This week we talk about Cloud Center of Excellence, New Encryption options, open source update on Firecracker and more. Elise Carmichael (twitter: @uncfleece) from @tricentis joins us to talk about some of their tools.
Sponsors:
Foghorn Consulting – https://fogops.io/thecloudpod
Topics:
New – Updated Pay-Per-Use Pricing Model for AWS Config RulesGoogle Says some G-Suite Passwords were stored in Plaintext since 2005Google Cloud – Optimize your organizations cloud journey with a Cloud Center of ExcellenceAmazon RDS for SQL Server increases database limit per database instance up to 100AWS Opt-In to Default Encryption for New EBS VolumesAWS Ground Station – Ready to ingest & process Satellite DataFirecracker Open Source Update May 2019Application Management made easier with Kubernetes Operators on GCP MarketplaceAmazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Always On Availability Groups for SQL Server 2017Github launches Sponsors, lets you pay your favorite open source contributorsManage your cross cloud spend using Azure Cost managementLightning Round (Jonathan 5, Justin 9, Peter 1 and Guest 3):
AWS now allows you to enable Hibernations on EC2 instances at the same time as you launch the AMIAmazon Document DB (with MongoDB Compatibility) is now SOC 1, 2, 3 CompliantAWS Marketplace enables long term contracts for AMI productsAWS Budgets now Supports Variable Budget Targets for Cost and U