Microsoft Fabric--Connecting the Dots
Linkedln
September 10, 2024
All of us in IT are familiar with this long time database friend and server that stores and retrieves data. SQL Server was revolutionary for its time. But one thing you can always count on in IT is change
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Tags: Cloud, Data Center, Emerging Technology
AI’s Role in Identity
LinkedIn
June 28, 2024
Due to the widespread adoption of multi cloud strategies and the growing utilization of AI related programs like Large Language Models, we’re seeing the quantity of both human and machine identities growing quickly. Many of these identities require sensitive or privileged access. However, contrary to how human access to sensitive data is managed, machine identities often lack identity security controls, and therefore represent a widespread and potent threat vector ready to be exploited.
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Tags: Cloud, Data Center, Emerging Technology
Amazon GuardDuty—Intelligent Threat Detection That Keeps Getting Better
LinkedIn
April 01, 2024
By 2028, 70% of workloads will run in the cloud according to Gartner. Today, 67% of enterprise infrastructure is now cloud-based. According to Zippia, 48% of businesses choose to store their most important data in the cloud.
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Tags: Cloud, Data Center, Emerging Technology
Google Security Command Center Enterprise: Building a bridge between enterprise security and multi cloud protection
LinkedIn
March 15, 2024
We’ve seen an evolution of cloud security point solutions morphing into platforms like CNAPPs. The challenge is that these platforms often operate in a silo and are disconnected from broader security ops.
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Tags: Cloud, Data Center, Emerging Technology
Shifting Left Securely with Amazon Inspector
Linkedln
January 19, 2024
There were lots of really cool announcements that came out of #reInvent2023. One of my favorites was the release of three new capabilities for Amazon Inspector. These feature releases broaden what’s possible when it comes to scanning for software vulnerabilities in cloud code.
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Identity and Access Management—A Key to Modern Work and Secure Productivity
Linkedln
December 20, 2023
According to research from Zippia, 27% of U.S. employees work remotely, as of 2023. But that isn’t the full picture. 66% of U.S. employees work remotely, at least part-time. With up to 92% of employees working at least one day per week remotely, the average U.S. worker works 5.8 remote workdays per month. How, where and when we work has dramatically changed over the last 4 or 5 years.
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Tags: Cloud, Data Center, Emerging Technology
Connecting the dots to AI Security in the Cloud—Thoughts from AWS reInvent
Linkedln
December 11, 2023
Dots and Boxes is a pencil and paper game for two players (sometimes more). It was first published in the 19th century by French mathematician Edouard Lucas, who called it la pipopiette. Players take turns adding a single horizontal or vertical line between unjoined, adjacent dots.
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Microsoft 365 for Business Security-- Features and Best Practices
LinkedIn
November 13, 2023
It feels like the world runs on email, particularly O365. In fact, 345 million people are currently using Microsoft 365 as of January 2023. That’s an enormous number of companies across every vertical.
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Tags: Cloud, Security
Digital Resilience + AI + Splunk = A Winning Hand
LinkedIn
July 21, 2023
Just about everybody heading to Vegas hopes to put a couple of dollars in a slot machine and hit the jackpot. Bad actors have that in common with Vegas gamblers—they are both hoping to win. Maybe serious gamblers, those looking for more than a quick, easy payout, have even more in common with bad actors. These savvy players are using technology to harness or hone the pattern finding expertise of artificial intelligence and apply it to their betting. They hope to beat the system with the goal of making money. Both the gambler and the bad actor are looking for an AI advantage.
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Tags: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity
Microsoft Helping Digital Native Businesses to Shine
LinkedIn
July 19, 2023
According to Wikipedia the term Digital Native describes a person who has grown up in the information age. But in business, the term takes on a different meaning. IDC describes Digital Native Businesses (DNBs)as having a digital-first approach and tech-driven operating models. These companies that are born in the cloud - aggressively leverage new and emerging technologies, platform services, and marketplaces. DNBs grow and scale fast, disrupting industries and creating new markets.
