IT News: Cloud, Storage (Sept. 20th, 2021)
Volume 282, Issue 3 - Sept. 13th, 2021 — Sept. 19th, 2021
Selections from the weekly newsletter, “IT News and Events.”
Cloud
The Lack Of Cloud Skills Is Hindering Cloud Progress
The cloud skills shortage is killing enterprises that want to move to new technology quickly. Here are a few creative ways to deal with this issue
"It's not really news anymore. Gartner recently stated that the current lack of skilled IT workers is foiling the adoption of cloud, edge computing, and other technologies. Note, these are all cloud related in one way or another.
In its '2021-2023 Emerging Technology Roadmap' based on surveys of 437 global firms, Gartner discovered that IT executives see the talent shortage as the largest barrier to deploying emerging technologies, mostly cloud-based technologies such as databases, machine learning, advanced storage, and analytics, all of which are easily weaponized for strategic purposes for the business..." [InfoWorld, September 17th, 2021]
8 Top Cloud Security Certifications
Cloud security skills are in high demand. These certs will help you demonstrate your cloud security know-how
"As companies move more and more of their infrastructure to the cloud, they're forced to shift their approach to security. The security controls you need to put in place for a cloud-based infrastructure are different from those for a traditional datacenter. There are also threats specific to a cloud environment. A mistake could put your data at risk..." [CSO Online, September 14th, 2021]
8 Factors To Consider When Choosing A Cloud Enterprise Technology For Your Organization
The appeal of enterprise cloud solutions cannot be understated. With cloud services, your organization will enjoy agility, innovation, and scalability. This article covers the top eight factors you should consider when choosing a cloud enterprise technology:
"Since 2006 when AWS launched, enterprise cloud technology has helped organizations outsource key IT functions at low costs, while their resources are focused on their core business. The appeal of enterprise cloud solutions cannot be understated. With cloud services, your organization will enjoy agility, innovation, and scalability. However, you have to make sure you choose the provider that works best for your needs. Here are the top eight factors you should consider when choosing a cloud enterprise technology:..." [Jaxenter, September 16th, 2021]
Best Cloud Management Software 2021
Cloud management platforms for hybrid clouds
"The best cloud management software platforms (CMP) make it easier to manage cloud services and reduce costs and overheads.
This is especially as cloud software is fast become an essential component in any business IT environment, with the ability to manage and run applications through a SaaS model, or set up and manage your cloud architecture with a IaaS, or PaaS platform..." [ITProPortal, September 15th, 2021]
Best Cloud Log Management Services
Monitor, process, analyze, and visualize log
"The best cloud log management services allows you to monitor, process, analyze, and visualize logs via the cloud in a simple and manageable way.
This is important, as managing log events can be a challenge with cloud computing services for a number of reasons. Firstly, there is the sheer volume of data points but also complicating matters are the number of applications involved, plus reverse engineering identified errors to their source for correction..." [ITProPortal, September 15th, 2021]
Best Cloud Databases Of 2021
Scalable storage with the best cloud providers
"The best cloud databases make it simple and easy to store different types of data in different ways, and to prioritize how data is queried.
Databases are just as an important part of cloud services as with normal IT operations. If you're using cloud management software or a cloud broker service then it's likely that you're drawing on multiple cloud platforms, which means it's important to be able to store your data in the type of database you need for queries..." [ITProPortal, September 15th, 2021]
6 Steps To Build A Comprehensive Cloud Tagging Strategy
A poorly executed cloud resource tagging strategy, or having no strategy at all, can cost a bundle down the road. Build the best tagging strategy with these six steps
It's hard to manage something if it cannot be identified. In cloud computing, management is greatly assisted when a resource has a meaningful name, or a "tag."
Cloud providers routinely tag resources with unpronounceable -- and unrememberable -- labels, but user-assigned tags, when properly crafted, can organize cloud resources and facilitate everything from changing policies and billing audits to security and availability. [SearchCloudComputing, September 14th, 2021]
Top Edge Computing Companies For 2021
Edge computing companies offer a more efficient way to process and transmit data, solving two problems: the need for more IT infrastructure, and the massive amounts of unused data generated by edge points.
