News and announcements:
- AWS Named Swisscom's Preferred Public Cloud Provider to Accelerate Digital Transformation Strategy and Move Towards Cloud-Native 5G Network
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210628005203/en/ - Planetary-Scale Computing – 9.95 PFLOPS & Position 41 on the TOP500 List
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/planetary-scale-computing-9-95-pflops-position-41-on-the-top500-list/ - Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels adds support for KMS encryption of custom model training data
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/amazon-rekognition-custom-labels-adds-support-for-kms-encryption-of-custom-model-training-data/ - Amazon Connect Chat now supports Apple Business Chat (Generally Available)
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/amazon-connect-chat-now-supports-apple-business-chat-generally-available/ - IAM Access Analyzer adds new policy checks to help validate conditions during IAM policy authoring
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/iam-access-analyzer-adds-new-policy-checks-help-validate-conditions-during-iam-policy-authoring/ - The Bottlerocket AMI for Amazon ECS is now Generally Available
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/the-bottlerocket-ami-for-amazon-ecs-is-now-generally-available/ - AWS introduces new framework-specific Deep Learning AMIs and backwards-compatible images
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/aws-introduces-framework-specific-deep-learning-amis-backwards-compatible-images/ - AWS DataSync can now copy system access control lists (SACLs) to Amazon FSx for Windows File Server
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/aws-datasync-can-now-copy-system-access-control-lists-sacls-to-amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server/ - New AWS Solutions Implementation: Tag Tamer
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/06/new-aws-solutions-implementation-tag-tamer/ - AWS ParallelCluster now supports Ubuntu 20.04
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/07/aws-parallelcluster-now-supports-ubuntu/ - AWS Launch Wizard now supports HANA database deployment on on-demand 6/9/12 TB instances
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/07/aws-launch-wizard-now-supports-hana-database-deployment-on-on-demand-instances/ - Announcing availability of end-to-end Azure Notification Hubs samples using React native
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-notification-hubs/announcing-availability-of-end-to-end-azure-notification-hubs-samples-using-react-native/ - Use New Relic One to effortlessly monitor applications in Azure Spring Cloud
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/use-new-relic-one-to-effortlessly-monitor-applications-in-azure-spring-cloud/ - Introducing the Ingestion Client for Azure Speech
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/automating-audio-file-transcription-through-ingestion-client/ - Azure Image Builder Service now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-image-builder-service-now-generally-available-2/ - Azure Maps Android SDK is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-maps-android-sdk-is-now-generally-available/ - General availability: Skip X.509 certificate proof of possession for IoT Hub and DPS
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/iot-hub-dps-skip-pop/ - New in Google Cloud VMware Engine: Autoscaling, Mumbai Expansion, and More
https://www.cio.com/article/3623818/new-in-google-cloud-vmware-engine-autoscaling-mumbai-expansion-and-more.html - AutoML Tables is now generally available in BigQuery ML
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/automl-tables-now-generally-available-bigquery-ml - Google joins the O-RAN ALLIANCE to advance telecommunication networks
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/telecommunications/google-cloud-joins-o-ran-alliance - Google demonstrates leading performance in latest MLPerf Benchmarks
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/google-wins-mlperf-benchmarks-with-tpu-v4 - Dashboards on Cloud Monitoring made easier with samples
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/operations/dashboards-cloud-monitoring-made-easier-samples - EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center aims to simulate fusion on Google Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/hpc/swiss-plasma-center-uses-google-cloud-to-simulate-fusion - Nordeus brings its A-game with Google Cloud CDN
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/nordeus-migrates-from-on-prem-to-google-cloud-cdn - Carrefour Belgium Partners with Google Cloud for Next Phase of Digital Transformation
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0701/carrefourbelgium - Introducing DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB – a fully managed, database as a service for modern apps
