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  For the eighth year in a row, AWS has been ranked in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant as the No. 1 IaaS provider. This is a clear indicator of the trust companies show in AWS, by migrating to AWS and adopting AWS services . Despite this, most companies, across industry segments have much to learn about AWS best practices for security. Organizations—across industries—should start to address their security concerns, or map them, by answering the following three questions: Who can access my applications and when are they being accessed? How is it possible for us to better monitor key file changes? How can we ensure of being notified in time in the event of an anomalous occurrence? This article looks at the key ways organizations can identify and meet the most common of challenges to AWS security. Beware of Misconfigurations It is common to see organizations give priority to putting tools and controls in place before establishing security strategy. It is far better and more practical to asse...

  For the 11th successive year, Gartner has named AWS as their Magic Quadrant Leader. AWS’s leadership position is not news. AWS is well recognized for its flexible, secure and highly-available cloud environment. Many businesses rely on AWS to provide the infrastructure and services required to run their business applications securely and confidently in an ever-evolving business environment. In addition to the many infrastructural advantages AWS provides, from data centers to ongoing innovations like Serverless, customers get the benefit of a network architected to secure information, applications, and identities. AWS provides services and features to help organizations meet core security and compliances, such as data-protection, data locality, and confidentiality. Here are five key ways AWS helps take the burden of security off organizations’ shoulders. Automation Manual security tasks are time and resource intensive, AWS takes away this drudgery by providing services and tools to...

One of the biggest worries organizations have about moving their workloads and data to the cloud is data loss. It’s a valid worry. Even AWS, the leader by far maintains that your applications and your data in the cloud are your responsibility, as evinced by the AWS Shared Responsibility Model. However, you can easily eliminate data loss risk while saving on costs using a service from AWS partner network: Veeam Backup and DR Fully automated and native, Veeam provides comprehensive backup and disaster recovery services that can help you secure your data on Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon EFS and Amazon VPC, while saving on back up costs. There are several reasons to pick Veeam for your AWS back up and recovery, here are the top 10 1. Cloud native backup and recovery Veeam’s AWS backup and recovery is designed for AWS. Thus, it is fully native and meets all AWS security best practices. Be it Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon EFS and Amazon VPC, your data is fully protected on AWS. EC2 or RDS...

  An organization’s successful cloud migration is heavily dependant on moving its on premises infrastructure to the cloud, and Azure Migrate greatly simplifies this process by allowing you to perform agentless discovery and readiness assessments of SQL server . This is an easy solution to discover your entire SQL ecosystem, and have a unified experience for assessments of your IaaS & PaaS assets. Azure Migrate offers a complete repository of tools from Microsoft and partners for your migration needs. The latest release unifies three tools for server, database and web-app assessment to create a guided start-to-finish flow. You can now perform assessments for Azure SQL Managed Instances & Azure SQL Databases. Imminent releases are expected to support integrated assessment for Azure App Service too. With this release you can discover SQL Server and databases (running in VMware) and conduct analyses of their configuration and performance, as well as check application dependenci...

  There is little doubt anymore about the numerous benefits cloud environment offers businesses, from reduced Capex to data accessibility, business continuity, collaboration, security and more. The first logical step in migrating to the cloud is the choice of cloud model and your migration strategy, so as to have as little gap in service levels as possible. The cloud deployment model you select, be it public, private, hybrid or multi-cloud, should be based on your business requirements, goals and objectives. But beyond this, your business needs should also inform your choice of cloud provider . Here’s a checklist to help you select the best cloud provider for your needs. Match technology to business objectives Rather than blindly choosing to go with the ‘best’ service provider, base your selection on their ability to deliver to your business goals. Factor in aspects such as workload migration strategies, application management and operations management when shortlisting best-fit cl...

  AWS ’s Public Sector Partners : Delivering cloud technologies securely and reliably to government agencies The ongoing Covid 19 pandemic and periodic lockdowns have thrown life and business into disarray, but behind the scenes, AWS’s Public Sector Partners are helping Public Sector Entities acceletate their digital transformation trajectory from dealing with the flood of calls and requests for citizens needing medical help to financial aid, and business continuity. AWS’s Public Sector Partners are bringing private sector expertise to governments departments, academia and non-profit organization, helping them transition to digital platforms that offer heightened efficiencies with better cost-saving and higher ROI. As a result transitions that would have taken years are getting done in months and weeks. One key area where public sector organizations and non-profits are very active is disaster response—not just Covid related but the multitude of natural disasters that routinely affl...

