Episode 438 | AWS's Outage, Microsoft Azure News & Microsoft 365 Developer Updates
Summary: <p>In this 438th episode, AC and CJ cover the recent AWS outage of their US-EAST-1 region as well as some Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 news. At the end, hear them bookend the episode with their own blast radius of picks!</p><h3 id="news">News</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/outage-shows-how-amazons-complex-cloud-makes-backup-plans-difficult-2021-12-09/">Analysis: Outage shows how Amazon’s complex cloud makes backup plans difficult</a></li> <li><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/studio/">AWS Amplify Studio</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/07/aws-opens-top-secret-western-region-for-u-s-government-customers/">AWS opens ‘top secret’ western region for US government customers</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-expands-cloud-services-with-two-new-datacenters-in-wyoming/">Microsoft expands cloud services with two new datacenters in Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/azure-cost-management-and-billing-updates-november-2021/">Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – November 2021</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.realmicentral.com/2021/12/07/microsoft-forces-office-customers-to-change-to-an-annual-subscription-otherwise-the-price-will-increase-by-20/">Microsoft forces Office customers to change to an annual subscription, otherwise the price will increase by 20%</a></li> <li><a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/public-preview-of-sharepoint-framework-1-14-with-updates-for-viva-connections-microsoft-teams-and-sharepoint/">Public preview of SharePoint Framework 1.14 – with updates for Viva Connections, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="picks">Picks</h3> <p>AC’s Pick</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://thebulletin.org/2021/11/the-untold-story-of-the-worlds-biggest-nuclear-bomb/">AN UNEARTHLY SPECTACLE The untold story of the world’s biggest nuclear bomb</a></li> </ul> <p>CJ’s Pick</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/12/revisiting-the-tsar-bomba-nuclear-test/">Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test</a></li> </ul>
