SpainClouds Recomienda #25 - 19.10.2020

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News updates (From 11.10.2020 to 17.10.2020)

Service Announcements / Updates:

• New – Amazon RDS on Graviton2 Processors

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-rds-on-graviton2-processors/

• Announcing AWS Budgets Actions

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/announcing-aws-budgets-actions/

• Announcing AWS Budgets price reduction

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/announcing-aws-budgets-price-reduction/

• AWS Purchase Order Management is now generally available

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/aws-purchase-order-management-now-generally-available/

• Announcing AWS ClearStart for Swedish public sector to accelerate security and regulatory compliance

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/announcing-aws-clearstart-swedish-public-sector-accelerate-security-regulatory-compliance/

• Amazon CloudWatch Prometheus metrics now generally available

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/amazon-cloudwatch-prometheus-metrics-ga/

• Amazon Aurora enables dynamic resizing for database storage space

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/amazon-aurora-enables-dynamic-resizing-database-storage-space/

• Gain visibility into your Kubernetes spend with CloudZero and Amazon CloudWatch Container Insights

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/gain-visibility-into-your-kubernetes-spend-with-cloudzero-and-amazon-cloudwatch-container-insights/

• Introducing Ubuntu support for Amazon EKS 1.18

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/introducing-ubuntu-support-for-amazon-eks-1-18/

• New AWS Solutions Consulting Offer - Jira Service Desk Data Center Implementation

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/new-aws-solutions-consulting-offer-jira-service-desk-data-center-implementation/

• Introducing Amazon ElastiCache support for AWS Outposts

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/introducing-aws-outposts-support-to-amazon-elasticache/

• AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager now provides a catalog of all patches for Amazon Linux

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/aws-systems-manager-patch-manager-provides-catalog-all-patches-amazon-linux/

• 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/

• Microsoft and Arm Partner to Deliver an End-to-End Intelligent Edge Device Toolchain 

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/internet-of-things/microsoft-and-arm-partner-to-deliver-an-end-to-end-intelligent/ba-p/1751373

• Conditional Access APIs are generally available

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-active-directory-identity/conditional-access-apis-are-generally-available/ba-p/1751702

• App Service Private Endpoints now generally available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/app-service-private-endpoints-ga/

• Gain real-time insights on Oracle E-Business Suite data with Azure and Incorta

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/gain-realtime-insights-on-oracle-ebusiness-suite-data-with-azure-and-incorta/

• Data Discovery & Classification is now free for Azure SQL Database & Azure Synapse Analytics

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql/data-discovery-amp-classification-is-now-free-for-azure-sql/ba-p/1773032

• Raising log rate limits for General Purpose service tier in Azure SQL Database

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql/raising-log-rate-limits-for-general-purpose-service-tier-in/ba-p/1784622

• Row Level Security now generally available for Azure Data Explorer

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/adx-rls/

• Azure IoT Edge 1.0.10 release is now available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/iot-edge1-0-10/

• SQL Server on Virtual Machines: Machine Learning with Microsoft R Open 4.0.2 now available

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/sql-server-on-virtual-machines-machine-learning-with-microsoft-r-open-4-0-2-now-available/

• Automate backups of your Azure Database for MySQL server to azure storage for longer term retention

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-database-for-mysql/automate-backups-of-your-azure-database-for-mysql-server-to/ba-p/1791157

• Announcing Google Cloud buildpacks - container images made easy

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/google-cloud-now-supports-buildpacks

• Cache is king: Announcing lower pricing for Cloud CDN

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/introducing-lower-simpler-pricing-for-cloud-cdn

• Exponential growth in DDoS attack volumes

https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/identifying-and-protecting-against-the-largest-ddos-attacks

• Announcing custom domains and certificates and improved logging in API Gateway, based on Oracle Cloud

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/announcing-custom-domains-and-certificates-and-improved-logging-in-api-gateway

• Guard your Infrastructure with Oracle Cloud Guard

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/guard-your-infrastructure-with-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-cloud-guard

• Oracle Banking Tech Helps Corporations Optimize Working Supply Chain Capital

https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-banking-tech-helps-corporations-optimize-capital-101320.html

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Government Cloud Services Obtain FedRAMP JAB P-ATO Accreditation

https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oci-govt-cloud-services-attain-jab-pato-accreditation-101320.html

• Oracle Introduces Exadata Cloud Service X8M

https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-introduces-exadata-cloud-service-x8m-101520.html

• IBM Should Spinoff Cloud as Separate Business Named Red Hat Cloud

https://build5nines.com/ibm-should-spinoff-cloud-as-separate-business-named-red-hat-cloud/

• IBM Cloud catches up to AWS and Azure – at least for refunds after major availability FAILs

https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/13/new_ibm_cloud_service_description/

• IBM is Growing its Ecosystem to Support IBM Cloud for Financial Services and Add Value for Clients 

https://www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/ibm-is-growing-its-ecosystem

• Red Hat Integrates Ansible Automation with OpenShift Kubernetes

https://adtmag.com/articles/2020/10/14/red-hat-integrates-ansible-and-openshift.aspx

• VMware Partners Hopeful On VMC On AWS Future With Hogan, Sullivan At Helm

https://www.crn.com/news/virtualization/vmware-partners-hopeful-on-vmc-on-aws-future-with-hogan-sullivan-at-helm

