News updates (From 27.9.2020 to 3.10.2020)
Service Announcements / Updates:
- Amazon S3 on Outposts Now Available
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-s3-on-outposts-now-available/
- AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Timestream
- SaaS Tenant Isolation Strategies - Isolating Resources in a Multi-Tenant Environment, August 2020
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/saas-tenant-isolation-strategies.pdf
- Announcing Java support for cdk8s
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/announcing-java-support-for-cdk8s/
- Enhance programmatic access for IAM users using a YubiKey for multi-factor authentication
- AWS Launch Wizard now supports SQL Server Always On deployments on Linux
- AWS Marketplace launches Discovery API, making it easier to discover relevant third-party software and data products
- Amazon EFS integrates with AWS Systems Manager to simplify management of Amazon EFS clients
- Amazon Braket now offers D-Wave’s Advantage quantum system for quantum annealing
- Amazon Textract supports customer S3 buckets
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/09/amazon-textract-supports-customer-s3-buckets/
- Introducing the new AWS Digital Workplace Competency
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/09/aws-digital-workspace-competency/
- Amazon MSK can now automatically expand cluster storage
- AWS Centralized WAF and VPC Security Group Management Solution is Generally Available
- AWS Client VPN now supports client to client connectivity
- AWS CloudFormation Guard – an open-source CLI for infrastructure compliance – is now generally available
- vCPU-based Spot Instance Limits are Now Available in Amazon EC2
- Microsoft and Telstra to partner on cloud, IoT, and digital twins
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-and-telstra-to-partner-on-cloud-iot-and-digital-twins/
- Azure HDInsight - Autoscale for Interactive Query with HDInsight 4.0 is now generally available
- Microsoft Touts Azure as 'Carrier-Grade Platform' for Telcos Deploying 5G
https://redmondmag.com/articles/2020/09/28/azure-carrier-grade-platform-5g.aspx
- "Dev-friendly" APIs and SDKs in New Azure Service Simplify Building Rich Communication Experiences
https://adtmag.com/articles/2020/09/24/azure-communication-services.aspx
- New Datadog integration with Azure offers a seamless configuration experience
- New recommendations for operational excellence are now available in Azure Advisor
- New performance recommendations now available in Azure Advisor
- Spring Data Azure Cosmos DB SDK v3.0.0 release now available
- GA: Data Factory adds ORC data lake file format support for ADF Data Flows and Synapse Data Flows
- Azure VMs at GTC: New Options for Workloads of Any Size
- Raw Logs and Metrics are generally available on Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) from Microsoft CDN
- Azure introduces new capabilities for live video analytics
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-introduces-new-capabilities-for-live-video-analytics/
- Helping European businesses grow and digitally transform in the cloud
- PyTorch / XLA now generally available on Cloud TPUs
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/pytorch-is-now-ga-on-google-cloud-tpus
- Troubleshooting your apps with Cloud Logging just got a lot easier
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/management-tools/using-cloud-logging-logs-explorer
- Understand production performance with Cloud Profiler history view
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/management-tools/cloud-profiler-gets-history-view-feature
- Introducing CloudHealth Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Support
https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/blog/cloudhealth-oracle-cloud-infrastructure
- CloudHealth Secure State: New Capabilities To Combat Cloud Security Risks
https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/blog/secure-state-cloud-security-risks
- VMware Propagates Its Kubernetes Solution Tanzu Across Hyperscale Clouds
- Cloudflare takes the serverless cloud fight to AWS, Google and Azure with two new features
- Ocado selects Oracle ERP Cloud to support expansion plans
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4020958/ocado-selects-oracle-erp-cloud
- Flexible Memory and CPU now available for E3 Shapes
https://www.oc-blog.com/2020/09/25/flexible-memory-and-cpu-now-available-for-e3-shapes/
- OCI-AutoScale; Now supports 8 OCI Service, including Exadata CS and Network Load Balancers
- Accelerated Drug Discovery with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure High Performance Computing
- Bring your own IP (BYOIP) on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/bring-your-own-ip-byoip-on-oracle-cloud-infrastructure
- Oracle Strengthens Leading Cloud ERP
https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-strengthens-leading-cloud-erp-092920.html
- Oracle Helps HR Teams Meet New Workplace Demands and Deliver Personalized Employee Experiences
https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-cloud-hcm-update-092920.html
- New Oracle Cloud SCM Capabilities Help Organizations Address Today’s Biggest Supply Chain Challenges
https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-supply-chain-update-092920.html
- Alibaba Cloud Launches Cloud Box - Extending Public Cloud Services to Local Devices
- Announcing 11 Verified Providers for Terraform
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-11-verified-providers-for-terraform
- IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Integration with IBM Cloud Certificate Manager
- GitHub Code scanning is now available!
