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11.2020
Machine Learning:
- New – GPU-Equipped AWS EC2 P4 Instances for Machine Learning & HPC
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-gpu-equipped-ec2-p4-instances-for-machine-learning-hpc/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctl7gK_O-a0
- Amazon EC2 P4d instances deep dive
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/amazon-ec2-p4d-instances-deep-dive/
- Real-time data labeling pipeline for ML workflows using Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/real-time-data-labeling-pipeline-for-ml-workflows-using-amazon-sagemaker-ground-truth/
- Explaining Amazon SageMaker Autopilot models with SHAP
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/explaining-amazon-sagemaker-autopilot-models-with-shap/
- Action Required: Migrate to Data Science Virtual Machine Ubuntu 18.04
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/action-required-migrate-to-data-science-virtual-machine-ubuntu-1804/
Data Analytics:
- How to Natively Import Data from Amazon S3 to an RDS SQL Server Database
https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/6619/rds-sql-server-data-import-from-amazon-s3/
- Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 recursive access control list (ACL) update is generally available
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-data-lake-storage-gen2-recursive-access-control-list-acl-update-is-generally-available/
- Clickstream analytics in Azure Data Explorer
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-data-explorer/clickstream-analytics-in-azure-data-explorer/ba-p/1835942
Research in the cloud:
- Emerging trends in cloud for advanced research computing, based on AWS
https://connect.geant.org/2020/11/02/sponsor-article-emerging-trends-in-cloud-for-advanced-research-computing
- Crowdsourcing a cure for COVID-19: How the cloud is accelerating research and drug discovery
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/crowdsourcing-cure-covid-19-cloud-accelerating-research-drug-discovery/
- Tools for researchers in Azure – Microsoft Academic Search, Microsoft Academic Graph (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&feature=youtu.be&v=5KVmJmg0xWA
- Case study: ETH Zurich: Deciphering life with the largest-ever DNA search engine
https://cloud.google.com/customers/eth-zurich
- In pandemic conditions, biomedical researchers develop innovative tools with Google Cloud
https://connect.geant.org/2020/11/02/sponsor-article-in-pandemic-conditions-biomedical-researchers-develop-innovative-tools-with-google-cloud
HPC Related:
- Supercomputing on Nitro in AWS Cloud
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343660261_Supercomputing_on_Nitro_in_AWS_Cloud/fulltext/5f374dea458515b729220d71/Supercomputing-on-Nitro-in-AWS-Cloud.pdf
- HPC Workshop – Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) on AWS
https://github.com/aws-samples/hpc-workshop-wrf
- Maxar Uses AWS to Deliver Forecasts 58% Faster Than Weather Supercomputer
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/maxar-case-study/
- Using shared memory for low-latency, intra-node communication in AWS Batch
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/using-shared-memory-for-low-latency-intra-node-communication-in-aws-batch/
- Case study: Using AWS Batch for Genomic process:
https://www.ginkgobioworks.com/2020/06/15/shepard-automating-the-creation-of-batch-processing-workflows-in-aws/
https://github.com/ginkgobioworks/shepard
- EFA Now Supports NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/11/efa-supports-nvidia-gpudirect-rdma/
Remote Learning and Remote Working:
- Education Challenges & Solutions in 2020, based on AWS
https://www.cirrushq.com/education-challenges-solutions-in-2020/
Automation and Deployment:
- Microsoft 'Aquila': System Center Operations Manager in the cloud
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-aquila-system-center-operations-manager-in-the-cloud/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
Strategy:
- Myths About Cloud High Availability (Hebrew)
https://www.iucc.ac.il/he/blog/cloud-high-availability-myths/
- Unlocking value: Four lessons in cloud sourcing and consumption
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/unlocking-value-four-lessons-in-cloud-sourcing-and-consumption
Cost Management:
- TCO: How to Calculate Cloud Storage Costs
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/how/tco-how-calculate-cloud-storage-costs
Cloud Security Related:
- Why cloud security is more important than ever
https://betanews.com/2020/10/30/cloud-security-more-important-than-ever/
- How to improve your security detection when moving to the Cloud
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-improve-your-security-detection-when-moving-cloud-adrien-merlier/
Azure and Microsoft Security Related:
- MS Teams: The Gateway Drug to Security Chaos
https://securityboulevard.com/2020/10/ms-teams-the-gateway-drug-to-security-chaos/
- Office 365 Phishing Uses Image Inversion to Bypass Detection
https://www.wmcglobal.com/blog/office-365-phishing-uses-image-inversion-to-bypass-detection
- What is Azure Defender?
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/what-is-azure-defender/ba-p/1843528