• Vendors Pitch Army On Hybrid Clouds Beyond JEDI

https://breakingdefense.com/2020/10/vendors-pitch-army-on-hybrid-clouds-beyond-jedi/

• Announcing HashiCorp Boundary

https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/hashicorp-boundary

• Announcing HashiCorp Waypoint

https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/announcing-waypoint

• Announcing Vault on the HashiCorp Cloud Platform

https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/vault-on-the-hashicorp-cloud-platform

• Equinix launches bare metal cloud service

https://www.networkworld.com/article/3584421/equinix-launches-bare-metal-cloud-services.html‍

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Trend:

• Cloud computing is hot, but cloud wastage is chilling

https://www.itproportal.com/features/cloud-computing-is-hot-but-cloud-wastage-is-chilling/

• Why AWS’s Hybrid Cloud Play Is Different, and What It Means for Colocation

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/colocation/why-aws-s-hybrid-cloud-play-different-and-what-it-means-colocation

• New IDC whitepaper released: How government agencies meet security and compliance requirements with the cloud

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/new-idc-whitepaper-government-agencies-meet-security-compliance-requirements-cloud/

• Amazon Translate ranked as #1 machine translation provider by Intento

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/amazon-translate-ranked-as-1-machine-translation-provider-by-intento/

• The State of the Public Cloud in the Enterprise: Contino Research Report 2020

https://www.contino.io/insights/infographic-public-cloud-report-2020

• Trends in Cloud Migration

https://bigid.com/blog/trends-in-cloud-migration/

• Cloud Expenditures Next Year Will Vastly Outpace Broader IT Spending

https://blog.451alliance.com/cloud-expenditures-next-year-will-vastly-outpace-broader-it-spending/

• All You Can Eat Cloud Storage

https://blog.451alliance.com/all-you-can-eat-cloud-storage/

• Four Ways to Build a Colocation-Friendly Hybrid Cloud

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/cloud/four-ways-build-colocation-friendly-hybrid-cloud

• Rumble in the Cloud: Amazon Battling Google, SAP, Microsoft in Sizzling New Market

https://cloudwars.co/amazon/amazon-battling-google-sap-microsoft-in-sizzling-new-market/

• Survey: Cloud Adoption Statistics

https://mariadb.com/survey/cloud-summary/‍

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Customer stories:

• Takeda to transform into a 'cloud-first company' through Accenture, AWS partnership

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/takeda-to-transform-into-a-cloud-first-company-through-accenture-aws-partnership

• AWS - Cloud Journey: Moving a Complex Analytics App into the Cloud

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/cloud/cloud-journey-moving-complex-analytics-app-cloud

• GCP - Nokia Ditches Data Centers for Google Cloud in Five-Year Deal

https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/google-alphabet/nokia-ditches-data-centers-google-cloud-five-year-deal

• GCP - How FINN.no moved 800 microservices to the cloud in 5 hours

https://medium.com/finn-no/how-finn-no-moved-800-microservices-to-the-cloud-in-5-hours-601067997620

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Security Related:

• Addressing cybersecurity skill gap in cloud technologies

https://www.techradar.com/nz/news/addressing-cybersecurity-skill-gap-in-cloud-technologies

• Modernizing Your Security Operations Center for the Cloud

https://securityintelligence.com/posts/modernizing-your-security-operations-center-for-the-cloud/

• How to address cybersecurity challenges in the cloud era with SASE

https://umbrella.cisco.com/blog/how-to-address-cybersecurity-challenges-with-sase

• Using CSA’s Implementation Guide for SAP to securely migrate and operate ERP applications in the cloud

https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2020/10/09/using-csa-s-implementation-guide-for-sap-to-securely-migrate-to-operate-erp-applications-in-the-cloud/

• Cloud OS Security Specification v2.0

https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/artifacts/cloud-os-security-specification-v2

• How to Secure Your Kubernetes Cluster

https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-security/how-to-secure-your-kubernetes-cluster/

• Top 10 Best Practices for Azure Security

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/top-10-best-practices-for-azure-security/ba-p/1770087

• FedRAMP and Azure

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-architecture-blog/fedramp-and-azure/ba-p/1781624

• Four Areas to Consider for Securely Handling Unstructured Data in the Cloud

https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/room-to-grow-four-areas-to-consider-for-securely-handling-unstructured-data-in-the-cloud/

Training and Certifications:

• How to overcome your F.O.K. (Fear of Kubernetes) with G.K.E.

https://acloudguru.com/blog/engineering/how-to-overcome-your-f-o-k-fear-of-kubernetes-with-g-k-e

• 5 new, free AWS Cloud, machine learning, and security training webinars

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/training-and-certification/now-available-5-new-free-aws-cloud-machine-learning-and-security-training-webinars/

• Learn how to run containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service with our new instructor-led course

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/learn-how-to-run-containers-on-amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service-with-our-new-instructor-led-course/

• Announcing new digital curriculum: Moving to Managed Databases on AWS

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/announcing-new-digital-curriculum-moving-to-managed-databases-on-aws/

• New course for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/10/new-course-for-amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service-amazon-eks/

• Learn Applied Data Science and Get Certified with Microsoft and Udacity

https://medium.com/microsoftazure/learn-applied-data-science-and-get-certified-with-microsoft-and-udacity-5240d9a2a6e0