Holidays are here, and 2020 is coming to its end. It has been a productive year full of great ideas, advanced solutions, and new opportunities, and we are glad that all of you, our dear cloud users, have been with us in our common strive for success.

EPAM Cloud Orchestration v.2.5.190 was released on December 19, 2020. This release is the final release in 2020, and is intended to enhance the work of EPAM Cloud Orchestrator, increasing the operation speed, improving the performance of the application, and advancing its stability.

EPAM Cloud Orchestration v.2.5.186 was released on October 31, 2020. The main focus of this release is security updates, once infrastructure and platform services also faced important changes.

EPAM Cloud Orchestration v.2.5.181 was released on August 22, 2020. The focus of the new release is cost optimization and security updates, once configuration also faced changes.

EPAM Cloud Orchestration v.2.5.176 was released on June 27, 2020. The focus of the release is security updates, once infrastructure and platform services also faced important changes.

We are happy to announce, that upon your numerous requests, we developed and are glad to introduce Maestro3 - an enhanced application for managing and monitoring your virtual infrastructures in EPAM Hybrid Cloud. It is available not only as a web console with responsive UI but also as a mobile application, both introducing a whole range of new capabilities to your cloud management experience.

EPAM Cloud Orchestration v.2.5.172 was released on April 18, 2020. The current release includes a number of various changes to different parts of the system, but security, infrastructure, configuration and platform services keep being the main focus.

EPAM Cloud Orchestration v.2.5.168 was released on February 22, 2020. The current release includes a big number of various changes to different parts of the system, but security, infrastrcuture, and platform services keep being the main focus

EPAM Cloud Orchestration v.2.5.163 was released on December 22, 2019. The current release includes a big number of various changes to different parts of the system, but security, infrastrcuture, and platform services keep being the main focus

EPAM Cloud Orchestration v.2.5.159 was released on October 26, 2019. The main focus of the release was implementing new security tools and approaches, according to the general strategy of CIS Benchmarks implementation. However, important updates in services and billing monitoring and optimization were also implemented.

EPAM Cloud Orchestration v.2.5.154 was released on August 17, 2019. The focus of the new release is on introducing new security standards and costs optimization tools. Infrastructure, reporting, and Maestro CLI were also updated.

EPAM Cloud Orchestration v.2.5.149 was released on June 1, 2019. The new version includes significant changes in platform services library, EPAM Cloud infrastructure and billing.

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.5.143 was released on March, 2019. The improvements includes a new iteration of infrastructure migration to OpenStack, platform services stabilization, and great improvements in hybridization.

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.5.140 was released on January 26, 2019. The improvements includes a new iteration of infrastructure migration to OpenStack, platform services stabilization, and great improvements in hybridization.

Effective integration with public clouds is one of the key pillars of EPAM Cloud. We regularly review the tools used within the hybridization, and update them to be sure that they meet the latest performance, security, and cost recommendations.

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.1.134 was released on November 10, 2018. The main focus was made on infrastructure improvements, including launching of the new OpenStack-based region, EPAM-RU3; integration with public clouds, especially Google Cloud security; and finalizing the Terraform as a Service.

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.1.130 was released on September 8, 2018. The main focus was made on introduction of the new billing policy, aimed to unify the prices across private regions. The main updates on the infrastructure level include legacy infrastructure deprecation, performance improvements, OpenStack updates, and others.

EPAM Cloud has been facing major infrastructure updates during the latest months. These included creating new OpenStack regions and migrating virtual resources to them, updating the OpenStack versions to more recent ones, updating compute hosts and operating systems, and others.

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.1.125 was released on July 8, 2018. The main focus was made on infrastructure changes: the improvements in OpenStack regions performance, EPAM-US2 region migration to the new OpenStack release and migration of EPAM Orchestrator resources to the new operating system. There is also a set of reporting and analytics upgrades, project management updates, the enhancement of OpenShift as a Service and other improvements.

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.1.122 was released on May 19, 2018. The main focus was made on infrastructure changes: the new public cloud, Exoscale, is now available in beta mode via EPAM Orchestrator. There is also a set of Azure integration improvements, project management updates, a big update in Kubernetes as a Service and other improvements.

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.1.118 was released on March 24, 2018. The main focus was made on infrastructure changes, related to the decommissioning of several regions. There is also a number of changes in security tools and approaches, platform services and auto configuration updates, and other improvements.

