Cloud Migration Fundamentals

The advantages offered by a cloud-based environment make it an easy decision for most companies to make. Still, there are numerous critical choices to be made that can transform the complexities of the migration process into a relatively smooth transit… Continue reading Cloud Migration Fundamentals

Self-service perimeter security for the hybrid cloud

Skyport Systems, a secure hyperconverged infrastructure provider for the hybrid enterprise, announced at the Black Hat USA 2017 conference the release of new self-service capabilities aimed at increasing the security and agility of hybrid cloud application deployments across the enterprise. These new capabilities for Skyport’s signature SkySecure system will reduce the growing burden on IT departments by providing users with a set of self-service application deployment, policy management, and troubleshooting tools. Applications built for SaaS … More Continue reading Self-service perimeter security for the hybrid cloud

Hybrid IT is becoming a standard enterprise model

Dimension Data research of 1,500 IT decision makers from multiple vertical industries across the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific and South Africa, reveals that hybrid IT is becoming a standard enterprise model, but there’s no single playbook to get there. Top motivators Looking at the top motivators to move to hybrid IT by country, Hong Kong, UK and US companies highlighted end-user demand most often, while respondents in France, Singapore and South Africa most often noted cost. … More Continue reading Hybrid IT is becoming a standard enterprise model

Moving toward an intelligent hybrid security model

Cyber attacks aren’t slowing down – in fact, 76 percent of organizations have experienced a breach within the last two years. Enterprises of all sizes, across every industry, are challenged to respond to increasingly complex and severe attacks – often only learning about the size, severity, and type of incident they’re dealing with as their security teams work to stop them. Many organizations continue to maintain a reactive approach – implementing stand-alone point solutions that … More Continue reading Moving toward an intelligent hybrid security model

Does hybrid IT offer a competitive advantage?

Hybrid IT is about more than saving money. A survey of IT decision-makers at major financial services, retail, health care, and other organizations found that 50 percent have seen IT costs remain the same or rise since adopting a hybrid IT strategy. Yet 94 percent report positive business impacts despite the costs, according to research conducted by Vanson Bourne. Running a Hybrid IT environment The survey respondents, spread throughout the U.S. and Europe, remain committed … More Continue reading Does hybrid IT offer a competitive advantage?