The growing rate of hybrid cloud adoption requires particular models of cloud security. Many enterprises are moving some of their workload to a public cloud environment while retaining other workloads in the private cloud. Transitional cloud security strategies are needed that continue to make use of existing data centers and security strategies. Because each enterprise splits up their data between public and private clouds in a unique way, data security methods must solve multiple challenges.
Cloud Backup & Disaster Recovery Predictions for 2014
2013 was a banner year for cloud backup adoption. It was also a year of wake-up calls: simple cloud backup doesn’t constitute DR, transfer speeds are vital, and beware cloud as a commodity. Let’s look to 2014 for more trends in cloud backup and DR in the cloud.
This trend showed up in the news as well-known cloud backup vendors ceased production. Symantec Backup Exec Cloud was the biggest casualty of slow performance, and more cloud hosting products struggled or went down because they were not optimized for speed of backup or recovery.
Just offering a backup to cloud option isn’t enough anymore. Users appreciate the scalability and cost-effectiveness of the cloud but they also want the same level of performance in backup and restore that they had on-premise. Native cloud optimization for the Internet and high data transfer speeds are the only way to achieve this performance level.
Coalfire Launches Online Exchange for HIPAA Compliance and Risk Management
Coalfire has launched HIPAAcentral, a new compliance exchange that provides a comprehensive suite of services for covered entities and business associates and their subcontractors to manage, maintain and exchange healthcare regulatory compliance data.
“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is now actively monitoring and enforcing the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, and too many healthcare firms aren’t prepared,” said Rick Dakin, CEO and co-founder of Coalfire. “HIPAAcentral is closing that gap by enabling subscribers to securely exchange and verify compliance status.”
Telx Names Hector Hernandez as SVP of Operations and Service Delivery
Telx®, a leading provider of global interconnectivity, cloud enablement services and datacenter solutions, today announced that Hector Hernandez has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Operations and Service Delivery. Hernandez brings more than 30 years of broad experience in datacenters, networks operations as well as the business of colocation from his tenures at Terremark, Bellsouth and EDS. As part of his responsibilities, Hernandez will lead the day to day operations of all Telx’s 20 data centers.
IBM pumps $1.2bn into cloud and data centre offering
IBM has today announced a $1.2bn (£735m) commitment to “expand its global footprint”, building data centres to cover all geographies and financial centres.
“Today’s announcement is another major step in driving a global expansion of IBM’s cloud footprint and helping clients drive transformation,” thundered Erich Clementi, IBM global technology services SVP in a statement.
IBM plans to open 15 data centres in the coming year, to add to its 12 already deployed and the baker’s dozen it picked up following the $2bn acquisition of SoftLayer last year. Armonk claims the acquisition has helped pick up 2400 clients.
The new data centres will be launched in China – joining a long list of firms with the same idea – Hong Kong, India and Japan, alongside Dallas, London, Mexico City and Washington DC.
You’ve got to spend money to make money, as the old saying goes, and IBM certainly …
CiRBA’s Automated Capacity Control Now Supports Microsoft Hyper-V
CiRBA has announced the availability of CiRBA Version 8. With this release, CiRBA adds support for Microsoft® Hyper-V® to its award-winning Control Console, which enables organizations to maximize efficiency and minimize risk in virtual and cloud infrastructure. This new capability is a key addition to CiRBA’s already strong platform support, which includes VMware® ESX®, IBM® PowerVM®, and Red Hat® Enterprise Virtualization.
Also now shipping in Version 8 is CiRBA’s new Reservation Console, announced last fall, which automates the entire process of selecting the optimal hosting environment for new workloads and reserving compute and storage capacity. The Reservation Console combines with CiRBA’s cross-platform support to enable CiRBA customers to automate “fit for purpose” placements for new workloads across multi-hypervisor, multi-SLA, multi-site virtual and cloud environments.
Telx Names Hector Hernandez as SVP of Operations and Service Delivery
Telx®, a leading provider of global interconnectivity, cloud enablement services and datacenter solutions, today announced that Hector Hernandez has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Operations and Service Delivery. Hernandez brings more than 30 years of broad experience in datacenters, networks operations as well as the business of colocation from his tenures at Terremark, Bellsouth and EDS. As part of his responsibilities, Hernandez will lead the day to day operations of all Telx’s 20 data centers.
Use Case – How to Extend Security Intelligence Using Big Data Solutions
The era of Big Data is upon us. Data is growing in volume, variety and velocity. At the same time, cybercrimes, breaches and advanced persistent threats are increasing at an alarming rate. As a result, the pressure is on to protect critical data and demonstrate compliance to a growing body of regulation. Security Intelligence transforms the playing field and shifts the balance in favor of the good guys. In this webcast, learn how to blend Big Data technologies that address speed and flexibility and are ideal for ad-hoc data exploration, discovery analysis of unstructured data in motion with traditional structured data suitable for repeatable tasks, to build a security intelligence platform across your enterprise. Leveraging Big Data analytics to uncover hidden threats within massive amounts of data in motion provides actionable insights to detect unknown threats and prioritize actions.
AppZero Adds Tether Console & Modernization for Ease of One-Step Migration
AppZero, the fastest, most flexible way to move server applications, announced today AppZero v5.5 that introduces the Tether Console and IIS modernization. The software is now available and further eases one-step migrations for complex Windows server applications from older operating systems such as Window Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012, and from the data center to the cloud.
AppZero Tether Console is a simple interface that guides users through the AppZero process of migrating applications from source server to destination. AppZero migration automates the extraction and movement of server-side applications to any cloud or machine in a fraction of the time required by other approaches, and with no change to the application. AppZero is the only cloud-independent application extraction and cloud delivery automation tool on the market.
HCL Technologies and CSC Partner
HCL Technologies and CSC have formed a strategic partnership to address the substantial market opportunity created by the need for enterprise clients to modernize their applications and transition to the cloud.
HCL and CSC will create a world-class application modernization delivery network to enable enterprises to shift from legacy technologies to a cloud-enabled platform. The first delivery centers will be launched in Bangalore and Chennai. These delivery centers will lower the risks and costs for clients transitioning to the cloud.
The joint application modernization offering will be enhanced with vertical specific initiatives starting with banking and financial services through the creation of a banking center of excellence. The partnership will be standardizing the delivery of modernized applications and enable them to be brokered onto any cloud environment, using platforms such as CSC’s ServiceMesh.