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Ahead in the Clouds

Analysis of the latest trends in cloud and datacentre technology.

March 2019

What the Myspace data loss debacle tells us about how the internet values creative content
Caroline Donnelly - Senior Editor, UK 20 Mar 2019

The news that Myspace lost 12 years of user-generated content during a botched server migration has prompted a lot of debate this week, which Caroline Donnelly picks over here. When details of ...

Kubernetes management made easier for enterprises
Caroline Donnelly - Senior Editor, UK 01 Mar 2019

In this guest post, Rob Greenwood, CTO at Manchester-based cloud and DevOps consultancy, Steamhaus, sets out why the emergence of Amazon's managed Kubernetes service is such good news for the ...

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3 steps to recalibrate a strategic IT roadmap

Business leaders must reevaluate their IT roadmap to ensure it aligns with today's growing landscape. Deloitte's IBM Alliance ...

Experts predict hot enterprise architecture trends for 2021

IT architecture trends to watch in 2021 include organizing business around components and expanding tools to focus on business ...

Cloud, security top list of IT spending priorities

The COVID-19 pandemic's influence on IT spending will continue into 2021, as organizations bolster security, accelerate cloud ...

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SonicWall breached through 'probable' zero-day vulnerabilities

SonicWall's internal systems were breached, and the company is investigating its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series, a remote ...

4 ways to minimize the risk of IT supply chain attacks

Mark Whitehead breaks down the importance of taking a zero-trust cybersecurity approach when it comes to protecting networks and ...

Standardize cybersecurity terms to get everyone correct service

Some cybersecurity terms can refer to multiple service offerings, which can be confusing for companies looking to implement them ...

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SolarWinds: Lessons learned for network management, monitoring

In this roundup of networking blogs, experts reveal the critical lessons learned from the SolarWinds hack in regard to network ...

7 key SD-WAN trends to evaluate in 2021

As SD-WAN continues to mature in 2021, the technology is expected to improve in its support for integrated remote access, ...

10 network security tips in response to the SolarWinds hack

From perimeter protection to persistent patching, enterprises should regularly review, update and test their network security ...

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Modular UPS systems provide flexible power management options

UPSes can provide backup power scalability and efficiency. Admins should consider modular setups for extra redundancy, mixed ...

IBM revenues head south again as hardware, services sales dip

Reporting its sharpest decline in five years, IBM revenues for 2020 dove 5%. CEO Arvind Krishna highlights opportunities and vows...

Get a template to estimate server power consumption per rack

Admins can struggle with power consumption estimation as infrastructure gets more complex. The kW-per-rack metric can help ...

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Enterprise data lakes hold the key to actionable insights

Technological pillars of sound business decisions, AI, machine learning and advanced analytics depend on the quantity, quality ...

Data fabrics help data lakes seek the truth

Data fabrics can play a key role in aligning business goals with the integration, governance, reliability and democratization of ...

Kyligence builds out data cloud for OLAP and big data

Kyligence is advancing the Apache Kylin project with a cloud-native offering that can help organizations more efficiently execute...