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.1.114 was released on January 28, 2018. The main focus was made on infrastructure changes, related to migration to OpenStack and resources usage optimization. There are also changes in security and permissions management processes, platform services updates, and other improvements.

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.1.111 was released on December 16, 2017. The updates in the new version are mostly focused on the improvements, stabilization updates, and finalized processes, such as final wrapping-up of the per-second billing in OpenStack regions and the complete decommission of the EPAM-MSQ3 region. However, we also paid attention to the integration with AWS, Auto Configuration Service updates and a set of changes in platform services management.

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.1.108 was released on November 11, 2017. The updates in the new version are mostly concentrated around the high end facilities, enabled due to the gradual migration to OpenStack. However, other important points, such as security, auto configuration, project management, UI, also received some useful and interesting updates.

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.1.104 was released on September 9, 2017. In the new version, you will find both new features and enhancements of the existing functionality, having to do with most aspects, and including a couple of really good surprises.!

EPAM Orchestrator Framework version 2.1.99 was released on July 15, 2017. In the new version, you will find both new features and enhancements of the existing functionality. The new Orchestrator comes with a new platform service - Telemetry, enhanced authentication mechanisms in Google Cloud and additional features of the Audit and Monitoring screens. For those interested in the Orchestrator open-sourcing opportunities, we have added new functions to our Python SDK and rolled out a sample installing the "alternative CLI" with Python tools. And, the last but not the least, we have good news for users of Personal Projects - quotas have been revised!

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.96 was released on May 20. In this release, a lot of actual work was actually done "behind the scenes" with the aim to stabilize the existing functionality, improve the performance, increase the usability of certain features. However, there are also important improvements - implementation of custom image management and platform services in Google Cloud, introduction of the Python SDK and enhancement of the Reporting functionality which will help you use your cloud infrastructure in a more optimal way.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.93, was released on April 7. This time we focused on integration with other cloud providers as well as on stabilization and enhancement of the existing functionality.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.90, was released on February 25. In this release, we paid special attention to tools that would improve projects costs review and optimization, and did not forget about other useful and convenient features.

This is the final release of 2016, where we introduce a number of important changes. This includes improved AWS security with SSO login introduction and reports allowing to detect hack attacks timely, new facilities in project costs management by quotas, introduction of Sonar as a Service, and Kubernetes update. Infrastructure improvements were made in EPAM-RU2 region. EPAM Systems has subscribed to the AWS Enterprise Support package on the company-wide basis, so every project using AWS will be able to get professional AWS support. We also published a number of useful articles and are glad to introduce two self-education facilities - a basic course on EPAM University, and a Cloud-related module on EPAM adaptation portal.

Christmas is getting closer, and soon we will start making wishes. We cannot, unfortunately, fulfil all Christmas wishes you may have, but we can definitely fulfil one. After the launch of the EPAM Cloud Free Trial we have received numerous emails asking whether it will be prolonged. Many users have tried the new capacities in the EPAM-IN1 region and found them quite efficient for their projects. And the decision has been made to continue the Free Trial one month longer, so that the users who hosted their resources in EPAM-IN1 can finish the year with no billing in this region.

We are very happy to see that EPAM Cloud Free Trial. aroused great interest towards the region and EPAM Cloud Service as a whole. During these weeks, we received dozens of inquiries about EPAM-IN1, and activated a number of projects there. So… the Free Trial continues!

This time, we focused heavily on AWS - the security policies have been revised, efficient cost optimization measures have been introduced and a new service, FTP to AWS S3, using the functionality of AWS S3 service, has been implemented. EPAM Cloud infrastructure is growing as well - we have added a new region, EPAM-US2, and enhanced the functionality supported in the existing OpenStack-based regions. And don't miss the EPAM-IN1 Free Trial - until December 1, 2016, resources started and running in that region are not billed.

We are glad to announce that starting from October 18, all EPAM Cloud users will have access to the new EPAM Cloud region (EPAM-US2)! The region is hosted on the same datacenter as EPAM-US1 using its capacities.

We are glad to announce that starting from October 6, all EPAM Cloud users have a marvelous opportunity to run virtual infrastructure in our new Indian (EPAM-IN1) region for free!

