Service Announcements / Updates:
- AWS and HSBC Reach Long-Term Strategic Cloud Agreement
- AWS Announces Amazon Interactive Video Service (Amazon IVS)
- VMware Cloud on AWS Adding Connectivity, Multitenancy Features
https://awsinsider.net/articles/2020/07/15/vmware-cloud-on-aws.aspx
- New AWS Solutions Consulting Offer – Cloud Foundation
- Amazon EKS now supports Kubernetes version 1.17
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/07/amazon-eks-supports-kubernetes-version-1-17/
- AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) now supports VPC Endpoint Policies
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/07/aws-kms-now-supports-vpc-endpoint-policies/
- Amazon Athena adds support for querying Apache Hudi datasets in Amazon S3-based data lake
- AWS Systems Manager now supports adding offsets to maintenance window schedules
- Allscripts and Microsoft extend strategic alliance to transform cloud-based health IT solutions
- Microsoft partners with Citrix to reimagine the «workplace of the future»
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-partners-with-citrix-to-reimagine-the-workplace-of-the-future
- C.H. Robinson announces alliance with Microsoft to digitally transform the supply chain of the future
- Announcing the general availability of Azure shared disks and new Azure Disk Storage enhancements
- Azure Site Recovery now supports replication with private links
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/site-recovery-now-supports-replication-with-private-links/
- Generally available: Azure Private Link for Azure SignalR Service
- Azure Time Series Insights Gen2: Leading the next generation of industrial IoT analytics platforms
- Azure Data Factory Managed Virtual Network
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-data-factory-managed-virtual-network/
- Run high scale workloads on Blob storage with new 200 TB object sizes
- Protecting Windows Virtual Desktop environments with Azure Security Center
- Azure Enterprise Ready Analytics Architecture (AERAA)
- Choose to allow or disallow blob public access on Azure Storage accounts
- Azure Files support and new updates in advanced threat protection for Azure Storage
- Announcing general availability of the new version of Microsoft Secure Score
- Introducing Google Cloud Confidential Computing with Confidential VMs
- Compliance without compromise: Introducing Assured Workloads for Government, based on GCP
- Bringing multi-cloud analytics to your data with BigQuery Omni
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/introducing-bigquery-omni
- Google Cloud’s new BigQuery Omni will let developers query data in GCP, AWS and Azure
- Google Has a New Solution to Win More Government Cloud Contracts
https://www.itprotoday.com/hybrid-cloud/google-has-new-solution-win-more-government-cloud-contracts
- Global HTTP(S) Load Balancing and CDN now support serverless compute
- Google Partners with NetApp on New Bare Metal Solution in the Cloud
- OpenShift 4.5 arrives, bringing new supported installations
https://www.openshift.com/blog/openshift-4.5-arrives-bringing-new-supported-installations
- SUSE Buys Rancher Labs to Up Its Kubernetes Game
https://www.itprotoday.com/containers/suse-buys-rancher-labs-its-kubernetes-game
- Linux Foundation Partners With CNCF on Kubernetes Certs, Training
- GitLab Offers CI/CD Platform as Hardened Container Image
Customer Stories:
- How Liberty Mutual is transforming its IT using serverless computing
- Facebook uses Amazon EC2 to evaluate the Deepfake Detection Challenge
- Azure Lab Services Enable remote hands-on learning – story from DeVry Univeristy
- Powering past limits with financial services in the cloud
Trend Reports:
- Microservices Adoption in 2020
https://www.oreilly.com/radar/microservices-adoption-in-2020/
- The State of Cloud Security 2020
Best Practices:
- Best practices from Delhivery on migrating from Apache Kafka to Amazon MSK
- What is Cloud Architecture and How to Build One?
https://www.alibabacloud.com/blog/what-is-cloud-architecture-and-how-to-build-one_596410
- Cloud-Native: Best Practices for Container Technology Implementation
- 10 Tips To Fail AWS Cloud Migration
https://blog.codonomics.com/2020/07/10-tips-to-fail-aws-cloud-migration.html
- GKE best practices: Designing and building highly available clusters
- GKE best practices: Exposing GKE applications through Ingress and Services
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/exposing-services-on-gke
- 10 Steps to Create a Successful Cloud and AI Strategy
https://www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/10-steps-to-create-a-successful-cloud-and-ai-strategy
- Migrating on-premise to the Cloud – Check List
https://www.scholarwebservices.com/news/migrating-on-premise-to-the-cloud-check-list/
- Best practices for an effective remote team in the world of cloud delivery
https://ubuntu.com/blog/best-practices-for-an-effective-remote-team-in-the-world-of-cloud-delivery
- How to Use Azure Spot to Reduce Azure Virtualization Costs
https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/azure-spot-virtualization-costs/
Strategy:
- What Next-Generation Hybrid Cloud Means for Colocation Data Centers
- Federal Cloud Computing Strategy
- Build your cloud transformation plan with comprehensive skills training
- Is your on-premises data center weighing you down? Accelerate your cloud journey with these cost-savings strategies
- Overcome your cloud skills gaps earlier by training your own talent first
- Develop an application migration methodology to modernize your data warehouse with Amazon Redshift
- Managing the Impact of Cloud Computing
https://www.cpajournal.com/2020/07/13/managing-the-impact-of-cloud-computing/
Security Related:
- 5 Risks You Need to Remember When Securing Your Containers
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/featured/5-risks-securing-containers/
- Understanding Common Risks in Hybrid Clouds
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2020/07/14/understanding-common-risks-in-hybrid-clouds/
- Best Practices for Securing a Kubernetes Environment
https://www.intezer.com/container-security/best-practices-for-securing-a-kubernetes-environment/
- How to retroactively encrypt existing objects in Amazon S3 using S3 Inventory, Amazon Athena, and S3 Batch Operations
- Must-know best practices for Amazon EBS encryption
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/must-know-best-practices-for-amazon-ebs-encryption/
- Why Your Cloud Apps Deserve Better Data Protection
https://securityboulevard.com/2020/07/why-your-cloud-apps-deserve-better-data-protection/
- Creating an Integrated Security System with the CSA STAR Program
- How to Secure Containers for Cybersecurity
https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-security/how-to-secure-containers-for-cybersecurity/
- Security & Compliance Certifications on Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Single Server
Privacy Related:
- In a victory for privacy, the EU Court of Justice bins EU-US Privacy Shield
- EU Court of Justice Decision – Privacy Shield Invalidated; Standard Clauses Challenged
- Assuring customers about EU cross-border data flows
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/07/16/eu-cross-border-data-ruling/
Architecture Related:
- AWS Architecture Monthly Magazine: Advertising & Marketing
https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/architecture-monthly/AWS-Architecture-Monthly-July-2020.pdf
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