News and announcements:
- Pentagon Moves to Split Its Cloud Deal Between Microsoft, Amazon
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/business/pentagon-moves-split-its-cloud-deal-between-microsoft-amazon - Amazon EKS managed node groups now supports parallel node upgrades
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/07/amazon-eks-managed-node-groups-now-supports-parallel-node-upgrades/ - 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/ - Amazon EC2 adds Resource Identifiers and Tags for VPC Security Group Rules
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/07/amazon-ec2-adds-resource-identifiers-tags-vpc-security-groups-rules/ - AWS Storage Gateway adds support for AWS Privatelink for Amazon S3 and Amazon S3 Access Points
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/07/aws-storage-gateway-adds-supports-aws-privatelink-amazon-s3-amazon-s3-access-points/ - AWS Firewall Manager now supports central monitoring of VPC routes for AWS Network Firewall
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/07/aws-firewall-manager-supports-central-monitoring-of-vpc-routes-for-aws-network-firewall/ - Amazon Fraud Detector now supports PCI DSS compliance to help run payment fraud workloads more easily
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/07/amazon-fraud-detector-supports-pci-dss-compliance-to-help-run-payment-fraud-workloads-easily/ - Salesforce brings sales and service data into Microsoft Teams to support a hybrid workforce
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/salesforce-brings-sales-and-service-data-into-microsoft-teams-to/ba-p/2521221 - App Service Environment v3 now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/app-service-environment-v3-now-generally-available/ - General availability: Transition to Cloud Services (extended support) with new migration tool
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cloud-services-arm-migration-ga/ - Announcing Azure Quantum Credits and new development capabilities
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/quantum/2021/07/09/announcing-azure-quantum-credits-and-new-development-capabilities/ - Virtual Machine (VM) level disk bursting is now generally available on more VM types
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/virtual-machine-vm-bursting-is-now-generally-available-on-more-vm-types/ - General availability: Updates to secrets configuration options in App Service and Azure Functions
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-updates-to-secrets-configuration-options-in-app-service-and-azure-functions/ - Azure Sphere version 21.07 Update 1 is now available for evaluation
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-sphere-version-2107-update-1-is-now-available-for-evaluation/ - Casino Group partners with Accenture and Google Cloud to accelerate its digital strategy
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0705/casinogroup - AT&T and Google Cloud Expand 5G and Edge Collaboration to Deliver Next-Generation Business Outcomes
https://cloud.google.com/press-releases/2021/0706/att-google-cloud-5g-edge - Announcing availability of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Email Delivery service logs
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/post/announcing-availability-of-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-oci-email-delivery-service-logs - IBM CodeFlare simplifies the move to hybrid cloud
https://betanews.com/2021/07/07/ibm-codeflare-simplifies-hybrid-cloud/
Trend Reports and opinions:
- Promising trends in the serverless infrastructure market
https://betanews.com/2021/07/07/trends-serverless-infrastructure/ - 5 lessons cloud architects can learn from Frank Lloyd Wright
https://acloudguru.com/blog/engineering/5-lessons-cloud-architects-can-learn-from-frank-lloyd-wright - Define Your Cloud Strategy by Starting With Why
https://www.informationweek.com/cloud/define-your-cloud-strategy-by-starting-with-why/a/d-id/1341455 - PwC US Cloud Business Survey
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/tech-effect/cloud/cloud-business-survey.html - The C-Suite’s Long Embrace of the Cloud
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2021/07/06/the-c-suite-s-long-embrace-of-the-cloud/
Cost Management:
- AWS lowers data processing charges for AWS PrivateLink
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/07/aws-lowers-data-processing-charges-aws-privatelink/ - AWS Now Allows Customers to Pay For Their Usage in Advance
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2021/07/aws-allows-customers-pay-their-usage-in-advance/ - Embracing the 11 principles of Modern Cloud Economics
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/post/embracing-the-11-principles-of-modern-cloud-economics
Cloud Security:
- How to Secure Your AWS Serverless Application?
https://blog.devgenius.io/how-to-secure-your-aws-serverless-application-ddf81c591095 - Security Problems Worsen as Enterprises Build Hybrid and Multicloud Systems
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/security/security-problems-worsen-enterprises-build-hybrid-and-multicloud-systems - With Privilege Comes Responsibility: The Increasing Dangers of Attacks on Cloud Services and Networks
https://cloud-computing.tmcnet.com/breaking-news/articles/449371-with-privilege-comes-responsibility-increasing-dangers-attacks-cloud.htm - Navigating confidential computing across Azure
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-confidential-computing/navigating-confidential-computing-across-azure/ba-p/2520752
Training and Certifications:
- Discover Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/discover-microsoft-certified-power-platform-developer-associate/ba-p/2080044 - Microsoft 365 Certification is here to ease your concerns about data security while using 3P Apps
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/microsoft-365-certification-is-here-to-ease-your-concerns-about/ba-p/2521203 - New certification for Microsoft Teams Support Engineers
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/new-certification-for-microsoft-teams-support-engineers/ba-p/2147109
