# July 2024

## What's new

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**AI Model Hub**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/ai/ai-model-hub)

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**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.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**New Network menu in the DCD**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/set-up-ionos-cloud/data-center-designer)

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**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.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Network File Storage**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/storage-and-backup/network-file-storage)

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**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 [<mark style="color:blue;">IONOS Cloud Support</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/support/general-information/contact-information).
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Cross Connect General Availability in the Frankfurt Region**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/network-services/cross-connect)

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**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 [<mark style="color:blue;">Upgrade Cross Connect to the Latest Version</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/network-services/cross-connect/how-tos/upgrade).
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Managed Kubernetes Versions**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/containers/managed-kubernetes/overview/managed-k8s-schedule)

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**July 8**

Managed Kubernetes is releasing Kubernetes version 1.30. For more information about the schedule timeline, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Release Schedule</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/containers/managed-kubernetes/overview/managed-k8s-schedule).
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Advisory on CVE-2024-6387**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/security-safeguards/vulnerability-register/2024/cve-2024-6387)

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**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.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Changes to AMD Opteron Node Pools**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/containers/managed-kubernetes)

**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

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Changes to Backup Service**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/storage-and-backup/backup-service)

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**July 31**

We have updated the **Backup Service** documentation. The key topics include:

* Step-by-step instructions for configuring backup encryption in [<mark style="color:blue;">**Apply Backup Encryption**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/storage-and-backup/backup-service/how-tos/apply-backup-encryption).
* Detailed information on encryption at rest, encryption in transit, and secure data deletion practices in [<mark style="color:blue;">**Data Security**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/storage-and-backup/backup-service/overview/data-security).
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Certificate Manager**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/security/certificate-manager)

**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.

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Veeam Backup & Replication settings for Object Storage**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/storage-and-backup/ionos-object-storage/s3-tools/veeam-backup-and-replication)

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**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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