What is cloud storage gateway?-a tech definition

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ June 26, 2021/ Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteA cloud storage gateway is a hardware- or software-based appliance located on the customer premises that serves as a bridge between local applications and remote cloud-based storage.  By TechTarget Contributor A cloud storage gateway is a hardware- or software-based appliance located on the customer premises that serves as a bridge between local applications and remote cloud-based storage.  A cloud storage gateway provides

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What is cloud encryption, aka cloud storage encryption?-a tech explanation

Tekmart EMC Enterprise Storage Team/ June 26, 2021/ Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCloud encryption is a service offered by cloud storage providers whereby a customer’s data is transformed using encryption algorithms into ciphertext and stored in the cloud. By Michael Cobb, Margaret Rouse and Rachel Kossman Cloud encryption is almost identical to on-premises encryption with one important difference: The cloud customer must take time to learn about the provider’s policies and procedures for encryption and encryption key management. The

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Cloudflare announces new integrations with Microsoft, others

Staff Writer/ June 23, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Cloud Security, Data center facilities, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, IT risk management, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Partner Presentations, Partner Resources

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesNew security integrations with Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Splunk, Datadog and Sumo Logic will supposedly make it easier for users to analyse network security data. By Alex Scroxton Internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare has announced a series of integrations to help users of various platforms connect and analyse key insights from across their networks. Manchester United praised for swift response to cyber attack The

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Bare-metal cloud- a tech explanation

Staff Writer/ June 22, 2021/ bare-metal cloud, Best practices for data center operations, Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Public cloud and other cloud deployment models

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesBare-metal cloud is a public cloud service where the customer rents dedicated hardware resources from a remote service provider. It offers the hardware resources without any installed operating systems or virtualization infrastructure. By Kurt Marko and Erin Sullivan Commercial cloud service infrastructure enables the virtualization and subdivision of compute, storage and database resources so that servers and storage arrays can

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What is iPaaS ? Its working, benefits, use cases, and its future.

Tekmart Data Center Team/ June 5, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Cloud architecture design, Cloud architecture design and planning, Cloud computing, Cloud Security, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, IT infrastructure management and planning

Reading Time-approximately: 9 minutesIntegration platform as a service (iPaaS) is a set of automated tools that integrate software applications that are deployed in different environments.  By Fred Churchville and Stephen J. Bigelow Large businesses that run enterprise-level systems often use iPaaS to integrate applications and data that live on premises and in both public and private clouds. Typically, an iPaaS platform provides pre-built

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Device as a service set to expand for channel partners

Staff Writer/ June 3, 2021/ Cloud computing, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Articles, Timeless Tips, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe device-as-a-service market is poised for growth as customers look to trim Capex, but channel partners may need to recast themselves if they want to serve as a DaaS provider. By Nicole Lewis If analyst predictions come true and the device-as-a-service market experiences significant growth over the next two years, channel partners involved in the management of PCs and mobile

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7 steps for a strong network and IT security foundation

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ May 24, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Cloud Security, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Security, Wireless Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesEnterprises should make it a habit to review their IT security systems, following steps that include network segmentation, multifactor authentication and security education. By Terry Slattery Without a strong network security strategy, IT security will fall short — and vice versa. The National Security Agency (NSA) has identified three basic functions to form the foundation of a good IT security

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8 remote access security risks and how to prevent them

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ April 27, 2021/ Cloud Security, Data security, Data security strategies and governance, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise identity and access management, Expert Advise and Opinion, Identity and access management, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security policies, procedures and guidelines, Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEnterprises face myriad remote access security concerns, but training and clear communication can help them bolster their security programs for the long term. By Kevin Beaver Just when network teams thought they had their networks under control, everything went sideways because of the coronavirus crisis. Many people were caught off guard as they were forced to deploy and support a

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Purpose of CAPTCHA technology and how it works.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ April 26, 2021/ Cloud Security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Enterprise identity and access management, Expert Advise and Opinion, Identity and access management, Industry News and Expert Advice, Security, Web authentication and access control

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesLearn about the purpose of CAPTCHA challenges that enable websites to differentiate bots from authentic users to stop spammers from hijacking forums and blog comment sections. Courtesy Post: By Joel Dubin What is the technology used on blogs and some web search tools when a user is presented a box with letters and has to retype the displayed information to

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The storage that IP surveillance needs;on-premise and in the cloud

Staff Writer/ April 13, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Computer Storage Hardware, Data Center Hardware, Data storage backup tools, SAN technology and arrays, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesSurveillance is changing, with the evolution from simple streams of sequential images to the application of AI to video, as well as an increasing move to use of the cloud. By Antony Adshead Surveillance systems demands huge amounts of storage media. With most surveillance based around image capture, that will always likely be the case. That also means that input/output (I/O)

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