EuropeClouds Recommends #8 - 13.6.2020

Service Announcements / Updates:

• AWS Shield Advanced now supports proactive response to events

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/06/aws-shield-advanced-now-supports-proactive-event-response/

• New – Label 3D Point Clouds with Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-label-3d-point-clouds-with-amazon-sagemaker-ground-truth/

• Cisco's SDN Solution Strengthens AWS Ties

https://awsinsider.net/articles/2020/06/08/cisco-sdn-aws.aspx

• AWS Compute Optimizer Now Supports Exporting Recommendations to Amazon S3

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/06/aws-compute-optimizer-supports-exporting-recommendations-s3/

• Amazon Aurora Snapshots can be managed via AWS Backup

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/06/amazon-aurora-snapshots-can-be-managed-via-aws-backup/

• NTT DATA and Microsoft announce strategic collaboration to enable new digital solutions

https://news.microsoft.com/apac/2020/06/10/ntt-data-and-microsoft-announce-strategic-collaboration-to-enable-new-digital-solutions/

• Azure Firewall forced tunneling and SQL FQDN filtering now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-firewall-forced-tunneling-and-sql-fqdn-filtering-now-generally-available/

• New features and insights in Azure Monitor

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-features-and-insights-in-azure-monitor/

• Azure App Service regional virtual network integration for Linux apps is now available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-app-service-regional-virtual-network-integration-for-linux-apps-is-now-available/

• Azure App Service hybrid connections for Linux apps is now available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-app-service-hybrid-connections-for-linux-apps-is-now-available/

• Azure DevOps Services now simplifies Azure Artifacts integration with other services

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-devops-now-simplifies-azure-artifacts-integration-with-other-service/

• A new consolidated API version in Azure Monitor Logs is now available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/new-consolidated-api-version-in-for-log-analytics/

• Introducing table-level access controls in Google BigQuery

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/introducing-table-level-access-controls-in-bigquery

Trend Reports and Strategy:

• Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Cloudy Decision

https://devops.com/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-a-cloudy-decision/

• The State of IT Modernization 2020

https://www.insight.com/content/dam/insight-web/en_US/pdfs/insight/the-state-of-it-modernization-2020-whitepaper.pdf

• How Amazon, Microsoft and Google are courting – and challenging – telcos

https://www.lightreading.com/the-edge/how-amazon-microsoft-and-google-are-courting---and-challenging---telcos/d/d-id/761497

• Microsoft Azure Heads IoT Platform Research Report, Edging AWS

https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2020/05/29/cloud-iot-report.aspx

• The Cloud is Getting SaaS-y

https://blog.451alliance.com/the-cloud-is-getting-saas-y/

Architecture Related:

• Resilience: Preparing for Unknown Unknowns, based on AWS

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/resilience-preparing-for-unknown-unknowns/

Security Related:

• Securing Web Applications on Google Cloud Platform

https://medium.com/cloudwinds/security-checkpoints-for-deploying-app-on-gcp-bc045f9cb70e

• 6 Ways to Prevent a Data Breach

https://cloudacademy.com/blog/ways-to-prevent-a-data-breach/

• Cloud Security Providers: What to Look for 'Outside the Box’

https://www.itprotoday.com/data-security-and-encryption/cloud-security-providers-what-look-outside-box

• How to better defend your cloud-based environments against cyberattack

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-better-defend-your-cloud-based-environments-against-cyberattack/

• How to respond to potential Malware uploaded to Azure Storage Blob

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-security-center/how-to-respond-to-potential-malware-uploaded-to-azure-storage/ba-p/1452005

Storage Related:

• Cloud storage 101: NAS file storage on AWS, Azure and GCP

https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Cloud-storage-101-NAS-file-storage-on-AWS-Azure-and-GCP

• 5 ways to enhance your cloud storage security and data protection, based on GCP

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/storage-data-transfer/5-ways-to-enhance-your-cloud-storage-security-and-data-protection

Cost Management:

• How Drop used the Amazon EMR runtime for Apache Spark to halve costs and get results 5.4 times faster

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/how-drop-used-the-amazon-emr-runtime-for-apache-spark-to-halve-costs-and-get-results-5-4-times-faster/

• COVID and cost optimization: lessons from leaders

https://info.acloud.guru/resources/covid-and-cost-optimization-lessons-from-leaders

• Optimizing for long-term cost management in fully managed applications, based on GCP

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/serverless/cost-optimization-for-serverless-workloads

Best Practices:

• AWS CodeArtifact and your package management flow – Best Practices for Integration

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/integrating-aws-codeartifact-package-mgmt-flow/

• Announcing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Best Practices Framework

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-best-practices-framework

• How to make the most of AWS Lambda

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3539233/how-to-make-the-most-of-aws-lambda.html

• Best Practice of DevOps Integration On The Cloud

https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/best-practice-of-devops-integration-on-the-cloud_596284

• Best Practices For Building Cloud Governance Policies

https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/blog/best-practices-for-building-cloud-governance-policies

Certification Related:

• Show off your AI and machine learning skills with exam AI-900

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/community-blog-post.aspx?BlogId=8&Id=375314

• Working with data in the cloud? Prove your skills with exam DP-900

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/community-blog-post.aspx?BlogId=8&Id=375315

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