August 2024

What's new

August 26

IONOS S3 Object Storage has extended support for the Replication feature through the DCD. You can now replicate data from user-owned buckets to contract-owned buckets in the eu-central-3 S3 region. Previously, this functionality was only available via the API.

August 22

This release introduces the Access Logging feature in Managed Application Load Balancer (ALB). It enhances monitoring and analyzing ALB traffic with detailed logging capabilities.

August 22

This release introduces the Access Logging feature in Managed Network Load Balancer (NLB). It enhances monitoring and analyzing NLB traffic with detailed logging capabilities.

August 22

New capabilities have been added to the Managed Application Load Balancer: — Configure gRPC SupportConfigure WebSocket Support These enhancements provide comprehensive instructions for setting up gRPC that enables users to define service methods and messages in a language-agnostic way, making it easy to create APIs that work seamlessly across different platforms and setting up WebSocket support, a communication protocol that provides full-duplex communication channels over a single TCP connection.

August 19

This release introduces Monitoring Service. IONOS Cloud introduces the Monitoring Service, which provides a centralized and scalable solution for monitoring and analyzing your application and infrastructure metrics. Hence, Monitoring as a Service is now considered a legacy. We recommend switching to the Monitoring Service for better support and capabilities. For more information, see FAQs.

August 16

The Private Container Registry now supports IP Access Control Lists (IP ACLs), offering enhanced security and granular access control. This feature allows you to specify IP subnets permitted to access your registry, limiting access to trusted sources within your network. IP ACLs are easy to configure via the API with the apiSubnetAllowList parameter. Once configured, access attempts from outside the allowed subnets are immediately blocked, ensuring real-time protection without disrupting authorized users.

August 14

The new Password Policy Manager feature is now available for contract owners, enabling the creation of a customizable password policy that strengthens security within their contracts. Using the DCD or the Identity API, contract owners can manage password policy.

August 14

Kubernetes Version 1.27 has now reached its End of Life (EOL). From now on, you cannot provision any more clusters or node pools for version 1.27. Existing clusters or node pools running on version 1.27 will be automatically upgraded to version 1.28 during the next scheduled maintenance window after August 14, 2024.

August 9

You can now set up accessing Object Storage over a private LAN by configuring a Managed Network Load Balancer (NLB) with the public IP addresses of the required S3 endpoint as the Target IP address and configuring the Private IP as the Listener IP of the forwarding rule.

August 8

This is to inform you that Managed Kubernetes version 1.27 will reach its end of life (EOL) on August 14, 2024. After that, you cannot create new clusters or node pools using Kubernetes version 1.27. Existing clusters or node pools running on version 1.27 will be automatically upgraded to version 1.28 during the next scheduled maintenance window after the EOL date.

August 2

The Certificate Manager now supports the auto-renew of SSL certificates via the API. With this function, the certificate manager automatically renews the certificate before it expires. The renewed certificate is also available in the DCD to use them. This feature is currently supported only via the API and available on a request basis. To access this feature, please contact your sales representative or IONOS Cloud Support.

August 1

IONOS releases NFS Volumes support for Kubernetes. This feature allows the integration of IONOS Network File Storage (NFS) with Kubernetes clusters, mounting NFS volumes as PVCs in the cluster. Network File Storage is initially available only in the German data centers (Frankfurt and Berlin), and will be gradually rolled out to all locations.

It is currently available on a request basis. To access this product, please contact your sales representative or IONOS Cloud Support.

August 1

IONOS introduces Event Streams for Apache Kafka, a managed solution that is fully integrated with the DCD, offering a variety of cluster sizes to accommodate the diverse requirements of different applications. With this service, you can build secure event-driven architectures. The product will initially be available only in the German data centers (Frankfurt & Berlin), and will be gradually rolled out to all locations.

It is currently available on a request basis. To access this product, please contact your sales representative or IONOS Cloud Support.

August 1

The self-restoration of MariaDB clusters from a backup is possible via the DCD. It minimizes downtime and data loss in unanticipated scenarios. For more information, see Use Cases.

August 1

IONOS offers a robust VPN Gateway feature, designed to ensure secure and scalable encrypted connections between your IONOS cloud resources and remote infrastructure. This solution supports two key VPN protocols: IPSec and WireGuard, providing you with flexibility and advanced security options to meet your networking needs.

It is currently available on a request basis. To access this product, please contact your sales representative or IONOS Cloud Support.

August 1

IONOS DBaaS provides support for In-Memory DB instances and offers resources such as CPU cores and RAM size (GB) to create In-Memory DB instances. Additionally, the instance facilitates backup via snapshots and the option to recover data, making them highly reliable. It also facilitates cloud-based In-Memory DB instance patching and scalability.

August 1

IONOS releases CDN, a content delivery network service with multiple edge servers geographically well situated within the user's proximity to deliver content swiftly and securely with enhanced features such as Web Application Firewall (WAF) and DDoS Layer 7 protection. It is currently available on a request basis. To access this product, please contact your sales representative or IONOS Cloud Support.

August 1

The API Gateway offers a suite of functionalities to help you efficiently create, manage, and monitor your APIs. It provides essential features for managing and optimizing interactions between clients and backend services, ensuring secure and efficient API operations. It is currently only available in Berlin, but will soon be rolled out to more locations.

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