https://github.blog/2020-09-30-code-scanning-is-now-available/=
Trends and Reports:
- Top 5 Cloud Vendors for Q4: #1 Microsoft, #2 Amazon, #3 Salesforce, #4 Google Cloud, #5 SAP
https://cloudwars.co/microsoft/top-5-cloud-vendors-for-q4-microsoft-amazon-salesforce-google-sap/
- Microsoft named a leader in Forrester’s Notebook-based Predictive Analytics & Machine Learning Wave
- Microsoft named a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service
- Oracle Named a Leader for Four Consecutive Years in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service
https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-gartner-mq-ipaas-data-integration-092520.html
- Google named a leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Full Life Cycle API Management
- IDC’s research findings on the end-user experience running Windows applications on Google Cloud
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/windows/idc-evaluates-windows-server-on-google-cloud
- SAP on Google Cloud: 2 analyst studies reveal quantifiable business benefits
- The challenges of hybrid cloud adoption
https://betanews.com/2020/09/28/hybrid-cloud-adoption-qa/
- UK IT leaders plan to migrate SAP apps to the cloud in the next two years
https://betanews.com/2020/09/30/uk-migrate-sap-cloud/
- 5 generations of SaaS: How the value proposition has changed, and why
https://betanews.com/2020/09/30/5-generations-of-saas-how-the-value-proposition-has-changed-and-why/
- Cloud-Native Frameworks Continue to Soar
https://blog.451alliance.com/cloud-native-frameworks-continue-to-soar/
- The Alliances Between Public Cloud And EHR Providers Will Totally Upend Your Digital Transformation Plans
- Alibaba expects cloud business to turn profitable for the first time within the next few months
- Four Trends Shaping Digital Transformation in the Automotive Industry
- Remote working world reveals cloud/SaaS security concerns
- View from India: Cloud services see exponential growth
https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/09/view-from-india-csps-grown-exponentially/
- Can Oracle Snatch Trillion-Dollar Hybrid Market from Microsoft and IBM?
https://cloudwars.co/oracle/can-oracle-snatch-trillion-dollar-hybrid-market-from-microsoft-and-ibm/
Cloud Strategy:
- Building a Cloud Roadmap
https://cloudtweaks.com/2020/09/building-a-cloud-roadmap/
- 5 Steps to Transform to On-Premises Cloud Services
https://www.cio.com/article/3575601/5-steps-to-transform-to-on-premises-cloud-services.html
Cost Management:
- Common Culprits for Unexpected AWS, Azure, and GCP Service Cost Spikes
- Learn how to manage and optimize your Azure costs with our guided learning modules
- IBM Looks to Make Container Pricing Consistent
Customer Stories:
- How BBVA USA delivered security and governance at scale using management tools, based on AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/bbva-usa-delivered-security-governance-scale/
- Autodesk adopts Amazon S3 to save 75% on storage and modernize backup and recovery
- With an eye toward standardization and security for its media brands, Verizon Media turned to cloud native
https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/verizonmedia/
Security Related:
- Secure Cloud Migration Starts With Trust
- Moving business securely to the cloud
https://betanews.com/2020/09/25/cloud-security-qa/
- Prevent cloud account hijacking with 3 key strategies
https://searchcloudsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Prevent-cloud-account-hijacking-with-3-key-strategies
- RECON (CVE-2020-6287) and its impact on Cloud Applications
- Security-at-scale: 10 new security and management controls
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/10-new-security-and-management-controls
Training and Certifications:
- 5 tips for a successful online-proctored AWS Certification exam
- Increased availability for AWS Certification exam online proctoring
- Level up with the Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification
