Mass Move to the Cloud – 3 Essential Tips for Cloud Migration Dan SimmonsDecember 9, 20200187 views Cloud technology has become indispensable for many organizations, however there are common mistakes and misconceptions that you should be aware of in order to keep your data secure, even as it travels off premises. Read more
When it comes to Digital Transformation, Don’t Forget Security Neil CorreaDecember 8, 20200290 views Digital transformation (DX) is the natural evolution of traditional business operations allowing organizations to capitalize on the full capabilities of our technological advancements, meet consumer expectations and keep competitors at bay (or at least be on par with them). DX isn’t just a cookie cutter deployment of on-prem systems migrated to the ‘cloud.’ In fact, that in itself may be considered a terrible cloud migration strategy resulting in more risk and costs (leaky S3 bucket anyone?). Read more
Confronting Inaction in the CyberSecurity Industry Steve TcherchianDecember 8, 20200245 views 2020 was another troubling year in the cybersecurity world. We saw a repeat of 2019’s data breaches on a larger scale. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Nintendo, WaWa, and many more fell victim to some sort of compromise. Read more
Be Better Prepared for Black Swan Events with Digital Transformation Deepak BelaniDecember 8, 20200172 views A black swan event is an incident that is unpredictable and has widespread ramifications – and, after it occurs, many say it actually was predictable. Examples of recent black swan events include the dot-com crash in 2000, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and the 2008 global financial meltdown. And, many now believe the COVID-19 crisis is a black swan event. Read more
Reinventing the future of work for SMBs Sandy OnoDecember 8, 20200192 views At a time when we are all reinventing the way we work, learn how HPE Small Business Solutions can help you reinvent your workplace, your workflow, and your workforce with greater simplicity, security, and flexibility. Read more
Zoom Security Settings You Need to Check Right Now Beth ZiesenisDecember 8, 20200261 views Newsflash: Zoom bombing is still a thing. This week I was in a session that was hijacked by horrible people sharing porn, racist language, disgusting images and vile language. Here’s how you can avoid the same issues. Note: some of these settings and options are for different levels of Zoom subscriptions, so you may have more or fewer, depending on your account.… Read more
Reflections on NIST SP800-160 Vol 2: Developing Cyber Resilient Systems Jill WalshDecember 8, 20200444 views It’s near the end of 2020 and amidst COVID-19 challenges, the need for cyber resiliency is top of mind. Our capacity to recover from physical and emotional health issues and economic fallout is being tested on a broad stage. In the Security space, we are extending our conversations about resiliency to include reclaiming control of an organization’s cyber presence. Read more
Möbius Partners and Rent-A-Center: Virtual Machine Migration Ryan MasseyDecember 8, 20200389 views As part of a major data center relocation project, Rent-A-Center (RAC) needed assistance migrating existing virtual machines (VMs) from one vCenter located in its current data center to a new vCenter server in the new co-location facility data center over the wide area network. The migration of systems running on virtual servers had to happen without affecting customer and store functions or causing any downtime. Read more
Sound with a vision: What our planet is telling us Hewlett Packard EnterpriseDecember 8, 20200183 views The crushing groan of a glacier. The reverberating explosion of a thunderstorm. A midnight choir of tree frogs in the rain forest. These are the immersive sounds that researchers at Purdue University’s Center for Global Soundscapes are inspired by. And for good reason: By listening to our planet, we can discover things we can’t see. “I’m on a mission to record the Earth,” relates Bryan C.… Read more
An Overview of Artificial Intelligence and NonStop Justin SimondsDecember 8, 20200304 views Alan Turing OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society) born 23 June 1912 and died 7 June 1954 was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist, or what we would call today an under-achiever. Mr. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalization of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general-purpose computer. Read more