  Is Your Cloud MSP Aligned to Your Business Requirements? Cloud Managed Services are here to stay. Evidence the growing number of organizations handing over their cloud operations to third party vendors. And it’s completely understandable. Giving responsibility of cloud operations to Cloud Managed Service Providers (MSPs) frees organizations of the hassle of staying up-to-date with infrastructure, regulations, software updates, and all the costs and technicalities that go with it. But while this make complete sense in theory, in practice it hinges on finding the right fit Cloud MSP. Failure to do so, can lead to bad strategic decisions and crimp your business. Some or the more common risks include will : Operational hazards Failure to find right fit with your Cloud MSP can seriously undermine the efficiencies of your operations that depend on processes run in your cloud. At best there will be gaps in service, at worst it can impede smooth functions of revenue-generating models, f...

  As businesses grow so do the platforms and applications running within their environments, this, in turn, increases the complexity facing businesses coping with building and maintaining adequate, robust, and secure storage. One solution that stands out for its ability to protect your data from issues like ransomware and cyber attackers while ensuring instant availability is Veeam Data Backup & Recovery. And for 5 very good reasons. 1) Number 1 by Design Gartner, in their October 2019 Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery, ranks   Veeam   at the top, for many reasons including cloud data backup and hybrid-cloud backup capabilities, Veeam’s comprehensive network of partners, and system integrators, ease-of-use, and simple deployment process. Veeam’s intuitive and user-friendly console is designed to enable quick and flexible backups and recovery and replication of all your applications and data wherever they may be deployed—virtual or physical. 2) The All...

Almost every business today, from startups to global MNCs has, to some extent or the other begun its digital transformation process. Many have shifted their applications from their own premises to the cloud. However, all-too-often this shift is done en masse, i.e. without any restructuring to the new environment. With work-from-home becoming increasingly ubiquitous, businesses are now struggling to scale applications—especially those needed by employees and customers—to match demand. The best way to realize the full value of the cloud is by going native right from the outset. This means developing applications in the cloud from the get-go. Advantages Faster Development and Turnarounds Going cloud-native puts automated elements at your disposal, giving you the ability to innovate, update, and launch at speed. It also enables seamless data gathering which, with advanced analytics, will enable you to make more insightful decisions. Scalability As your business grows, perhaps to new market...

  Optimizing costs in AWS cloud management The entire premise of cloud computing is based on cost savings; opex over capex, cost of installing and upgrading hardware, software, security, and resources and training. But a number of businesses are finding their cloud costs overshooting budgets despite following  recommended  AWS best practices, viz: rightsizing, scheduling, and buying Reserved Instances. Though these remain excellent means of cloud cost-optimization, they can be supplemented by others that often go overlooked but can help you cut down your costs substantially. Try these approaches to further optimize your cloud costs. Pick the latest instances AWS routinely releases new-generation instances that offer improved performance and greater functionality than their earlier model. Shifting to these, or alternatively downsizing instances with low utilization metrics, can help you benefit from cost savings while enjoying the same, or higher, performance levels. Match...

  Cloud computing has been at the core of business processing for a while now. But a few years back, it was said by some experts that cloud computing will not remain a major trend in a few years! Well, they were wrong! Cloud computing is one of the most successful innovations since its inception in the mainstream market. It is safe to conclude that Cloud Computing and its benefits such as cost savings, increased efficiency, and improved opportunities are not unheard by any IT professional today. According to a few reports, it is estimated that 83% of the total workloads in businesses globally would be on the cloud by 2020. And it seems to be matching the current figures. Of the 83%, 41% of workloads are believed to be on public cloud platforms. All the major sectors of businesses such as financial institutions, manufacturing, and healthcare have significantly progressed in adopting the cloud in recent times. How the Cloud will help Businesses? Despite the negative sides to the clou...