Google falls over... In case you missed the news Google just suffered a worldwide outage of a number of services. These included many common workplace apps such as Gmail, Google Drive and Google Meet. The last 3 organisations I have worked with have all been ‘Google houses’, meaning they rely[...]
Barracuda announced a new secure SD-WAN service built natively on Microsoft Azure. The new Barracuda CloudGen WAN service is the first SD-WAN solution that runs inside Azure Virtual WAN Hubs. Hubs can be interconnected through the Microsoft Global Network.This network architecture can replace[...]
You've just been asked to look at a multi-cloud solution. You might put on a brave face for upper management, but deep down you know this isn't going to be easy. You're right.Have you recently moved to the cloud? Perhaps you are mulling over your accomplishments having moved to an agile, DevOps[...]
Check Point Research analysts who discovered two vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure have published the details of how these flaws were found and how attackers could potentially use them.The research team began exploring Azure infrastructure in an effort "to disprove the[...]
Microsoft is the most popular supplier of public cloud services and is continuing to gain on AWS, according to research. What's more, the tech giant's cloud platform, Azure, is expected to dominate the market over the next three years. This is according to a survey of over 100 IT executives from[...]
Google Announces New Cloud Security Initiatives Last week Google announced two new initiatives that are bound to further strengthen their presence in the cloud security sphere.
Cisco to Acquire Viptela and Add SD-WAN Skills to Portfolio The IT company is planning to acquire Viptela, the SD-WAN expert company. The $610 mil deal is another effort by Cisco to strengthen its cloud-position. The Viptela acquisition is expected to go through during the second half of 2017.[...]
The cloud has redefined the way businesses operate online. It’s a cost efficient solution which eliminates the need to build or expand your own data centers. However, online IT systems are built over a series of different components, such as private, hybrid or public clouds, on-premises hardware[...]