Version 2.1.77 is rich in new features, enhancements and improvements. We have added three new platform services - ATG and Magento expand our support of e-commerce platforms, and Splunk has become one more big data management solution supported by EPAM Cloud. Security has been improved, particularly, in the area of AWS integration. Also, EPAM Cloud has expanded its coverage in Asia - a new region, EPAM-IN1, has been successfully deployed.

With the aim of improving the service quality and reliability, all virtual resources hosted in the Saratov datacenter (EPAM-RU1 region) will be moved to other EPAM Cloud regions. After the move, the Saratov datacenter will be decommissioned. Starting from August 7, creating new resources in EPAM-RU1 region is restricted.

Two months ago, we announced Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) support for AWS IAM User accounts. Please be kindly reminded that according to Cloud Security Policy (section 3.6.1 Security in AWS), this is an obligatory condition of IAM User accounts usage.

In this version, we focused on enhancing and improving the EPAM Orchestrator functionality. The usability of Maestro UI has been improved, and a number of updates to platform services have been implemented. And, as always, we are paying close attention to service reliability and security.

EPAM Orchestrator has extended its line of platform services by implementing three new ones. We have added Kubernetes to our family of containerization services, introduced Gerrit as a code review tool to work together with Jenkins, and presented Sitecore, another content management platform supported by EPAM Cloud. Also, in this release we concentrated on additional security measures to be applied in EPAM Cloud - multi-factor authentication for AWS IAM users, security scanning and resource creation control.

Within the latest months, we have announced different updates in Cloud Security approaches. However, there are changes that need your contribution, as a part of the overall Cloud Security improvements program. This specifically refers to strengthening AWS security, namely, making additional steps to enhance IAM Users protection.

Hardware servers billing adjustments in EPAM Cloud started. The standardized rule that is applied to hardware servers all over EPAM will be gradually replaced by location-specific policy which allows to make the final prices closer to the resources prime costs and to decrease hardware usage bills.

This time, a lot of our attention was focused on functionality related to resource usage control - we have implemented a mechanism monitoring daily resource usage and fine-tuned the quota management and reporting tools. In addition, we have developed a new methodology of hardware resource billing which allows reducing their price for users. In the area of platform services, we are proud to introduce Hybris as a Service, an e-commerce platform service which has become a brainchild of many teams and developers. For Docker-based infrastructures, we now offer a totally new dedicated region, EPAM-DKR.

As of this version, EPAM Orchestrator users will be able to request MacOS instances in Cloud, for which purpose we have deployed a dedicated region, EPAM-MAC. The new region supports both virtual and hardware MacOS machines. We have expanded our integration with AWS by adding a new AWS region, AWS-AP-NORTHEAST-2. Also, we have made some improvements to Cloud security, particularly, improved the scanning procedures and revised the rules for AWS Security Groups.

The last release in 2015 is mainly focused on organizing, optimizing and streamlining the Orchestrator functionality. A number of improvements have been made to Maestro CLI and to the Cloud Management Console to improve their usability. The billing algorithm is now able to apply discounts to particular projects depending on their specifics. We have also implemented Messaging as a Service, a RabbitMQ-based platform service allowing to set up message exchange. In addition, we have updated the Relational Database Service by increasing the number of available databases.

Please be informed that starting from November 30, Enterprise Admins team stopped controlling DNS suffixes on your workstations due to networking policies changes.

This version of EPAM Orchestrator includes a number of changes to the Cloud Management Console - an updated Run Wizard which has become more user-friendly and intuitive, and an improved Cost Estimator producing more informative and clear calculations. We have also added Adobe AEM and Relational Database Service to the list of platform services supported by EPAM Orchestrator. What is especially important, the login procedure has been changed for virtual machines hosted in EPAM regions - now you have to use your domain credentials to log in.

Please be informed that due to the lack of hardware capacities in EPAM-UA1 region, we had to introduce the following restrictions:

Following numerous requests from our users, we have added Windows 10 to our image library. Also, we are glad to introduce Jenkins as a Service - a continuous integration tool which is now supported by EPAM Orchestrator. Also, we have developed Ansible as a Service, another auto-configuration tool in our collection of platform services. Speaking of platofrm services, we are happy to announce that they are now available in Azure regions. And good news for personal project users - personal projects are now available to all EPAMers, regardless of their project assignment.

