July 2024 Releases
What's new
July 31
IONOS releases the AI Model Hub platform, which features foundational models and vector databases as a service. Using these services, you can also implement retrieval augmented generation use cases.
We have added documentation support to help you use our new AI Model Hub. The key topics include:
— Guided steps for using our foundation models.
— Instructions for managing our vector database as a service.
— Steps to conduct retrieval augmented generation.
July 29
The Data Center Designer (DCD) now features a new dedicated Network menu aimed at consolidating all network-related products for easier access and streamlining product management within the DCD. The products now grouped under this menu include Connectivity, Load Balancing, Edge Networking, and Security products. The IP Management, Cross Connect, Target Groups, Cloud DNS, and SSL Certificate Manager products listed earlier under the Management menu have been moved to the Network menu.
July 29
IONOS releases Network File Storage, a managed service that offers shared file storage for multiple virtual machines and containerized workloads via the NFS protocol. The product is currently available on a request basis, 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.
July 29
This release introduces additional capabilities, enabling you to connect all Virtual Data Centers (VDCs) in the Frankfurt region via private LANs. We recommend upgrading your existing Cross Connect to the latest version. For more information, see Upgrade Cross Connect to the Latest Version.
July 8
Managed Kubernetes is releasing Kubernetes version 1.30. For more information about the schedule timeline, see Release Schedule.
July 4
Information on the security advisory for CVE-2024-6387, announced by OpenSSH, is now available on the documentation portal. This advisory addresses a signal handler race condition in OpenSSH that affects sshd in its default configuration.
July 3
AMD Opteron CPUs will be phased out for Kubernetes node pools and new Opteron-based VMs. We recommend updating your Terraform and Crossplane configurations to reflect the new CPU type to avoid errors.
Documentation updates
July 31
We have updated the Backup Service documentation. The key topics include:
— Step-by-step instructions for configuring backup encryption in Apply Backup Encryption.
— Detailed information on encryption at rest, encryption in transit, and secure data deletion practices in Data Security.
July 30
The Network Services product category now includes a new Certificate Manager section. This update relocates the Manage SSL Certificates documentation from the Managed Application Load Balancer product to the new section. Additional documentation on certificate management will be added shortly.
July 18
We have added documentation support to help you configure Veeam Backup & Replication with the new eu-central-3 Object Storage region. The key topics include:
— Guided steps for adding a new Object Storage repository.
— Instructions for creating backup jobs with performance-optimized settings.
— Steps to migrate your backup repository to the eu-central-3 region.
— Recommended settings to apply 8 MB blocks in storage optimization.
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