0307, 2021

A CIO’s guide to legacy data center system modernization

Staff Writer/ July 3, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, CEO Quick Reads, CIO Resources, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security policies, procedures and guidelines, IT Management, Leadership and strategic planning

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesFor CIOs, understanding what legacy system modernization entails, when it’s necessary and which approaches are right for their needs leads to optimal performance in the enterprise. By Johna Till Johnson Three words that can turn a CIO’s heart to stone are legacy system modernization. Too often, the concept refers to a labor-intensive, energy-absorbing effort to redesign applications that were architected in

0107, 2021

What’s the difference between CERT,CSIRT and SOC incident response lifecycles?

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ July 1, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security incident response

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesWhat’s in a name? Parse the true differences between a CERT, a CSIRT, a CIRT and a SOC, before you decide what’s best for your organization. By Ed Moyle CERT, CSIRT, CIRT and SOC are terms you’ll hear in the realm of incident response. In a nutshell, the first three are often used synonymously to describe teams focused on incident response, while the last typically

2906, 2021

Comparing SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS Cloud Service Models

Tekmart Data Center Team/ June 29, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Cloud applications, Cloud architecture design and planning, Cloud computing, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThere are three major cloud service models: software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS). By Linda Rosencrance There are three major cloud service models: software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS). Cloud service pricing models are categorized into pay per use, subscription-based

2906, 2021

Choosing between IaaS and SaaS cloud service models

Tekmart Data Center Team/ June 29, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Cloud architecture design and planning, Cloud computing, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Public cloud and other cloud deployment models

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEven if you already moved a few workloads to the cloud, it’s never too early to start looking at where you are going and never too late to make a change. See if IaaS or SaaS is the right service model for your organization. By Brian Kirsch Once you decide to move to the cloud, the next step is determining

2806, 2021

Endpoint security vs. network security: Why both matter

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ June 28, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAs the security perimeter blurs, companies often debate the merits of endpoint security vs. network security. However, it shouldn’t be an either-or decision. By Andrew Froehlich When it comes to developing a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, no single architecture type or product can protect against all threats. Instead, an assortment of security tools must be deployed — many of which will

2806, 2021

Watering hole attacks; what these are, how they work and how to prevent becoming a victim.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ June 28, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data security, Datacentre disaster recovery and security, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, IT infrastructure management and planning, Network visibility

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA watering hole attack is a security exploit in which the attacker seeks to compromise a specific group of end users by infecting websites that members of the group are known to visit. ByGavin Wright and Madelyn Bacon The goal is to infect a targeted user’s computer and gain access to the network at the target’s workplace. The term watering hole

2806, 2021

Data Center Firewalls: The 5 different types explained.

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ June 28, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network device security: Appliances, firewalls and switches

Reading Time-approximately: 8 minutesRead up on the five different firewalls’ similarities and differences, the three firewall deployment models and tips for choosing the firewall that best meets your company’s needs. By Amy Larsen DeCarlo and Robert G. Ferrell More than 30 years after the concept of the network firewall entered the security conversation, the technology remains an essential tool in the enterprise network

2606, 2021

REST API (RESTful API), what are these?-a detailed expert explanation

Staff Writer/ June 26, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, CEO Quick Reads, CIO Resources, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesA RESTful API is an architectural style for an application program interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to access and use data. That data can be used to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data types, which refers to the reading, updating, creating and deleting of operations concerning resources. By Alexander S. Gillis A RESTful API is an architectural style for

2306, 2021

SOAR (security orchestration, automation and response)-a tech explanation

Staff Writer/ June 23, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, SOAR (security orchestration, automation and response), Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesSOAR (security orchestration, automation and response) is a stack of compatible software programs that enables an organization to collect data about security threats and respond to security events without human assistance. By Sharon Shea The goal of using a SOAR platform is to improve the efficiency of physical and digital security operations. What is SOAR? SOAR platforms have three main components: security

2306, 2021

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