Cloud technology services – How they drive tangible innovation for businesses today
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 18.4 percent in 2021 to total $304.9 billion, up from $257.5 billion in 2020, according to recent research from analyst firm Gartner. It finds that the proportion of IT spending that is shifting to cloud will accelerate in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, with cloud projected to make …
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A truly agnostic approach to key encryption removes the risks in hybrid cloud
As organizations migrate workloads to the cloud in search of greater agility, innovation and reduced costs, they face serious security challenges that conventional key encryption technology fails to meet. The range of security threats covers everything from the hijacking of cloud services to the criminal use of AI and ML and the emergence of cyber-espionage-for-hire. Ransomware and phishing attacks have …
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Majority of cloud spend is going to waste
Organizations are wasting billions of dollars every year on unused cloud-based solutions, while also generating an outsized carbon footprint and risking damage to the internal reputation of IT departments. This is according to a new report from StormForge, a Boston-based company that uses machine learning to reduce cloud waste in enterprise computing. Polling 105 IT professionals for the report, StormForge …
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The pandemic has accelerated cloud adoption but left us exposed
One year on from the beginning of lockdowns in the UK, businesses and people alike are more than accustomed to the challenges and perks of working from home. Mass remote working is a sizable shift to working cultures, and it is equally matched by the technological shift which is happening beneath the surface to support this. Rapid multi-cloud adoption has …
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Businesses misunderstand their responsibilities when it comes to cloud data security
Covid-19 has led organizations to use cloud for a wider range of use cases, especially as means of data backup. Despite the increase in usage, however, most organizations are still not in the clear about their responsibilities regarding data security and recovery. This is according to a new report from data protection firm StorageCraft, based on a poll of 709 …
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Cloud demands ‘paradigm shift’ in approach to cybersecurity
As organizations deploy new technology solutions and look to scale them, cybersecurity becomes a growing problem. In order to tackle this issue, businesses will often look towards the cloud for a solution. However, deploying cloud security requires a “paradigm shift” in how businesses approach cybersecurity, according to a new report from IBM. The report asserts that scaling legacy security models …
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Hybrid cloud is getting more popular, but there are some big challenges
IT leaders everywhere are coming to the realization that hybrid cloud is a great way to optimize their IT infrastructure without disrupting business-critical applications. However, there are major challenges ahead, mostly around cloud-based identity and access management (IAM). This is according to a new report from Google Cloud and identity management company ForgeRock. Based on a poll of 300 IT …
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The 7-step checklist to avoid common cloud misconfigurations
Another week and another cloud misconfiguration has hit the headlines. It seems as though a day doesn’t go by where the news cycle doesn’t contain a story relating to a leaky storage bucket or accidentally exposed database due to a security misconfiguration within infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). Noted as an end-user mistake, studies show 90 percent of UK data breaches were a …
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Enterprise IT leaders ‘aggressive’ about shift to the cloud
IT leaders worldwide are “aggressively” moving legacy infrastructure into the cloud, eager to achieve the business, technical and financial benefits of the shift. This is according to a new report from specialist SAP technology consultancy Lemongrass, which claims the move could be “rough” if organizations don’t put the proper measures in place. Polling roughly 150 IT directors for the report, …
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Cloud spending topped data centers for the first time last year
Businesses around the world spent more money on cloud infrastructure than they did on on-premise solutions for the first time last year, new figures have said. A report from market researchers Synergy Research Group claims enterprise spending on cloud-based solutions grew by another third (35 percent) in 2020, compared to the year before, adding that total annual spending has now …
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