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The best features in cloud-based apps are also security risks
Enterprises use more cloud-based apps than ever. Over the past three months, the average number used jumped to 917 from 755, with Microsoft Office 365 apps moving past Google to take the second and third spots in Netskope Inc.’s new Cloud Report. Microsoft Office 365 Outlook.com ranks second, and Microsoft Office 365 OneDrive for Business ...
CloudBees private SaaS edition facilitates Jenkins deployment across the enterprise
The open source automation server Jenkins is a valuable tool for automating the application lifecycle. It allows developers to deliver better software faster by continuously and automatically deploying new features in an application. The challenge for enterprises is Jenkins can be cumbersome and time-consuming to install and deploy across an organization. CloudBees Inc.’s new Jenkins ...
The first line of defense when securing data in the cloud
Apple’s opposition to an FBI request to unlock the iPhone of Syed Rizwan Farook, the shooter in the December terrorist attack in San Bernardino, CA, has raised the issue of data privacy and security, not just on individual devices but also when devices are connected to the cloud. Your device or on-premise server might be ...
Red Hat Gluster Storage now available on Google Cloud
Building on its efforts to get its technology onto the major cloud service providers’ platforms, Red Hat Inc. announced that its Red Hat Gluster Storage software will be available on Google Compute Engine (GCE). According to Red Hat, the alliance gives Google Cloud Platform customers agile and scalable file storage across public and hybrid cloud ...
HPE AppPulse Trace helps developers find and fix errors quickly
Customers expect high-performing applications. It’s imperative, therefore, that developers be able to identify problems and apply fixes quickly. If they can do it before customers notice, even better. The challenge is parsing though huge amounts of data to identify issues. It is a complex task that can take a long time and delay problem resolution—and ...
State of the Cloud: Hybrid cloud adoption increases dramatically
As cloud users and cloud service providers mature, hybrid cloud adoption is growing significantly. Hybrid cloud adoption rose from 58 percent in 2015 to 71 percent thanks to the increased adoption of private cloud computing, which rose to 77 percent, according to RightScale’s 2016 State of the Cloud Report. “At this point, almost everybody is ...
Tintri addresses cloud service providers’ storage and performance needs
For cloud service providers (CSPs), storage can make or break their business. Storage must be reliable, scalable and high performing in order to power their cloud infrastructures. Plus, CSPs must offer services that help them stand out in a crowded marketplace. It’s about being able to service customers quickly, provide a consistent user experience, give ...
N2W Software enhances its backup and recovery solution for Amazon EC2
N2W Software has enhanced its Cloud Protection Manager enterprise backup, recovery and disaster recovery solution for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances, Amazon EBS volumes and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) databases. Leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) native technology, Cloud Protection Manager 2.0 (CPM 2.0) lets AWS customers automate, control and maintain backup ...
#TruePrivateCloud CrowdChat: What makes a private cloud truly a cloud?
With more companies adopting private cloud and hybrid cloud environments, questions are arising as to what makes a private cloud truly a cloud and how cloud services providers (CSPs) fit in the hybrid cloud space. To help clarify those issues, Stu Miniman, principal research contributor at Wikibon and Brian Gracely, lead cloud analyst at Wikibon ...
New IBM mainframe has enhanced security, agility for hybrid clouds
For companies that need to ensure their data remains secure in hybrid cloud environments, IBM has a new mainframe: the z13s. Unveiled today, the system is specifically targeted at hybrid cloud environments and can secure critical information and transactions better than before—and without slowing down performance, said Kathryn Guarini, vice president of offering management for ...