https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/introducing-digitalocean-managed-mongodb/ - Announcing HashiCorp Boundary 0.4
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-hashicorp-boundary-0-4 - Device42 introduces multi-cloud migration analysis and recommendation tool
https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/30/device42-introduces-multi-cloud-migration-analysis-and-recommendation-tool/
Trend Reports and opinions:
- Frequent Disaster Recovery Testing Is Critical to Meeting Recovery Objectives
https://www.iland.com/press-release/frequent-disaster-recovery-testing-critical/ - Five tips for optimizing your IT team's time
https://betanews.com/2021/06/30/5-tips-optimizing-it-teams-time/ - Gartner Says Worldwide IaaS Public Cloud Services Market Grew 40.7% in 2020
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-06-28-gartner-says-worldwide-iaas-public-cloud-services-market-grew-40-7-percent-in-2020 - Welcome to Cloud 3.0: Marc Benioff and Bret Taylor Share Salesforce’s Vision of Where the Future Works
https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/welcome-to-cloud-3-where-the-future-works/ - A Comparison of the Cloud Computing Market between China and the United States
https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/a-comparison-of-the-cloud-computing-market-between-china-and-the-united-states_597886 - Multi-Cloud Makes Sense but Not for the Reasons You Think
https://aws.plainenglish.io/multi-cloud-makes-sense-but-not-for-the-reasons-you-think-d19997d5c5fd - 6 features your cloudops tool must have
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3623348/6-features-your-cloudops-tool-must-have.html - Kubernetes and cloud native operations report 2021
https://juju.is/cloud-native-kubernetes-usage-report-2021
Cost Management:
- Which AWS Region Is Cheapest? A Costing Report
https://openupthecloud.com/which-aws-region-cheapest/ - Why FinOps Is Key to Cloud Cost Optimization
https://www.itprotoday.com/performance-management/why-finops-key-cloud-cost-optimization - Overview of Data Transfer Costs for Common Architectures
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/overview-of-data-transfer-costs-for-common-architectures/ - Amazon S3 cost optimization for predictable and dynamic access patterns
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/amazon-s3-cost-optimization-for-predictable-and-dynamic-access-patterns/ - How to Reduce Inference Costs for ML Models
https://dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-reduce-inference-costs-for-ml-models-3cl3 - Announcing Amazon Kendra Smaller Units and Price Drop
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/07/announcing-amazon-kendra-smaller-units-and-price-drop/ - Do AWS Reserved Instances and Savings Plans really reduce costs?
https://dev.to/castai/do-aws-reserved-instances-and-savings-plans-really-reduce-costs-1eph - FINOPS FOR KUBERNETES: Insufficient – or Nonexistent – Kubernetes Cost Monitoring is Causing Overspend
https://www.cncf.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FINOPS_Kubernetes_Report.pdf - How to reduce your Amazon EKS costs by half in 15 minutes
https://cast.ai/blog/how-to-reduce-your-amazon-eks-costs-by-half-in-15-minutes/
Privacy and Data Protection:
- Data protection: Commission adopts adequacy decisions for the UK
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_3183 - How Cloud Data Sovereignty Complicates Computing Strategy
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/regulation/how-cloud-data-sovereignty-complicates-computing-strategy
Cloud Security:
- How we prevented subdomain takeovers and saved $000s
https://tech.ovoenergy.com/how-we-prevented-subdomain-takeovers-and-saved-000s/ - Fortinet 2021 Cloud Security Report
https://www.fortinet.com/resources-campaign/dynamic-cloud-security/2021-cloud-security-report - AWS Security Reference Architecture
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/security-reference-architecture/security-reference-architecture.pdf - Best Practices for Kubernetes Incident Response
https://containerjournal.com/features/best-practices-for-kubernetes-incident-response/ - New research: Enterprises more confident than ever in cloud security
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/enterprises-trust-cloud-security
Training and Certifications:
- Announcing a New Free Curriculum: Machine Learning for Beginners
https://dev.to/azure/announcing-a-new-free-curriculum-machine-learning-for-beginners-1h58 - New certification: Dynamics 365 Commerce Functional Consultant Associate
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/new-certification-dynamics-365-commerce-functional-consultant/ba-p/2147108 - Discover Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/discover-microsoft-certified-power-platform-functional/ba-p/2080042 - GCP Professional Cloud Architect - Exam Guide Mapping to Prep links
https://rameshrajini.medium.com/gcp-professional-cloud-architect-exam-guide-mapping-to-prep-links-f8159296f0a1
