Tag: cloud security
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How Cloud Adoption, Challenges Are Taking Shape
Categories: Cloud ComputingCloud services Top Enterprise Cloud Services Being Used A full 68.8 percent of all cloud data is in an enterprise-class cloud. The top five enterprise cloud services are Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Office365, Salesforce, Cisco WebEx, and Concur. The Concentrated Cloud The big get bigger in the cloud. A full 80% of data uploaded to… Read more
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Tech Data Offers Partners Full Cisco Security Portfolio
Categories: SecurityTech Data’s channel of solution providers in the United States, Canada and Latin America just got an early holiday gift, with access to Cisco’s full portfolio of intelligent cyber-security solutions. The portfolio includes Cisco’s network security appliances and services from its Sourcefire acquisition last year, as well as enforcement and remediation options through the Cisco Solutions Group… Read more
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Keeping IT Infrastructure Financing Options Open
Although security is among the most common reasons organizations opt to deploy IT on-premise versus the cloud, the decision is more often than not driven by financial rather than technical issues. The simple truth is that many business executives would like to husband their capital by treating IT as an operating expense. However, the dilemma… Read more
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Channel News Briefs: Week of Nov. 9
Categories: Managed ServicesOpenDNS Delivers New Capabilities to MSPs OpenDNS, a provider of cloud-delivered security, has unveiled new capabilities that allow managed service providers (MSPs) to automate common tasks associated with deploying and managing security across their customer base. The new “Centralized Settings” feature multiple new controls that enable MSPs to improve their operational efficiency and profitability. Critical… Read more
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Federal Agencies Are at a Cloud Crossroads
Categories: Cloud ComputingCloud vendors Cloud Use Plans Agencies want to double their cloud use for infrastructure (from 23% to 43%), platform/middleware (from 19% to 41%) and software/apps (from 27% to 49%), but 89% of IT respondents feel apprehensive about migrating to the cloud. Steps Toward Data Governance Only 44% of IT respondents said their agencies have “mature”… Read more
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IAM in the Cloud Drives Channel Opportunities, Challenges
The identity access management (IAM) market pretty much languished on-premise. Most IT organizations were fairly content to manage passwords via Microsoft Active Directory. However, with the rise of mobile computing and shadow IT services, all that has fundamentally changed. Now many IT organizations are desperate to leverage IAM services in the cloud to help regain… Read more