News updates (From 20.9.2020 to 26.9.2020)
Service Announcements / Updates:
- Getting started with Travis-CI.com on AWS Graviton2
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/getting-started-with-travis-ci-com-on-aws-graviton2/
- Centralized cross-account management with Cross-Region copy using AWS Backup
- AWS adds a C++ Prometheus Exporter to OpenTelemetry
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/aws-adds-a-c-prometheus-exporter-to-opentelemetry/
- Usability Improvements for AWS Management Console now available
- Introducing AWS Perspective
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/09/introducing-aws-perspective/
- Now available AWS SSO credential profile support in the AWS Toolkit for JetBrains IDEs
- AWS Backup supports application-consistent backups of Microsoft workloads on EC2
- Announcing AWS Glue Studio: Visual job authoring and advanced monitoring for AWS Glue
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/09/announcing-aws-glue-studio/
- Amazon Aurora Increases Maximum Storage Size to 128TB
- Announcing the General Availability of Amazon Corretto 15
- Amazon Elasticsearch Service now offers T3 Instances
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/09/amazon-elasticsearch-service-offers-t3-instances/
- Microsoft announces cloud innovation to simplify security, compliance, and identity
https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/?p=91812
- What's new in Azure Active Directory at Microsoft Ignite 2020
- Bring innovation anywhere with Azure’s multi-cloud, multi-edge hybrid capabilities
- AT&T powered guardian device with Azure Sphere enables highly secured, simple, and scalable connectivity from anywhere
- Introducing Azure Orbital: Process satellite data at cloud-scale
- Build powerful and responsible AI solutions with Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/build-powerful-and-responsible-ai-solutions-with-azure/
- Unlock cost savings and maximize value with new Azure infrastructure innovation
- Protect multi-cloud workloads with new Azure security innovations
- Designing your cloud strategy to maximize value on Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/designing-your-cloud-strategy-to-maximize-value-on-azure/
- Run your core applications on Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/run-your-core-applications-on-azure/
- Gain IT efficiency for Windows Server with new Azure innovation
- Achieving business resilience with cloud application development
- Achieve agility with Azure Data in a changing world
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/achieve-agility-with-azure-data-in-a-changing-world/
- Announcing major performance improvements for Azure SQL Database Managed Instances
- What’s new in Azure SQL Managed Instance at Ignite 2020
- Azure Blob storage point-in-time restore now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-blob-storage-pointintime-restore-now-generally-available/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-
us/azure/storage/blobs/point-in-time-restore-overview
- Azure Machine Learning offers added capabilities at lower cost
- Policy add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/ga-policy-addon-for-azure-kubernetes-service/
- Azure Kubernetes Service support for new base image Ubuntu 18.04
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/ga-aks-support-for-new-base-image-ubuntu-1804/
- Azure Kubernetes Service mutate default storage class feature
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-kubernetes-service-mutate-default-storage-class-feature/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-files-
dynamic-pv#create-a-storage-class
- Configurable Backup Storage Redundancy option for Azure SQL Managed Instance
- Azure Stack Hub with GPU's now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-stack-hub-with-gpus-now-generally-available/
- Global virtual network peering support for Azure SQL Managed Instance now available
- Azure Arc enabled servers are now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-arc-enabled-servers-is-now-generally-available/
- Virtual Machine (VM) level Disk Bursting on Dvs3 and Esv3 VMs
- General availability of Azure Monitor for Key Vault and Azure Cache for Redis
- General Availability of the New Azure VMware Solution
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-of-the-new-azure-vmware-solution/
- Announcing Azure SQL Edge now in general availability
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/announcing-azure-sql-edge-now-in-general-availability/
- New disk IO and Bandwidth metrics to identify bottlenecks
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/new-disk-io-and-bandwidth-metrics-to-identify-bottlenecks/
- 512 Sector Size support on Azure Ultra Disks is now available
- Export and import securely to Azure Disk Storage with Azure Private Links integration (GA)
- Selective disks backup for Azure Virtual Machines
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/selective-disks-backup-for-azure-virtual-machine/
- Azure Stack Edge Mini R is now generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-stack-edge-mini-r-is-now-generally-available/
- App Service announces the general availability of Windows Container support
