommendations/ - AWS Copilot launches v1.8 with improved support for load balanced web services and VPCs
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/aws-copilot-launches-v1-8-with-improved-support-for-load-balanced-web-services-and-vpcs/ - Amazon Keyspaces is now in scope for AWS ISO and CSA STAR certifications and services to help you run highly regulated Apache Cassandra workloads more easily
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/amazon-keyspaces-is-now-in-scope-for-aws-iso-and-csa-star-certif/ - AWS updates for serverless builders in 2021
https://dashbird.io/blog/aws-serverless-updates-2021/ - Announcing general availability of Azure Virtual Desktop service metadata storage in Europe
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-virtual-desktop/announcing-general-availability-of-azure-virtual-desktop-service/m-p/2432031 - General availability: Support for SQL Server in data flows using Azure Data Factory & Azure Synapse
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-data-factory-announces-general-availability-for-sql-server-in-data-flows/ - General availability: Cross region Restore of SQL/SAP HANA running in Azure VM
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/gacrossregionrestoresqlsaphana/ - Azure Blob index tags now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-blob-index-tags-now-generally-available/ - Azure Service Fabric 8.0 Second Refresh Release
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-service-fabric/azure-service-fabric-8-0-second-refresh-release/ba-p/2462979 - Azure Monitor Agent and Data Collection Rules now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-monitor-agent-and-data-collection-rules-now-generally-available/ - Azure Data Lake Storage static website is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-data-lake-storage-static-website-is-now-generally-available/ - General availability: Azure Data Explorer and subnet delegation
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/adx-vnet-subnetdelegation/ - General availability: Azure Data Explorer adds new geospatial capabilities
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-data-explorer-adds-new-geospatial-capabilities/ - General availability: Maintenance control for Virtual Machine Scale Sets OS image upgrades
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-maintenance-control-for-vmss-os-image-upgrades/ - Azure Data Factory Copy now supports Always Encrypted for both source and sink
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-data-factory/azure-data-factory-copy-now-supports-always-encrypted-for-both/ba-p/2461346 - New Tau VMs deliver leading price-performance for scale-out workloads
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/google-cloud-introduces-tau-vms - New Google Cloud Tau VM Benchmarks
https://blog.doit-intl.com/new-google-cloud-tau-vm-benchmarks-8900103cbe6 - Google Announces Google Workspace for Everyone
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0614/google-workspace-for-everyone - MSC Industrial Supply Co. Partners with Google Cloud on Digital Business and Infrastructure Transformation
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0614/msc-industrial-google-cloud - Google Cloud Expands Strategic Relationship with Johnson Controls to Run Business Systems on Sustainable Cloud Infrastructure
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0615/johnson-controls-google-cloud-sap - LVMH and Google Cloud Create Strategic Partnership for AI and Cloud-Based Innovation
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0616/lvmh - Google Cloud and Axiata Partner to Advance Digital Adoption Across Asia
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0617/axiata - Red Hat Makes VM Migration Kit Available for OpenShift
https://containerjournal.com/editorial-calendar/container-kubernetes-management/red-hat-makes-vm-migration-kit-available-for-openshift/ - Multi-Instance GPU Support with the GPU Operator v1.7.0
https://www.openshift.com/blog/multi-instance-gpu-support-with-the-gpu-operator-v1.7.0 - Ubuntu Pro lands on Google Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/ubuntu-pro-available-on-google-cloud - Introducing Object Storage Auto-Tiering
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/introducing-object-storage-auto-tiering - Latin American expansion of interconnect between Oracle Cloud and Azure increases multicloud opportunities
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/latin-american-expansion-of-interconnect-between-oracle-cloud-and-azure-increases-multicloud-opportunities - Shaping the future of learning with Oracle and Curriki
