Oct
Our ongoing series “How to stay ahead in an world of disruptive innovation” will analyze the past 50 years of IT disruption and innovation as the history is the best indicator of how things will move in the future. Today’s part 1 analyzes how a Seattle Bookstore’s cloud washed away the human network. Part 1: Learn how to swim before the rain clouds wash you away….. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader […]
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A recent study by Deloitte shows that midmarket firms are finally being to see and embrace the benefits of investing in cloud as part of their business growth strategy. The findings done as part of the 2015 Deloitte Growth Enterprise Services (DGES) survey show that midmarket CIOs have incresingly greater confidence in the cloud and cloud security compared to 2014 or 2013. Key findings from Deloitte: 67% of respondents have increased technology spend in 2015 […]
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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month in the United States. To improve your awareness our security analysts have outlined top cloud security threats to look out for when implementing your strategy. Read below to learn more about the top cloud security tips threats today. Implement a Cloud Security Plan How should you approach cloud security? You should understand the importance of cloud security, along with the dangers associated with it in order to […]
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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month in the United States. To improve your awareness our security analysts have outlined top threats to keep in mind in order to protect your business. Read below to learn more about the top cyber security business threats today and our recommendations to mitigate threats to your business operations. Internal Threats: By far the #1 cause of cyber attacks and data loss is cause […]
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Amazon’s 3rd quarter results show a shift to becoming a cloud company with a e-commerce business on the side. IT and Cloud Provider Giant Amazon (they also have an eCommerce site) recorded surprise profit for the second straight quarter with growth in Amazon Web Services leading the way. Company shares rose 11 percent on the news. Amazon has historically re-invested profits from its main consumer division into new business keeping profits relatively flat while innovating […]
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Anatomy of a Murder..How Amazon Web Services Killed HP Helion Public Cloud and Set Off an IT Tsunami https://t.co/dp4GTWVD4F
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Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference puts the “IT giants” (and some small companies) on notice as HP shuts down their Helion Public Cloud…. HP announced this week that it was finally pulling the plug on the HP Helion public cloud service after close to a year of death row debate. This announcement occurred less than 2 weeks after the re:Invent conference hosted by Amazon Web Services. This year’s re:Invent took on a […]
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Amazon Web Services vs HP Helion Public cloud…game over… HP announced today that it will retire their public cloud platform known as Helion as of January, 2016. After a year of going back and forth on the decision to end-of-life their cloud platform HP has finally admitted they lost in the public cloud war to larger competitors such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. HP is giving customers until […]
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Customers have been asking what is the cloud broker and why do I need it? The following post will explain the role of the cloud broker and how it fits into the world of Cloud Managed Services. What is a Cloud Broker? Cloud brokers and Cloud Managed Services providers partner with companies such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google in order to provider cloud services. The primary value add […]
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Are you thinking of cloud migration, but have your doubts whether cloud security is adequate? You are not alone. Some small and mid-market businesses are hesitant to full embrace cloud migration, fearing that their business sensitive data might get breached when stored in the public cloud. But is the risk really that high or can it be managed? As statistics show, more than half of all enterprises and third of […]
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