- App Service introduces the new Pv3 SKU for Windows and Linux customers
- Migrate servers to Availability Zones with Azure Migrate
- Enhanced management experience for Azure SQL Managed Instance
- Ignite 2020 - Conversational AI updates
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai/ignite-2020-conversational-ai-updates/ba-p/1691841
- Introducing Metrics Advisor - A new Cognitive Service
- Announcing Flexible Server for Azure Database for MySQL
- Introducing Flexible Server for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- WebLogic on Azure Virtual Machines Major Release Available
- Introducing Stream Analytics clusters with VNet support
- Announcing Test Base for Microsoft 365
- Introducing Azure Resource Mover: a seamless way to move between Azure regions
- Introducing new cloud-based admin capabilities to help you better service Microsoft 365 Apps
- Accelerate self-paced learning at the edge with Speech Containers
- Customer Lockbox for Microsoft Azure - Supported services and scenarios in preview
- Project InnerEye open-source deep learning toolkit: Democratizing medical imaging AI
- Microsoft's Project HSD is all about holographic storage for the cloud
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-project-hsd-holographic-cloud-storage-165242130.html
- Google Hires Longtime Intel Exec Bill Magro to Lead HPC Strategy
- Kubernetes Ingress Goes GA
https://opensource.googleblog.com/2020/09/kubernetes-ingress-goes-ga.html
- New Terraform Tutorials on Provisioning and Managing Kubernetes Clusters
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Compute and High-Performance Computing Roadmap Update
- Oracle and Rescale Bring Turnkey Bare-Metal Cloud to Enterprises
https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/rescale-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-092220.html
- Altair Accelerates Use of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/altair-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-092220.html
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure First to Make NVIDIA A100 GPUs Generally Available in the Cloud
https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/nvidia-a100-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-092220.html
Trends:
- AWS Cloud Security Report
https://pages.cloudpassage.com/rs/857-FXQ-213/images/2020-AWS-Cloud_Security-Survey-Report.pdf
- Google Anthos Is Starting to Make Inroads in Colocation Data Centers
https://www.itprotoday.com/colocation/google-anthos-starting-make-inroads-colocation-data-centers
- Oracle is a distant laggard in cloud infrastructure market even after TikTok deal
- Hybrid cloud application delivery in financial services
https://betanews.com/2020/09/21/hybrid-cloud-financial-services/
- Top 5 takeaways from the latest Kubernetes security report
https://www.stackrox.com/post/2020/09/top-5-takeaways-from-the-latest-kubernetes-security-report/
Cloud Migration:
- 5 steps to accelerate transformation and innovation in your organization
- Cloud migration: What you need to know (and where to find it)
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/cloud-migration/guide-to-all-google-cloud-migration-guides
Cost Management:
- Queuing purchases of Savings Plans
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/09/queuing-purchases-of-savings-plans/
- How to right-size your flat-rate and flex slots reservations in BigQuery
- Optimizing the Cloud with Cloud Financial Management
https://blog.451alliance.com/optimizing-the-cloud-with-cloud-financial-management/
Customer Stories:
- Samsung Migrates 1.1 Billion Users across Three Continents from Oracle to Amazon Aurora with AWS Database Migration Service
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/samsung-migrates-off-oracle-to-amazon-aurora/
- Experian Achieves 100% Uptime with Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Aurora
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/experian-achieves-uptime-with-dynamodb-aurora/
Security Related:
- Cloud Security Alliance - Top Threats to Cloud Computing: Egregious Eleven Deep Dive
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/artifacts/top-threats-egregious-11-deep-dive/
- Azure Security Benchmark v2 is now available with expanded security control assessments
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-security-center/azure-security-benchmark-v2-is-now-available-with-expanded/ba-p/1689883
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/opbuildpdf/security/benchmarks/toc.pdf
- DataSecOps: Protecting Data in the Cloud
https://securityboulevard.com/2020/09/datasecops-protecting-data-in-the-cloud/
- Hybrid Cloud Security
https://blog.netwrix.com/2020/09/17/hybrid-cloud-security/
- Top 6 Security Threats in Cloud Computing and How to Mitigate Them
https://blog.netwrix.com/2020/09/08/cloud-security-threats/
- 6% of all Google Cloud Buckets are vulnerable to unauthorized access
Training and Certifications:
- New course on Coursera and edX: Building Modern Applications on AWS
- Internet of Things - Event Learning Path (Learn to Build IoT Solutions on Microsoft Azure)
- Check out recent updates to Azure certs and exams - September 2020
