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SpainClouds Recomienda #16 – 16.08.2020

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News updates (From 9.8.2020 to 15.8.2020)

Service Announcements / Updates:

  • AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Braket

https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/aws-announces-general-availability-amazon-braket

  • Jack in the Box Goes All-In on AWS

https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/jack-box-goes-all-aws

  • Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Now Available on Amazon Web Services

https://www.nutanix.com/press-releases/2020/nutanix-clusters-on-aws

  • AWS Copilot: an application-first CLI for containers on AWS

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/aws-copilot-an-application-first-cli-for-containers-on-aws/

  • New – High-Performance HDD Storage for Amazon FSx for Lustre File Systems

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-high-performance-hdd-storage-for-amazon-fsx-for-lustre-file-systems/

  • New AWS Solutions Consulting Offer – IoT Foundations

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/08/new-aws-solutions-consulting-offer-iot-foundations/

  • AWS Security Hub Automated Response & Remediation Solution is generally available

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/08/aws-security-hub-automated-response-and-remediation-solution-is-generally-available/

  • AWS Lambda now supports Java 8 (Corretto)

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/08/aws-lambda-supports-java-8/

  • Standard Chartered Bank partners with Microsoft to become a cloud-first bank

https://news.microsoft.com/2020/08/11/standard-chartered-bank-partners-with-microsoft-to-become-a-cloud-first-bank/

  • Microsoft readies its AWS Outposts hybrid competitor: Azure Stack ‘Fiji’

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-readies-its-aws-outposts-hybrid-competitor-azure-stack-fiji/

  • Data encryption with customer managed keys for Azure Database for MySQL is now generally

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/data-encryption-with-customer-managed-keys-for-azure-database-for-mysql-is-now-generally/

  • Data encryption with customer managed keys for Azure DB for PostgreSQL-single server

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/data-encryption-with-customer-managed-keys-for-azure-db-for-postgresqlsingle-server/

  • Improvements to Azure VM backups are now available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/improvements-to-azure-vm-backups-are-now-available-2/

  •  SUSE & Microsoft collaborates to provide SAP monitoring

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/running-sap-applications-on-the/suse-amp-microsoft-collaborates-to-provide-sap-monitoring/ba-p/1571926

  • Google BigQuery now offers industry-leading uptime SLA of 99.99%

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/cloud-data-warehouse-bigquery-4-9s-sla

  • Origin Launches Decentralized Commerce on Google Cloud Marketplace

https://medium.com/google-cloud/origin-launches-decentralized-commerce-on-google-cloud-marketplace-b74fb46be7d9

  • Announcing HashiCorp Terraform Cloud Business Tier

https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-hashicorp-terraform-cloud-business/

  • VMWare Cloud Comparison

https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2020/08/06/~/media/ECG/virtualizationreview/Images/2020/08/vmware_cloud_comparison.ashx

  • Slack adds more key management options, Splunk integration, and FedRAMP certification

https://slackhq.com/introducing-new-layers-of-enterprise-grade-security

Trend Reports:

  • Gartner Says Worldwide IaaS Public Cloud Services Market Grew 37.3% in 2019

https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2020-08-10-gartner-says-worldwide-iaas-public-cloud-services-market-grew-37-point-3-percent-in-2019

  • Public Cloud Adoption Statistics & Market Shares through the PMC Lens

https://www.parkmycloud.com/blog/cloud-adoption-statistics/

  • Partner Opportunity in a Cloud World – How Partners Are Winning in the Google Cloud Economy

https://idcdocserv.com/US46702120BROI

  • Check Point’s 2020 Cloud Security Report Highlights Enterprise Security Concerns and Challenges in Public Clouds

https://www.checkpoint.com/press/2020/check-points-2020-cloud-security-report-highlights-enterprise-security-concerns-and-challenges-in-public-clouds/

  • Up, Up and Away: A Cloudy Forecast for Data Protection

https://blog.451alliance.com/up-up-and-away-a-cloudy-forecast-for-data-protection/

  • Survey: Containers Driving Microservices Transition

https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-ecosystems/survey-containers-driving-microservices-transition/

  •  New Forrester study shows customers who deploy Microsoft Azure AD benefit from 123% ROI

https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/08/13/new-forrester-study-customers-microsoft-azure-ad-benefit-123-roi/


Customer Stories:

  • BBVA: Architecture for Large-Scale Macie Implementation, based on AWS

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/bbva-architecture-for-large-scale-macie-implementation/

  • How Procter & Gamble uses Google Cloud to improve consumer experience

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/how-procter-gamble-improves-consumer-experiences-with-data


Best Practices:

  • Machine Learning Best Practices in Financial Services, based on AWS

https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/machine-learning-in-financial-services-on-aws.pdf

  • Resource Labeling Best Practices for Google Cloud Platform

https://blog.doit-intl.com/google-cloud-platform-resource-labeling-best-practices-66fded7ba57


Cost Management:

  • Saving money a pod at a time with EKS, Fargate, and AWS Compute Savings Plans

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/saving-money-pod-at-time-with-eks-fargate-and-aws-compute-savings-plans/

  • Cost tracking for OpenShift on AWS

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/cost-tracking-for-openshift-on-aws/

  • How to optimize your Azure workload costs

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/how-to-optimize-your-azure-workload-costs/

  • Slash Google BigQuery Costs with Actionable Recommendations

https://blog.doit-intl.com/google-bigquery-finops-276a210e7fe7

  • Better BigQuery pricing flexibility with 100 slots

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/bigquery-flexible-pricing-starting-with-100-slots


Security Related:

  • AWS User Guide to Financial Services Regulations & Guidelinesin Australia

https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/compliance/AWS_User_Guide_to_Financial_Services_Regulations_and_Guidelines_in_Australia.pdf

  • The Utility Executive’s Guide to Cloud Security

https://d2908q01vomqb2.cloudfront.net/c5b76da3e608d34edb07244cd9b875ee86906328/2020/08/10/AWS-Utility-Executive-Guide-to-Cloud-Security-1.pdf

  • A Big Catch: Cloud Phishing from Google App Engine and Azure App Service

https://www.netskope.com/blog/a-big-catch-cloud-phishing-from-google-app-engine-and-azure-app-service

  • What does cloud-based compliance and security offer manufacturers vs on-premise?

https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2020/08/10/what-does-cloud-based-compliance-and-security-offer-manufacturers-vs-on-premise/

  • Cloud Security Alliance Study Finds While CASB Demand Is High, Additional Education Is Needed to Clarify Cloud Security Goals

https://www.financialbuzz.com/cloud-security-alliance-study-finds-while-casb-demand-is-high-additional-education-is-needed-to-clarify-cloud-security-goals/

  • You’ve passed your SOX audit, but is your cloud environment really secure?

https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2020/08/10/you-ve-passed-your-sox-audit-but-is-your-cloud-environment-really-secure/

  • Built-in vulnerability assessment for VMs in Azure Security Center

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-security-center/built-in-vulnerability-assessment-for-vms-in-azure-security/ba-p/1577947

  • Detect attacks using Application Gateway and Web Application Firewall

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/detect-attacks-using-application-gateway-and-web-application/ba-p/1579861

  • How to Provide a Secure Cloud Environment for Remote Workers

https://www.cisecurity.org/blog/how-to-provide-a-secure-cloud-environment-for-remote-workers/

Privacy Related:

  • What Schrems 2 Means for your Privacy Shield Program

https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2020/08/10/what-schrems-2-means-for-your-privacy-shield-program/