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Tags: Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Center
Cloud is a Journey, not a Destination
LinkedIn
November 04, 2020
Remember when you were a kid and went on a family vacation with your parents in the car? If you were lucky enough to take a road trip on the Classic Route 66, you might have seen some cool sights like the Gateway Arch in St Louis or the Blue Whale in Catoosa, Oklahoma or maybe even the Meteor Crater in Winslow, Arizona. You of course were excited to be seeing so many cool things even if you had to be stuck in a car with your pesky siblings. Your parents of course knew you were learning new things during the whole journey.
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Tags: Cloud, Data Center
Building Forward Thinking IT Architecture with Strategic Business Intent
linkedin
May 17, 2020
Like 90,000 others, I attended Think2020 virtually this year. There were over 250 virtual labs covering everything from #AI to #Cloud to #5G. Some of the themes of the conference that resonated for me were Hybrid IT and the OpenShift messaging of “Run on Anything, Anywhere”
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Tags: AI, Cloud, 5G
The right IT infrastructure is hybrid
IBM
March 04, 2020
From time to time, we invite industry thought leaders to share their opinions and insights on current technology trends on the IBM Systems IT Infrastructure blog. The opinions in these posts are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM.
Gartner forecasts worldwide public cloud revenue will grow 17 percent in 2020[1]. While it’s clear that cloud is still being rapidly adopted, on premises and private cloud are growing as well. My team and I see this on a daily basis as we visit with enterprise clients...
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Tags: Cloud
Dear CFO: Are Your Cloud Costs Out of Control? Ask IT These 4 Questions to Find Out Why
Oracle Netsuite
November 13, 2019
This article for Oracle Netsuite that discusses 4 Questions to find out why cloud costs are creeping up. Jo begins by asking 4 critical questions designed to foster constructive dialogue between CIO and CFO to help understand and contain optimal cloud spending.
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Tags: Cloud, Procurement, Business Strategy
Secure hybrid cloud with encryption everywhere on IBM z15
IBM
October 07, 2019
Securing hybrid cloud environments is a shared responsibility. IT teams are looking for reliable tools to help navigate the process. It’s ideal if these tools can scale automatically and are customizable and programmable. Tailoring security for a client’s specific environment is key. A nice-to-have is a security tool that has a certain degree of decision making baked in. Smart tools or systems like this allows for security decisions to be made in real time on behalf of the organization.
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Tags: Cloud, Privacy, Data Center
3 reasons why enterprise clients are opting for hybrid cloud
IBM
August 03, 2019
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VMware on AWS: A Fit for Your Customers?
Channel Futures
July 11, 2019
Many people may not realize that VMware has been a pioneer and leading innovator of “software-defined” technology for almost two decades. It is best known as a market leader in virtualization technology – the basis of software-defined servers, storage and networking – that has been the key enabler of enterprise-class private cloud infrastructure globally.
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Tags: Cloud
9 Pitfalls of Cloud Migration and How to Protect Your Customer
Channel Partners
February 28, 2019
Jo Peterson co-authored an article about the pitfalls of cloud migration and how IT professionals can avoid some of the common missteps and misconceptions that lead to poor outcomes.
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Tags: Cloud, Customer Experience, Change Management
Ericsson provides orchestration agility for service providers
linkedin
May 15, 2017
According to Forbes the Internet Of Things Market To Reach $267B By 2020. Much of the underlying platform technology that IoT will use to provide digital transformation globally will be cloud services. Cloud operators need to be agile to deliver services on a global scale. We’ve entered an era where speed is essential. Along with speed comes the need for governance. Delivering service to customers on demand is table stakes. The partners who are embracing this challenge realize that customer provisioning of cloud environments must move from weeks to minutes and service level agreements must be measured and enforced. As cloud providers move forward to meet client demand, automated orchestration at scale is a foundational need.
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Tags: Cloud, Agile
AWS Or Azure? 7 Decision Points
linkedin
December 18, 2015
We’re often asked, “What are the differences between AWS and Azure?" The question generally comes from clients looking to decide which path to head down, a decision that depends on figuring out the best-long term solution to support a particular workload and satisfy a client’s business needs and drivers.
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Empower Flexible, Mobile Access to Customer Data
