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- Easily deploy applications to the cloud using your choice of languages and frameworks<\/li>\n
- Achieve business continuity and dynamically respond to changes in customer demand with built-in high availability and elastic scaling<\/li>\n
- Offer unparalleled security and compliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nExample of developing intelligent apps for analytics and actionable insights with Azure Database for MariaDB. Source: Microsoft<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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DISASTER RECOVERY FOR AZURE DISK ENCRYPTION-ENABLED VIRTUAL MACHINES<\/h4>\n
In early October, Azure announced<\/a> that Azure Site Recovery now supports disaster recovery for Azure Disk Encryption\u2013enabled virtual machines. You can\u00a0replicate virtual machines, enabled for\u00a0encryption\u00a0through the Azure Active Directory app, from one Azure region to another region.<\/p>\n
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AZURE SIGNALR SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE<\/h4>\n
Back in May the public preview of Azure SignalR Service was announced. Last week we were made aware that the fully managed service is now available<\/a>. The service allows developers to focus on building real-time web experiences without worrying about capacity provisioning, scaling, or persistent connections.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nExample of instant broadcasting on serverless architecture on Azure SignalR Service. Source: Microsoft<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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MICROSOFT PROMISES TO PROTECT YOUR DATA WHILE IN USE<\/h4>\n
Azure Confidential Computing is now in public preview<\/a>! Until now Microsoft have been able to provide security for Azure customer data while in transit and at rest, but the preview now means your data is also safe while in use \u2013 completing Microsoft\u2019s aim of keeping data protected throughout its lifecycle.<\/p>\n
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IN OTHER NEWS:<\/h4>\n
Azure DevOps is now available over Azure ExpressRoute<\/a><\/p>\n
Azure Access Control Service scheduled to be retired<\/a><\/p>\n
Microsoft expands Azure Availability Zones<\/a><\/p>\n
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AMAZON WEB SERVICES<\/h1>\n
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ANNOUNCING SERVICE OPERATOR FOR KUBERNETES<\/h4>\n
Ever found yourself struggling with disjointed experiences between Kubernetes and AWS? Well, AWS Service Operator<\/a> is designed to help you manage your AWS resources directly from Kubernetes. You can get a sneak preview of the open source project below.<\/p>\n
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<\/h4>\nSource: AWS<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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AUTOMATIC BUILDS NOW AVAILABLE ON AWS CODEBUILD<\/h4>\n
Until now we were expected to kick off builds manually but now AWS CodeBuild<\/a>, the fully managed continuous integration service, can be configured to accept a webhook that automatically triggers a build when you a push a code change. More news on the announcement can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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AWS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF NEW AMAZON EC2 HIGH MEMORY INSTANCES<\/h4>\n
AWS now boasts the largest memory sizes available in the cloud with the announcement<\/a> of their Amazon EC2 High Memory instances, delivering 6TB, 9TB and 12TB of memory today with the promise of 18TB and 24TB instances in 2019.<\/p>\n
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<\/h4>\nAmazon EC2 High Memory instances specs. Source: AWS<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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AWS SAM FOR JENKINS ANNOUNCED<\/h4>\n
Developers rejoice! Deploying your AWS serverless functions from your existing Jenkins pipeline has never been easier with the AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) plugin<\/a>, announced last month. The new plugin covers all CI\/CD use cases and includes features such as:<\/p>\n
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- Deploy SAM projects to AWS<\/li>\n
- Template tags support<\/li>\n
- Configurable deployment role<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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IN OTHER NEWS:<\/h4>\n
AWS FreeRTOS vulnerabilities could lead to compromised devices<\/a><\/p>\n
AWS creates official customer support account on Reddit<\/a>
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MICROSOFT AZURE<\/strong><\/h1>
Microsoft has had a busy month releasing new tools and services into public review. They\u2019ve also improved their Azure certifications AND for the first time ever have exceeded Amazon\u2019s AWS cloud revenue! Well done to Microsoft Azure.<\/em><\/h4>
