1304, 2021

Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS)-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ April 13, 2021/ Cloud Security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, Network Security, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, WHY??: Explanations on data center hardware

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesPen Testing as a Service (PTaaS) is a cloud service that provides information technology (IT) professionals with the resources they need to conduct and act upon point-in-time and continuous penetration tests. By TechTarget Contributor The goal of PTaaS is to help organizations build successful vulnerability management programs that can find, prioritize and remediate security threats quickly and efficiently. In IT security, it

0104, 2021

man-in-the-middle attack (MitM)-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ April 1, 2021/ Cloud Security, Data security strategies and governance, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Endpoint security, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Security, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, Wireless Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack is one in which the attacker secretly intercepts and relays messages between two parties who believe they are communicating directly with each other. The attack is a type of eavesdropping in which the entire conversation is controlled by the attacker. Courtesy Post By TechTarget Contributor Sometimes referred to as a session hijacking attack, MiTM has a strong chance

3003, 2021

The 3-2-1 backup rule: Has cloud made it obsolete?

Staff Writer/ March 30, 2021/ Backup and Archival Tools, Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Data backup security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThe 3-2-1 backup rule was made for small-scale use in the pre-cloud era when tape still ruled. Is it relevant in the 2020s, or can we repurpose its fundamental principles? By Antony Adshead A fundamental of backup is 3-2-1 – often referred to as “the 3-2-1 rule”. But what is the 3-2-1 rule? Is it still of value to all organisations, especially

2503, 2021

What is cloud networking?-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ March 25, 2021/ Cloud computing, Cloud computing standards and compliance, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Security, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCloud networking is when some or all of an organization’s networking resources are located in the cloud. Hosting networking resources in the cloud means that businesses can create complex networks only with the need for an internet connection. Networking resources are normally hosted by a third-party cloud provider. By Alexander S. Gillis Cloud networking focuses on the ability for a cloud customer

2802, 2021

Uptime and availability: Making sense of supplier SLAs

Staff Writer/ February 28, 2021/ cloud SLA (cloud service-level agreement), Data Center SLA Metrics, Data center systems management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEnterprises need to read the fine print of supplier service-level agreements (SLA) or risk finding themselves caught short during downtime incidents. By Stuart Burns The IT industry is awash with credible metrics that are used to measure performance, efficiency, resiliency and a load of other important infrastructure characteristics that are routinely used and abused by suppliers in their marketing materials.

0902, 2021

Cloud storage best practices in the work-from-home era

Staff Writer/ February 9, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Data backup security, Security

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesFind out what data and applications are best for cloud storage, what design factors to consider and how to choose the right service to meet short- and long-term needs of remote workers. By Kurt Marko The scramble to support ubiquitous work-from-home environments has hit every corner of IT, but the effects on infrastructure operations haven’t been uniform. Organizations operating primarily

0202, 2021

5 ways hybrid cloud storage is changing SAN management

Staff Writer/ February 2, 2021/ Cloud computing, Cloud Storage, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, SAN switch (storage area network switch), SAN Technology and Arrays

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesIncreasing reliance on cloud storage is changing the way storage area networks are managed and the challenges that SAN admins face in responding to business requirements. By Stephen Engelhardt Data has grown at an unprecedented pace for years, and storage management has had to change to keep up. Industry observers have repeatedly predicted that storage area networks would become obsolete.

2201, 2021

cloud infrastructure-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 22, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Cloud computing, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Managing cloud infrastructure, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesCloud infrastructure refers to the hardware and software components — such as servers, storage, a network, virtualization software, services and management tools — that support the computing requirements of a cloud computing model. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): James Montgomery; Kurt Marko; Nicholas Rando; Beth Pariseau; Alex Barrett Cloud infrastructure also includes an abstraction layer that virtualizes and logically presents resources and services to

2001, 2021

What’s behind cloud providers’ push for custom hardware?

Staff Writer/ January 20, 2021/ Cloud architecture design and planning, Cloud computing, Data Center Hardware, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Managing cloud infrastructure

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThe nature of the cloud market demands innovation, and custom hardware might be the next move for the major vendors in this space. Experts weigh in on the key drivers of this shift. By George Lawton Initially, public clouds were built on generic hardware to cut costs and operate at massive scale — but that’s changing. A shift toward highly scalable

0601, 2021

Examine these 21 top cloud backup services for business

Staff Writer/ January 6, 2021/ Backup and Archival Tools, Backup and recovery software, Cloud computing, Cloud computing SLAs, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage Vendors

Reading Time-approximately: 20 minutesBefore selecting a service from a cloud backup provider, identify your organization’s specific needs, including which features are important for security and data management. By Chris Evans As data becomes more valuable to enterprises, backup and data protection become increasingly critical in delivering IT services to internal business customers. Over the last 15 years, IT has gradually adopted public cloud