With the rise of 5G networks, some believe edge computing is the next evolution in this space.
If you're trying to find the best edge computing company for your business, this article will help you narrow your search.
Table of Contents
What Is Edge Computing?
Best Edge Computing Companies
Edge Computing Use Cases
Choosing the Best Edge Computing Company
Edge computing minimizes the latency of cloud communication between a client and a server by bringing the infrastructure closer to the edges of the network. With edge computing, companies gain near real-time insights with less latency and lower cloud server bandwidth usage..." [CIOinsight, September 16th, 2021]
Clearing Up Elements Of Cloud Security
In this episode, Tripwire's Brent Holder and Raymond Kirk discuss what cloud security means today. Breaking down the different aspects of cloud security controls, they cover the technology, security implications and risks with cloud use.
"Tim Erlin: On the latest episode of the Tripwire Cybersecurity Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Raymond Kirk, and Brent Holder. Raymond and Brent are both distinguished members of the Tripwire team.
The topic that we focused on was cloud security, which is definitely a hot topic. But, as the technology for cloud is expanding, it's not always clear what people actually mean when they say 'cloud security'. You might say that it's an overloaded term. What does the term 'cloud security' really mean?
Brent Holder: I think about the different answers that we get from different people when we're talking to them. There's a lot of different ways that my mind goes with cloud security, but what's always interesting to me, is that if you ask someone about some of the challenges they are experiencing with cloud security, their answer will depend on their specific area..." [tripwire, September 13th, 2021]
IDC Forecasts Worldwide 'Whole Cloud' Spending To Reach $1.3 Trillion By 2025
Over the past decade, cloud computing has become the foundation for the delivery of mobile and content services as well as an alternative to traditional enterprise computing environments.
"As businesses pivot to a digital-first economy, cloud will continue to play an ever greater, and even dominant, role as the IT industry focuses on delivering greater efficiency, flexibility, and faster innovation. Given its central role in the future enterprise, International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts "whole cloud" spending - total worldwide spending on cloud services, the hardware and software components underpinning the cloud supply chain, and the professional/managed services opportunities around cloud services - will surpass $1.3 trillion by 2025 while sustaining a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.9%..." [IDC, September 14th, 2021]
Storage
DCIG TOP 5 Rising Vendors For On-Premises NAS Consolidation
DCIG recently completed another phase of its independent research into software-defined storage solutions
"We evaluated these solutions for the on-premises NAS consolidation use case. We identified five rising vendors that provide new capabilities, substantial deployment flexibility, and the multi-petabyte scalability that many organizations require.
The Challenge of Unstructured Data Growth
Many organizations struggle with rapidly expanding volumes of unstructured data. Storing, protecting, and providing secure access to this data creates challenges around cost, complexity, and scalability. New data sets-and even individual files-surpass the capacity limits of some legacy filers. Too many data centers are filled with too many storage systems..." [DCIG, September 16th, 2021]
Best Hard Drive Benchmark Tools For Testing Performance & Speed
Hard drives have run pretty well over the years
"When I think about the number of laptops and PCs I've owned and used over the past 25 years, I can only think of one failure. In that case, all of the data was easily recoverable. There was another incident - a very early small form factor external drive from Western Digital. I loved it and stored all my files on it. It was great for backup and when I moved from one device to another. Unfortunately, it was knocked off a desk and it wouldn't start. The good folks at Western Digital kindly agreed to let their forensic specialists try to recover my data but it was not to be..." [Enterprise Storage Forum, September 13th, 2021]
Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker
IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker greatly enhances clients' ability to quickly and effectively respond to today's dynamic storage market.
"Understanding which global markets and segments are growing and knowing the quarterly adoption curve for new products have become business-critical needs for enterprise storage vendors, supply chain partners, and the financial community. This product provides insight into customer trends by delivering geography-specific vendor and product-line detail across all storage segments. IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker presents market data in an easy-to-use, interactive format allowing clients to easily view specific submarkets in customizable layouts..." [IDC, September 14th, 2021]