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MICROSOFT<\/strong> EXCEEDS AMAZON\u2019S CLOUD REVENUE<\/strong><\/h2>
For the first time ever, Microsoft\u2019s Azure revenue has exceeded AWS revenue after jumping a whopping 89 percent in the last financial quarter! In terms of market share however, AWS is still very much in the lead, commanding 33% of public cloud market with Azure following in 2nd<\/sup> place with 13%.<\/p>
AZURE CERTIFICATIONS RECONSIDERED<\/strong><\/h2>
After receiving feedback<\/a> that the current Azure exams are \u2018too broad, covering a range of skills that very few individuals, even experts in the area, would have\u2019 Microsoft have taken it upon themselves to take another look at their certifications. The result? They\u2019ll be assessing the skills you actually need to be successful \u2013 we think that\u2019s an excellent idea!<\/p>
Microsoft are even offering an 80% discount on their Azure Administrator beta exams for the first 300 people who register! 3\u20262\u20261\u2026go!<\/p>
MICROSOFT ADDS KUBERNETES TOOLS TO AZURE<\/strong><\/h2>
Microsoft\u2019s Azure Dev Spaces<\/a> is now in public review. The cloud-native development experience can be used with Azure Kubernetes Services<\/a> (AKS) and is designed to help developers work with cloud native code \u2013 making it easier to make the jump into container development.<\/p>
To get started click here<\/a>.<\/p>
AZURE SQL DATA WAREHOUSE GETS A SPEED BOOST<\/strong><\/h2>
Microsoft recently announced<\/a> that Azure SQL Data Warehouse customers will benefit from \u2018at least 2x faster query performance from their workloads, cementing it as the fastest data warehouse in the cloud\u2019. In the announcement they explained the speed boost was made real by brand spanking new instant data movement capabilities<\/a> which makes the movement between data warehouse computer notes more efficient than ever before. Well, it\u2019s certainly peaked our interest!<\/p>
MICROSOFT INTEGRATES AZURE SECURITY CENTER INTO SUBSCRIPTION EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/h2>
Looking for visibility into the security of your cloud platform? Great news \u2013 Azure Security Center is now available in public preview and has been integrated into the subscription package so that customers can assess the security state of resources and ensure data is protected and not vulnerable to attacks.<\/p>
Find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>
AZURE SERVICE FABRIC MESH NOW AVAILABLE AS PUBLIC PREVIEW<\/strong><\/h2>
In July Microsoft announced<\/a> the release of their Azure Service Fabric Mesh to public preview. The fully-managed service supports both Windows and Linux containers and is designed to enable developers to \u2018deploy and operate containerised applications without having to manage VMs, storage or networking configuration\u2019.<\/p>
You can get started with it here<\/a>.<\/p>
AZURE COSMOS DB GETS AN UPGRADE<\/strong><\/h2>
In May 2017, Microsoft announced its new database service, Azure Cosmos DB<\/a>, designed to deliver high performance for large scale applications. This month Microsoft announced that Cosmos DB is getting an upgrade. Introducing the new and improved Cosmos DB Explorer<\/a>, described by Microsoft as \u2018a full screen standalone web-based version of the Data Explorer many of you already use in Azure Portal for Cosmos DB\u2019.<\/p>
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AMAZON WEB SERVICES<\/strong><\/h1>
July was a big month for Amazon Web Services. They introduced a couple of new instances and even found themselves some Greek gods!<\/em><\/h4>
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AMAZON INTRODUCES EC2 INSTANCES TO THEIR AWS SNOWBALL EDGE SYSTEM<\/strong><\/h2>
Following the success of AWS Greengrass<\/a> in 2017, Amazon has added more edge computing capabilities to its AWS services. Not only will this allow customers to analyse and move data at the site where its created, the introduction of their Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances to their Snowball Edge<\/a> system, cuts down processing delays and reduces the amount of data customers need to store in the cloud.<\/p>
Take a look at Amazon\u2019s announcement here<\/a>.<\/p>
2,600 PERSONAL DATA FILES EXPOSED DUE TO OPEN AWS S3 BUCKET<\/strong><\/h2>
A political autodial company has come under fire after exposing the personal data of 2,600 voters in the US after failing to properly secure their AWS S3 bucket. Unfortunately, this is becoming a pretty common issue despite Amazon offering up a solution<\/a> in November 2017 with the introduction of five new encryption and security features, including dashboard warning lights.<\/p>
AWS ANNOUNCES THREE NEW INSTANCES\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>