Podcasts

CloudCast Weekly: Cloud consulting services, check-in with OpenStack

In this week-in-review podcast, our site editors discuss the trend of providers offering cloud consulting services, plus the news around OpenStack.
CloudCast Weekly: Object storage news, BYOD for backup, SDN survey data

In this week-in-review podcast, Jessica and Gina discuss backup and storage opportunities for providers, and preview some results of a new SDN survey.

Amazon cloud outage underscores limits of automation

In this week-in-review podcast, our editors discuss the implications of the latest Amazon cloud outage and the human error that caused it.
Amazon big data warehousing service Redshift signals market readiness

In this week-in-review podcast, SearchCloudProvider.com editors discuss what Redshift, Amazon's new data warehousing service, means for the market.
Effect of software-defined storage on VARs and their customers

Storage expert Mark Peters describes the concept of software-defined storage, its likely adopters and the effect it will have on VARs.
Are PaaS providers more likely to succeed?

Cloud providers struggling in the IaaS market may have no other choice than to morph into PaaS providers and focus on more advanced cloud services.
How partnerships can kick-start your cloud provider business

There are plenty of cloud computing opportunities out there, but choosing the right one can be daunting for cloud providers just starting out.
What you need to know about AWS Reserved Instance Marketplace

Tune in as our editors discuss the new Amazon Web Services (AWS) Reserved Instance Marketplace and whether other providers should follow suit.
Why Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) changes the game for SMBs

In this weekly podcast, our editors discuss how cloud is making disaster recovery, in the form of DR as a Service (DRaaS), more accessible to SMBs.
OpenStack, VMware join forces, but to what end?

In its decision to join OpenStack, VMware validated open cloud -- at least symbolically. Our editors dissect the news in this weekly podcast.
What it takes to win government cloud customers

In our weekly podcast, we discuss the adoption barriers cloud providers face in government cloud adoption as well as how to overcome those challenges.
How cloud monitoring stops bugs from becoming disasters

In our weekly podcast, we discuss how cloud monitoring helps service providers catch problems in the data center before they turn into catastrophes.
For Rackspace, OpenStack helps dispel customer's lock-in fears

According to Rackspace, OpenStack is the antidote for cloud lock-in. But is that enough to lure away Amazon and Google customers?
Why resell a white-label Microsoft Azure cloud?

Microsoft has relaxed its branding strategy, as it will allow partners to resell white-label Microsoft Azure cloud services under their own brands.

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Veeam hints at expansion after landing $500m funding

The data management player already boasts 60,000 global partners and is looking at giving them more products and markets to sell ...

CompTIA updates A+ certifications to inrease skill levels

The training organisation has updated its certifications to make sure those channel staff undergoing the exams come out with the ...

Channel expresses fears over no-deal EU exit

With the Prime Minister finding it difficult to get consensus in the House of Commons for a way forward with Brexit the concerns ...

SearchSecurity

Ryuk ransomware poses growing threat to enterprises

Cybersecurity vendors CrowdStrike and FireEye both published new research that shows an increase in Ryuk ransomware attacks on ...

Updating TLS? Use cryptographic entropy for more secure keys

Cryptographic entropy is necessary to secure session encryption keys in TLS 1.2, but RSA key transport is not supported in TLS ...

Iran implicated in DNS hijacking campaign around the world

FireEye researchers investigating a DNS hijacking campaign against governments and telecom companies said those who are potential...

SearchStorage

2018 data management and storage Products of the Year finalists

The field of entrants in our 17th annual Products of Year contest has been winnowed down to 51 contenders vying for gold, silver ...

Cloud and software-defined storage products: 2018 POY finalists

Multi-cloud data management and container support are themes among the 2018 software-defined and cloud storage finalists of ...

Storage systems and management tools: 2018 POY finalists

Storage management tools candidates for the 2018 Storage Products of the Year competition skew heavily toward simpler interfaces ...

SearchNetworking

Shopper privacy critical when using new Cisco DNA Spaces

Software like the new Cisco DNA Spaces can help retailers improve their merchandising and supply chains. But the first priority ...

5G, cloud embolden network outsourcing and ultimate virtualization

Could the cloud, 5G, small cell technology, BYOD and carrier-provisioned networks completely virtualize network infrastructure? ...

Predictive networks: How realistic are they?

While the associated term might sound magical, predictive networks make use of real historical data to predict network events. Be...

SearchCloudComputing

Cloud disaster recovery services evolve, but gaps remain

A severe outage can cripple a business, which is why a disaster recovery plan is critical. While today's DRaaS offerings make it ...

Implement cloud failover, replication for workload protection

Businesses increasingly use public cloud services as workload protection targets. But cloud failover and replication are hardly ...

How AWS, Azure and Google approach service mesh technology

While AWS, Azure and Google all offer service mesh technologies to streamline microservices management, they also have distinct ...

SearchDataManagement

Cloudera and Hortonworks combo to push CDP, machine learning

Two wunderkinds of Hadoop have formalized their merger. Cloudera and Hortonworks say they will place special focus on AI as they ...

Why organizations need a solid data governance strategy

Data management has evolved from centralized data accessible by only the IT department to a flood of data stored in data ...

IBM Weather Channel location data use spurs privacy concerns

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty pushed real-time weather data mining for travel and other uses, even as the Los Angeles city attorney is ...

SearchBusinessAnalytics

MicroStrategy 2019 platform touts 'zero-click' analytics

MicroStrategy's latest BI platform supports a 'zero-click' analytics future with help from new voice and vision capabilities. The...

Analytics trends we'll see in 2019

BI and analytics software looks to evolve further in 2019, as tools will keep getting easier to use and more AI-powered ...

How to make a self-service BI tools deployment less painful

Self-service BI can be a big change for everyone in an organization. Expert Rick Sherman offers three principles to keep in mind ...