HPC Cloud Updates WE 27 Oct 2024

AWS

Did you think AWS’ new Parallel Compute Service is too complicated to setup? Well they’ve made it even easier with a one click deployment

Not particularly HPC relevant in reality, as much as I’d like to run my workload on a cluster of Apple M series SoCs but kinda cool anyway, you can now create EC2 AMIs with EC2 Image Builder

EC2 Image Builder now supports building and testing macOS images | Amazon Web Services

Streamline workflows, automate installs like Xcode, and centralize management across operating systems. Set up pipelines building versioned, validated AMIs for your macOS workloads.

Amazon Web ServicesSébastien Stormacq

Running your HPC in Lamda’s (or maybe using HTC Grid) then the new VS Code based desktop Lamda editor might be handy

AWS Lambda console now features a new code editor based on Code-OSS (VS Code - Open Source) - AWS

Discover more about what’s new at AWS with AWS Lambda console now features a new code editor based on Code-OSS (VS Code - Open Source)

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Azure

Got anything talking to Azure that’s still using TLS 1.0 or 1.1? Well better get that update ASAP

Retirement: Update on retirement of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 versions for Azure Services

Retirement: Update on retirement of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 versions for Azure Services

Scale your cache without downtime

Generally Available: In-place scaling for Enterprise caches

Generally Available: In-place scaling for Enterprise caches

Google Cloud

Google jumps ahead in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant. Does that translate to something useful for you in HPC though?

Google is a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services | Google Cloud Blog

Google has made a notable jump in the report to be placed ahead of Microsoft in ‘ability to execute’ and ahead of AWS in ‘completeness of vision’.

Google Cloud

Highlights from the 10^th annual State of DevOps report

Announcing the 2024 DORA report | Google Cloud Blog

Key takeaways from the 2024 Google Cloud DORA report that focused on the last decade of DORA, AI, platform engineering and developer experience.

Google Cloud