Tag: cloud

February 20, 2024

Most developers don’t use infrastructure as code (IaC), argues AWS tech lead Chris Munns. But to those top 10% to 15% of developers who do use modern development technologies such as IaC go the spoils. Even if the audience for […]

February 20, 2024

What we mean by “hybrid cloud” has always needed to be clarified for the cloud industry. Once defined as a private cloud paired with a public cloud, it’s now a catch-all for any system that’s not a public cloud working […]

February 15, 2024

Cloud data security and compliance provider, BigID, has announced adding an access governance capability to its existing offerings to help hunt down exposed sensitive data and overprivileged user accounts. The capability is targeted at helping organizations improve security posture, mitigate […]

February 15, 2024

Oracle has updated its Autonomous Database offering in an effort to maintain its lead over competing cloud-based database services from rivals such as AWS, Google Cloud, IBM, and Snowflake. Oracle Autonomous Database is an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) service. Oracle […]

February 15, 2024

Microsoft will invest €3.2 billion in Germany by the end of 2025 to double the artificial intelligence and cloud capacities of its data centers there. The company also wants to train more than 1.2 million people in digital skills. Brad […]

February 14, 2024

If the screwdriver were invented by the tech industry today, then it would be widely deployed for a variety of tasks, including hammering nails. Since the debut of ChatGPT, there has been a growing fervor and backlash against large language […]

February 14, 2024

Python is often described as an easy language—both easy to learn and easy to use. Python makes it easy to develop powerful software for an enormous variety of applications. But it can be as difficult to get started with Python […]

February 14, 2024

Striking a balance between sufficient visibility into cloud computing environments and the potential for an overdose of false positives and duplicate alerts is the key challenge facing cloud security professionals, according to the State of Security Remediation report from the […]

February 13, 2024

Delivering an integrated IT experience wherever you do business around the world – especially after the release of ChatGPT – means more than simply setting up a few servers outside your borders and offering extended help desk hours for employees. […]

February 13, 2024

The runaway success of Kubernetes adoption by enterprise software developers has created motivation for attackers to target these installations with specifically designed exploits that leverage its popularity. Attackers have become better at hiding their malware, avoiding the almost trivial security […]

February 13, 2024

I’ve been working with artificial intelligence systems since the 1980s. Back then, AI was considered a revolution in leveraging computer systems to achieve unheard-of capabilities. Things are much the same today with generative AI (genAI). But to avoid the mistakes […]

February 12, 2024

Networking giant Cisco is planning to restructure its business, which may involve laying off thousands of employees, according to a Reuters report. The restructuring plans may be announced later this week in an earnings call, according to the Reuters report. […]

February 12, 2024

From the get-go, the cloud promised to help companies scale up their architectures in seconds, run their applications faster, never turn away a transaction, and save money through economies of scale. How could any CIO or application manager resist the […]

February 12, 2024

An IT leader on the way to the promised land comes to a fork in the road. There’s a sign up ahead with two arrows. The arrow pointing to the left path says: This way lies oral surgery. An arrow […]

February 12, 2024

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) is an automated testing process designed to identify security vulnerabilities in a web application. It does this by simulating attacks on the application and analyzing the responses. Unlike static testing, which analyzes an application’s code, […]

February 9, 2024

Cisco has fixed three serious cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in its Expressway Series collaboration gateway and a denial-of-service (DoS) flaw in the ClamAV anti-malware engine. CSRF flaws allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary actions on vulnerable devices by tricking […]

February 9, 2024

Google is teaming up with HSBC to make it easier for climate tech companies that run their on the internet search giant’s cloud platform to access financial support. The partnership will see members of the Google Cloud Ready – Sustainability […]

February 9, 2024

Don’t look now, but 25% of organizations surveyed in the United Kingdom have already moved half or more of their cloud-based workloads back to on-premises infrastructures. This is according to a recent study by Citrix, a Cloud Software Group business […]

February 9, 2024

Joen Meier Olsen, senior manager of strategy advisers in EMEA for Apptio, says: “The hybrid cloud conversation in the Nordics focuses more on a cloud-if-it-makes-sense principle, rather than a cloud-first principle. Companies are moving to the public cloud if it […]

February 8, 2024

Managed services provider Flexential has released Flexential Fabric, a platform that enables customers to dynamically provision interconnection services through a web interface. Flexential Fabric supports both IP transit and private transport through a single port, which the company says is […]