Being a true hybrid cloud, EPAM Orchestrator offers its users access not only to its own resources, but also to those hosted on external platforms. In this release, we welcome Microsoft Azure, a virtualization platform by Microsoft, with which EPAM Orchestrator is now integrated. EPAM users can now choose to run their virtual resources in Microsoft Azure and benefit from its native services. Also, we worked on increasing the usability of Cloud Dashboard, which now allows controlling your personal projects and making requests to support.epam.com.

In version 2.1.44, we are introducing the solution allowing to bring hardware resources under EPAM Orchestrator control. For that purpose, we have created a dedicated region, EPAM-HW1, intended to host hardware resources only. We have also implemented the functionality managing static IPs in EPAM regions together with the related set of commands. The Cloud Dashboard now contains the Project Management Wizard available to Project Managers and Project Coordinators and allowing to manage the project settings, such as quotas and permissions. In addition, Docker as a Service now supports Docker Registry functionality.

We are pleased to announce that EPAM Private Cloud Basics Training Set is coming soon!

In this version, we focused on AWS integration matters. A new AWS region, AWS-EUCENTRAL, is now available. Instance shape mapping between EPAM and AWS has been updated. AWS IAM user management, account management and reporting has been improved. Also, we are happy to announce that we have managed to reduce prices in EPAM regions. Cloud Management Console users will notice that the new Orchestrator version comes with a new design corresponding to the EPAM rebranding concept.

We are proud to announce that EPAM Cloud has successfully passed ISAE 3402 certification confirming high security and reliability of our service. EPAM Cloud infrastructure is now in the process of fundamental infrastructure changes - we are about to finish migration to HP CSA and have started integration with OpenStack by introducing a fully OpenStack-based region, EPAM-MSQ3. Our integration with AWS is expanding with the addition of the functionality allowing EPAM users access to the AWS Management Console as well as to its native CLI. In this release we have implemented Ambari as a Service marking our entrance into the realm of big data management.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.32 was released on December 14, 2014.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.30 was released on November 1, 2014.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.27 was released on September 20, 2014.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.24 was released on August 9, 2014.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.21 was released on June 21, 2014.

As EPAM joined the AWS Partner Network (APN), EPAM employees have access to Amazon Partners Training program which provides a variety of Partner Training resources in the APN Portal.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.15 was released on April 26, 2014.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.12 was released on March 22, 2014.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.9 was released on January 25th, 2014.

EPAM Private Cloud team would like to congratulate you on Christmas and New Year, to wish you all the best and to share our plans for the service development during the coming year.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.4 was released on December 14th, 2013.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.1.1 was released on October 19th, 2013.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.0.39 was released on September 7th, 2013.

EPAM Orchestration Framework version 2.0.36 was released on August 3rd, 2013.

It has been over month since you have last heard from us. And finally, today we present you EPAM Cloud Orchestrator 2.0.34.

EPAM Cloud Orchestrator 2.0.31 is out, delivering a new grade of excellence in Cloud infrastructure management.

EPAM Cloud team proudly presents Orchestrator 2.0.29. - a long expected update delivering new features and improvements.

Today we release EPAM Cloud Orchestrator 2.0.27. - a gloabal stability update supplied with several bright new features.

Introducing EPAM Cloud Orchestrator 2.0.26.

EPAM Cloud Infrastructure team presents Orchestrator 2.0.24 - a major stability update.

Today EPAM Cloud team releases Orchestrator 2.0.23, a global usability and functionality update with pack of new exciting and useful features.

EPAM Cloud team proudly presents Orchestrator 2.0.21 delivering numerous awesome new features as well as fixed issues and implemented user suggestions.

EPAM Cloud Orchestrator 2.0.20 is out and delivers a new grade of excellence in Cloud infrastructure management.

The long-expected EPAM Cloud Orchestrator 2.0 finally sees the light.

EPAM announces a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), being among the first companies to have gained public designation as Amazon Partners Network (APN) Consulting Partner. The partnership with AWS will enable us to provide expert consulting services to our customers of every size and nature and assist them in migrating their apps to AWS-based infrastructures.

EPAM Systems, Inc. today announced a partnership with 10gen, the company behind the leading open-source non-relational database MongoDB.

Eli Feldman, Vice President, Cloud Solutions and Services at EPAM Systems, unveils the mystery around Cloud Computing Competency Center at the Competency Centers meeting that took place in Minsk on January 21, 2012.

Providing expanded foundation for delivery of cloud-based solutions