201: The CloudPod is assimilated and joins the Azure Collective

On this episode of The Cloud Pod, the team discusses the AWS systems manager default enablement option for all EC2 instances in an account, different ideas from leveraging innovators plus subscription using $500 Google credits, the Azure Open Source Day, the new theme for the Oracle OCI Console, and lastly, different ways to migrate to a cloud provider. A big thanks to this week’s sponsor, Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.

This week’s highlights

AWS: AWS systems manager has a new default enablement option for all EC2 instances.
GCP: Leveraging the innovators plus subscription to create ideas on how to use Google cloud credits.
Azure: About Azure Open Source Day
Oracle: Oracle redesigns OCI Console UI

Top Quotes

"There's a lot to understand about your product and the way it works before you can even think about a cloud migration"
"In the cloud, we always tell to plan for failure"
"If you're selling to your business the need to innovate… and you're going to move on a cloud journey, then you need to actually deliver on those things"

AWS: AWS systems manager has a new default enablement option for all EC2 instances

Announcing the ability to enable AWS Systems Manager by default across all EC2 instances in an account
️️ Using DHMC, core system manager capabilities are now available to all EC2 instances in an account.

GCP: Leveraging the innovators plus subscription to create ideas on how to use Google cloud credits

0️⃣ What would you build with $500 in Google Cloud credits included with Innovators Plus
The innovators plus subscription offers $500 in credits and vouchers for certification.

Azure: About Azure Open Source Day

0️⃣ 7 reasons to join us at Azure Open Source Day
This virtual event will take place on the 7th of March from 9 to 10:30.
Join the Azure Collective on Stack Overflow

Oracle: Oracle redesigns OCI Console UI

0️⃣ Introducing Redwood Theming for Oracle Cloud
Although the changes are cosmetic, usability enhancements are expected. .

The Cloud Journey Series; Cloud Migrations

Cloud migration means moving your workload to a cloud provider, and the first part of this journey is the discovery phase.
After inventory and assessment, the next step is to decide exactly how to move to the cloud which can be any one of five methods.
It is imperative to consider your products and existing operational processes when migrating to a cloud provider..

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After show

0️⃣ Northern Va. is the heart of the internet. Not everyone is happy about that.
This is due to the constant humming noise from the machines particularly disturbing those living close to it.