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Set your 2021 API resolutions with these top 2020 posts

With 2020’s challenges now behind us, it’s a great time to reflect on the lessons we learned. During a time when digital transformation and technology innovation took center stage during the global health crisis, API integration and management became even more critical for organizations. With all this in mind, and to help you set your 2021 API New Year’s resolutions, here is a look back at our must-read posts about APIs from 2020. Getting API design rightThere’s more to APIs than providing access to functionality and data—API design plays a significant role in maximizing business value, increasing developer productivity, and ensuring the longevity of an API. This topic has been covered many times in the Google Cloud Blog, but here are two of our favorite posts about API design from 2020: API design: Understanding gRPC, OpenAPI and REST and when to use themAPIs 101: Everything you need to know about API designWhy API strategy is powering digital transformationIt’s impossible to discuss transformation and modernization without mentioning APIs. They are the de facto standard today for building and connecting modern applications. APIs can no longer be an afterthought in application development, they are central to delivering competitive advantage, enabling inter-service communication, and improving operational efficiency. With this in mind, it is more important than ever to treat your API program as a mission-critical initiative. Here are our top picks for posts you need to read on API strategy:  What is API-first? 5 opportunities to create business valueHow APIs and ecosystem strategies accelerate digital transformationHow an API-powered digital ecosystem can drive innovation and efficiencyFour ways to generate value from your APIsHow to be a data-driven company: 5 ways to embrace dataBuilding business resilience with API managementPowerful new API capabilities and product enhancementsFrom the new Apigee Adaptor for Envoy-based services and the launch of the Google Cloud API Gateway to using Apigee to fuel no-code development or unlock the wealth of data in legacy SAP environments, there was no shortage of new Google Cloud offerings in 2020 to help developers create, manage, and leverage APIs. APIs have emerged as the key tissue linking organizations and technologies in ecosystems, allowing businesses to gain maximum value from their data and forge new avenues for innovation and growth. In case you missed them, here are the most popular posts about the latest Google Cloud product offerings and updates for API management: Faster, more powerful apps for everyone: What happened at Next OnAir this weekAnnouncing API management for services that use EnvoyGoogle Cloud API Gateway is now available in public betaApigee: Your gateway to more manageable APIs for SAPNo-code momentum: Accelerating app development and automationHow to develop secure and scalable serverless APIsApigee named a Leader again by Gartner and ForresterFor the fifth time in a row, Gartner recognized Google (Apigee) as a Leader in the 2020 Magic Quadrant for Full Life Cycle API Management. Apigee was positioned highest out of all the vendors for the ability to execute, enabling enterprises to build and scale their mission-critical API programs. Check out the post (and download the full report) to learn how Apigee’s comprehensive API management capabilities accelerate app development, build API-driven digital ecosystems, and power modern API economies: Google (Apigee) named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Full Life Cycle API ManagementGoogle Cloud was also recognized by Forrester as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: API Management Solutions, Q3 2020. In this report, Forrester assessed 15 API management solutions against a set of pre-defined criteria. In addition to being named a leader, Google Cloud received the highest possible score in the market presence category, and the strategy category criteria of product vision, and planned enhancements, and current offering criteria such as API user engagement, REST API documentation, formal lifecycle management, data validation and attack protection, API product management, and analytics and reporting.Google Cloud named a Leader in the 2020 Forrester Wave for API Management SolutionsAnthos makes multicloud simple and more cost-effectiveIn an increasingly hybrid and multi-cloud world, organizations are looking for a way to build, deploy, and operate applications anywhere they are. They need visibility, scalability, and portability so developers are empowered to build and run their apps—whether legacy or cloud-native—where they want without the headache of dealing with lack of cloud-specific training, vendor lock-in, and silos. Anthos can see, orchestrate, and manage any workload that talks to the Kubernetes API, making it easy to create systems that are consistent across any environment—and to do more with APIs and microservices in the cloud. Read more about why Anthos goes far beyond application modernization and what we have planned for the future in this post: Anthos: one multi-cloud management layer for all your applicationsCool things you didn’t know Google APIs could doWe’ve emphasized the importance of APIs, but we’re also inspired in our own work by the unlimited potential of APIs to help us build and create things that improve how we work. Here are some Google API highlights from the year: Our Healthcare API and other solutions for supporting healthcare and life sciences organizations during the pandemicBuilding a G Suite app with the Google Cloud Vision API and Apps ScriptUse the Dashboard API to build your own monitoring dashboardLooking to read more about the power of APIs? Get inspired with more customer stories, product news, and industry insights. We’d also love to hear your top API takeaways from 2020. Share them with us on Twitter.Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Full Life Cycle API Management, 22 September 2020, Paolo Malinverno, Kimihiko Iijima, Mark O’Neill, John Santoro, Shameen Pillai, Akash JainGartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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Docker Captain Take 5 – Gianluca Arbezzano