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/shaping-the-future-of-learning-with-oracle-and-curriki - Announcing Spark 3 support in OCI Data Flow
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-spark-3-support-in-oci-data-flow - Simplifying migration to OCI Data Flow using spark-submit compatibility
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/simplifying-migration-to-oci-data-flow-using-spark-submit-compatibility - Veritas Adds Kubernetes Support to NetBackup Platform
https://containerjournal.com/features/veritas-adds-kubernetes-support-to-netbackup-platform/ - Contributing to open-source software: Kubernetes
https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/open-source-contributing-kubernetes-beginners/ - Box launches new free self-service cloud migration tool
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/box-launches-new-free-self-service-cloud-migration-tool/ - Announcing HashiCorp Boundary 0.3
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-hashicorp-boundary-0-3
Trends, reports and opinions:
- Research Identifies the Clear Benefits of Strong Observability
https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/devops/research-identifies-the-clear-benefits-of-strong-observability.html - Got Kubernetes in Production? Let’s Talk
https://go.forrester.com/blogs/got-kubernetes-in-production-lets-talk/ - 7 Pitfalls to Avoid When Building a CCOE
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/7-pitfalls-to-avoid-when-building-a-ccoe/ - The Evolution of Data Centers Lies in Digital Transformation
https://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/data-center/the-evolution-of-data-centers-lies-in-digital-transformation/ - Cloud Outage Fallout: Should You Brace for Future Disruption?
https://beta.informationweek.com/cloud/cloud-outage-fallout-should-you-brace-for-future-disruption- - Cloud-agnostic third party managed Kubernetes services – the unexploited opportunity
https://elastisys.com/cloud-agnostic-third-party-managed-kubernetes-services/ - From multiple clouds to multicloud: Key factors that influence success
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/hybrid-cloud/how-google-cloud-tools-support-your-multicloud-strategy - State of Kubernetes security report
https://www.redhat.com/rhdc/managed-files/cl-state-kubernetes-security-report-ebook-f29117-202106-en.pdf
Cost Management:
- 5 simple steps to prevent cloud overspend
https://betanews.com/2021/06/15/prevent-cloud-overspend/ - Am I billed for an Azure Virtual Machine if it's shut down?
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/am-i-billed-for-an-azure-virtual-machine-if-it-s-shut-down/ba-p/2456669
Cloud Security:
- 3 Ways to Build Up Your Defenses Against a Data Breach
https://ceoworld.biz/2021/06/11/3-ways-to-build-up-your-defenses-against-a-data-breach/ - Jump-start your cloud adoption with modern cloud security
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/tech-effect/cloud/enterprise-cloud-transformation-strategy.html - Cloud security risks every company can avoid
https://betanews.com/2021/06/14/cloud-security-risks/ - Whose responsibility is cloud security anyway?
https://betanews.com/2021/06/14/cloud-security-responsibility/ - Moving to the cloud? A look at enterprise security considerations
https://betanews.com/2021/06/15/cloud-enterprise-security/ - Checks and Balances: 3 Tips for Securing SaaS Apps
https://beta.informationweek.com/software-as-a-service/checks-and-balances-3-tips-for-securing-saas-apps - Red Hat Survey Finds Widespread Container Security Issues
https://containerjournal.com/features/survey-surfaces-widespread-container-security-issues/ - How-To: Automated Company-Wide IP Blocking via Azure Firewall and Azure Functions
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/how-to-automated-company-wide-ip-blocking-via-azure-firewall-and/ba-p/2432834 - First principles: baking security into the cloud
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/first-principles-baking-security-into-the-cloud - Replicate your root of trust keys in Oracle Cloud: An engineering perspective
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/replicate-your-root-of-trust-keys-in-oracle-cloud-an-engineering-perspective - Manage secrets by name in OCI
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/manage-secrets-by-name-in-oci - Automate firewall deployment and configuration using Aviatrix FireNet Terraform module on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/automate-firewall-deployment-and-configuration-using-aviatrix-firenet-terraform-module-on-oci
