@4:00 – HashiCorp has announced quite a few updates for Terraform, including a number of innovations for the cloud version. This includes:

-A *new version of the UI (*not actually new if you use the cloud version) and a new cross organizational provider, which will allow users to share via a private registry across an organization. 

-They introduced Projects, which will give the ability to organize workspaces and ownership boundaries within Terraform. 

-An Auth update will give enhanced integration between Terraform and GitHub.com

-But wait, there’s more from HashiCorp! Among the updates is a new and improved pipeline model called the TFE Taskworker. This will let Terraform offer features like OPA support, dynamic provider credentials, and drift detection. 

From Justin: “And OPA is exactly what you thought – they’re getting rid of Sentinel. No. They’re not. They’re giving you OPA AND Sentinel so you can use either/or or both of them.”

Terraform Enterprise adds projects, drift detection, and more

@7:57 In AWS News –  We discussed a few weeks ago the new app migration service from AWS; well, they’ve added three new features! 

-Import/Export: You can use the App Migration Service to import source environment inventory list from a CSV file (snazzy!) as well as exporting that same data for reporting purposes, offline reviews, and update integration. 

– New dashboard for server migration metrics and added 8 additional predefined actions, such as converting licenses to Amazon licensing.  

– ALB’s now support TLS 1.3 (Did anyone else realize they hadn’t already offered that update?)

Matt: “I think what scares me more is the Windows update version; they have a runbook that will just do the upgrade for you. I feel like that **definitely** will never end well.”

@14:04 – Nothing of interest from GCP this week. Still trying to get Bard to work, go figure. Google recently discussed their “shared agenda for sensible AI progress” which is essentially an “if you can’t beat ‘em – regulate ‘em” ideology.

SIDENOTE: Weird Amazon returns policies 

SIDENOTE: AI Startup Replika – it goes where you think it does. (Hint: Where the internet ALWAYS goes.) 

@ 20:19 – Moving on to Azure – Microsoft’s inaugural Security event says they are “bringing the power of AI to security” but *are* they? The announcement doesn’t tell us much, but it essentially marries GPT to Security Copilot. But is this really a product they need to be selling? The guys discuss what GOOD AI integration would look like for InfoSec. 

Ryan: “I can’t get the image out of my head of Clippy wearing a badge saying ‘Would you like to open a Sev1 incident’?”

Justin: “Just because you have the big partnership with Open AI for billions of dollars doesn’t mean every one of your products ha