Docker Captain Take 5 – Gianluca Arbezzano

Docker Captains are select members of the community that are both experts in their field and are passionate about sharing their Docker knowledge with others. “Docker Captains Take 5” is a regular blog series where we get a closer look at our Captains and ask them the same broad set of questions ranging from what their best Docker tip is to whether they prefer cats or dogs (personally, we like whales and turtles over here). Today, we’re interviewing Gianluca Arbezzano who has been a Docker Captain since 2016. He is a Senior Software Staff Engineer at Equinix Metal and is based in Italy. 

How/when did you first discover Docker?

At this point, it is not easy to pick a date. Four years ago I was in Dublin away from my home town near Turin. The Docker Meetup along with many other meetups were a great opportunity for nerds like me looking for new friends and to grab free pizza while having a good time. Back then I was working for a company that helps businesses move to the cloud. I saw that Docker was a powerful tool to master. Not only was Docker a useful tool and led me to meet a lot of cool people, but it also helped me to become a better open source citizen and enabled me to have some awesome experiences.

What is your favorite Docker command?

I am an old-style Docker user. Many of the new cool commands are unknown to me. One of the powerful combos I use from time to time is still “docker rm -fv $(docker ps -aq)”– I know, there are better ways! It clearly shows how powerful a good CLI tool and the UNIX philosophy are. I love buildkit, so buildx is also something I use a lot.

What is your top tip that you think other people don’t know about working with Docker?

Do not look at Docker just as the end tool. Look at how the CLI is friendly, the simplicity in writing and reading a Dockerfile. The composition with containerd and runc. The tool itself is just the tip of the iceberg.

What’s the coolest Docker demo you have done/seen ?

Do you know what I love more than watching developers sharing how they set up their workstation and how they take care of their “way of working”? Maintaining my own dotfiles and taking care of my way of working! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYsVvV1aVss Jess Frazel is amazing at sharing and hacking its own environment!

What have you worked on in the past six months that you’re particularly proud of?

I am working at Tinkerbell, a bare metal provisioner that we open source at Equinix Metal. It is now part of the CNCF and my goal is to make it battle-tested and to meet a lot of bare metal enthusiasts that want to know more about how we manage data centers at Equinix Metal.

What do you anticipate will be Docker’s biggest announcement next year?

M1, ARM, AMD and many more. The hardware is coming back to life and the time where Intel was the way to go is over. This is fun, but it adds another variable to our equation. I think Docker will play a major role here with its ability to describe how an application runs and how it gets built.

What do you think is going to the biggest challenge that we, the Docker community, will face in 2021?

Docker is now on everybody’s laptop, but the ecosystem and the developers around the world changed drastically in the last 2-3 years. Containers are not a general purpose technology. Docker needs to keep its UX friendly approach and keep making tools that developers enjoy using. As I told you, I am the kind of user that stopped picking up new Docker features two years ago probably because I like what I know and it is enough for my daily job. But buildkit and buildx made me get back hacking more with containers for example.

What are some personal of your goals for the next year with respect to the Docker community?

I am very picky when it comes to selecting tools for my daily work. I value them a lot and I want to know them perfectly. A new CLI tool takes months of evaluation before being added or removed from my list of everyday utilities. My goal is to find what Docker is uniquely good at. That will sound weird but as I said, things are not like they were six years ago. Nowadays we have more options and experiences.

What talk would you most love to see at DockerCon 2021?

“How Docker increases development ergonomics.”

Looking to the distant future, what is the technology that you’re most excited about right now and that you think holds the most promise?

WASM! 

Rapid Fire Questions

What new skills have you mastered or tried to learn during the pandemic?

I bought a house in February, so everything required to get it up and ready! Heavy lifting, cleaning everything multiple times and so on.

Cats or Dogs?

I have one dog and two cats. I love them all!

Salty, sour or sweet?

Salty.

Beach or mountains?

Based on which direction I drive, I can be skiing in one hour or swimming in two hours. No reason to pick only one!

Your most often used emoji?

