This is the first in a series of blog posts examining a cloud-based enterprise. In this post we’ll introduce how a Secure Enclave can help enterprises migrate to a cloud-based model. The two dominant themes in enterprise architecture today is the desire to save money by utilizing cloud services and threat of state-sponsored cyberattacks. The goal of a Secure Enclave is to help … [Read more...] about Secure Enclaves: Foundation For The Cloud-Based Enterprise
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| In many ways the megatrend of Cloud Computing is driving all the other megatrends. |
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| Cloud computing refers to the on-demand provision of computational resources (data, software) via a computer network, rather than from a local computer. In general this is a pay-as-you-go approach delivered via the Internet, but private clouds and other enterprise approaches are also key. |
| The bad news is that enterprise CTOs, the people who created the construct and business model of this approach, are now suffering through an onslaught of over the top hype. Most are getting sick of the term. Our goal is report critically important operational use cases and non-biased technology reviews in this field, while avoiding the typical hype. Our no-hype reporting on cloud and its many types is captured in this category. |
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| There are many personal aspects of cloud computing, including the delivery of services direct to individuals. |
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The Cloud Security Alliance Hosts 5th Annual Federal Summit on 15 May 2018
The Cloud Security Alliance is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, and to provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure all other forms of computing. It is a member-driven organization. The Cloud Security Alliance is led by a broad coalition of industry … [Read more...] about The Cloud Security Alliance Hosts 5th Annual Federal Summit on 15 May 2018
Assessments on AWS Snowball and AWS Snowball Edge Post Confirmed By User Feedback
In March I opined on the remarkable engineering in AWS Snowball and AWS Snowball Edge. There are many trends in tech now and some of them, like the specific capabilities in this cloud computing domain, can seem like they are slow to develop till they are right on you. This is one of those times when I felt surprised. I've been tracking cloud computing, big data and even AWS for … [Read more...] about Assessments on AWS Snowball and AWS Snowball Edge Post Confirmed By User Feedback
Pause And Take Note Of The Remarkable Engineering In AWS Snowball and AWS Snowball Edge
In a recent conversation with a friend in AWS I was reminded of the very interesting capabilities of AWS Snowball and the even more capable Snowball Edge. Snowball is a data transport solution that is designed to get large quantities of data from one place to another. It can move petabytes from legacy datacenters into the cloud, for example. Or from the cloud to off site … [Read more...] about Pause And Take Note Of The Remarkable Engineering In AWS Snowball and AWS Snowball Edge
5 Online Resources for Learning AngularJS
If you’re a confident front-end web developer, fluent in HTML, CSS, and Javascript, you may wish to expand what your web apps can do without writing custom code yourself. Learning AngularJS can help speed up the development of web apps dramatically, but before diving into Angular development, you’ll need a bit of background knowledge of Angular’s history, syntax, and … [Read more...] about 5 Online Resources for Learning AngularJS
Connected Devices, Remote Security: Data Encryption and Security in the Cloud
Security” used to mean worrying about HTTPS certificates on your websites. The notion of a “device” was a browser and all you really had to do was to guarantee that traffic between it and your web servers was encrypted. Then the “bring your own device” (BYOD) phenomenon caused system administrators to worry about things like isolating WiFi traffic for visitors and providing … [Read more...] about Connected Devices, Remote Security: Data Encryption and Security in the Cloud
Application-Defined Networking Basics: Definitions and reasons to think ADN vs. alternatives
Virtualization first hit compute in a big way in the late 1990s, fueling VMware’s growth. In a somewhat overlapping timeline, virtualized storage gave administrators the ability to chunk up disks in a similar way. But networking hung in there. Almost every network on the planet today still has to balance collision domains, broadcast domains, subnet masking, and cabling in what … [Read more...] about Application-Defined Networking Basics: Definitions and reasons to think ADN vs. alternatives