You can follow Gianluca on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GianArb) and on his blog (https://gianarb.it/)
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Year in Review: The Most Viewed Docker Blog Posts of 2020 Part 2

It’s end of year round up time! The first post in this series covered the number 10-6 most viewed Docker blog posts. If you were wondering what the #1 most viewed blog post of the year was, then keep reading. The suspense will soon be over…

 5) How to Develop Inside a Container Using Visual Studio Code Remote Containers

VS Code is another beloved tool. This guest post from Docker Community Leader Jochen Zehnder included some handy tricks for the Visual Studio Code Remote Containers extension that allows you to develop inside a container. 

4) How to deploy on remote Docker hosts with docker-compose

There was some solid Compose momentum this year. This how-to post showed an example of how to access remote docker hosts via SSH and tcp protocols in hopes to cover a large number of use-cases.

3) How To Use the Official NGINX Docker Image

NGINX is super popular, so naturally so was this tutorial that took a look at the NGINX Official Docker Image and how to use it. 

2) Containerized Python Development – Part 1

This post contained tips for how to containerize a Python service/tool and the best practices for it. Fun fact: the second post in this series was the #8 most viewed post of the year. The more you know! 

1) Apple Silicon M1 Chips and Docker

The most viewed blog post we published in 2020 covered the status of Docker on M1 chips. Lots of excitement about the new silicon and we are working to make it the best experience for developers. We are on it, promise. In fact, you can download and try the tech preview of Docker Desktop for M1 here. 

And here’s a bonus treat for those who made it this far – our top educational content of the year! The most popular webinars were From Docker Straight to AWS, Find and Fix Container Image Vulnerabilities with Docker and Snyk and Adding Container Security to Docker Hub. The most popular workshops were Getting Started with Docker, I Didn’t Know I Could Do That with Docker – AWS ECS Integration and I Didn’t Know I Could Do That with Docker – Python Developers. 

Ahhh some good times we had indeed in 2020. Thanks to everyone who learned and shared with us. What type of Docker content would you like to see in 2021? Let us know on Twitter!
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AWS Certificate Manager ist jetzt FedRAMP-konform

AWS Certificate Manager (ACM), einschließlich Private Certificate Authority (CA) ist jetzt als FedRAMP Moderate in USA Ost (Nord-Virginia), USA Ost (Ohio), USA West (Nordkalifornien), USA West (Oregon) und als FedRAMP High in GovCloud (USA West) und GovCloud (USA Ost) autorisiert. Diese Dienste sind auch als Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide Impact Level 2 (DoD SRG IL-2) in diesen Regionen zugelassen.
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Die AWS-Control-Tower-Konsole zeigt weitere Details zu externen AWS-Config-Regeln

AWS Control Tower enthält jetzt einen Aggregator auf Organisationsebene, der bei der Erkennung externer AWS-Config-Regeln hilft. Dadurch erhalten Sie in der AWS-Control-Tower-Konsole die Möglichkeit, neben den von AWS Control Tower erstellten AWS-Config-Regeln auch extern erstellte AWS-Config-Regeln zu sehen. Durch die Verwendung des Aggregators kann AWS Control Tower diese Informationen erkennen und einen Link zur AWS-Config-Konsole bereitstellen, ohne dass AWS Control Tower Zugriff auf nicht verwaltete Konten erhalten muss.
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AWS CodePipeline unterstützt Bereitstellungen mit CloudFormation StackSets

AWS CodePipeline hat zwei neue Aktionen zum Erstellen und Bereitstellen von CloudFormation StackSets veröffentlicht. Die Aktion CloudFormationStackSet erstellt dynamisch eine erste oder aktualisierte Stack-Set-Konfiguration und stellt diese bereit. Die Aktion CloudFormationStackInstance rollt die Stack-Set-Änderungen sicher auf neue oder vorhandene Stack-Instances im Stack-Set aus, Region für Region, und reduziert so das Fehlerrisiko.
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Amazon Elastic Container Service führt neue Management-Konsole ein

Heute hat Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) eine neue Management-Konsole eingeführt. Sie können jetzt Amazon ECS Services und Tasks erstellen, bearbeiten, anzeigen und löschen sowie ECS-Cluster in weniger und einfacheren Schritten anzeigen. Außerdem können Sie sich in der neuen Konsole schnell und einfach über die ECS-Funktionen informieren und Ihre ECS-Ressourcen entdecken sowie bei Bedarf wieder zur bestehenden Konsole wechseln. Die neue Konsole wird laufend aktualisiert, bis alle Funktionen der bestehenden Konsole verfügbar sind, und beide Konsolen können bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt verwendet werden.
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