Category: Cloud Computing/Storage

Cloud computing: How to make the move without losing control

Cloud computing: How to make the move without losing control by Mark Samuels.  Available from <http://www.zdnet.com/article/cloud-computing-how-to-make-the-move-without-losing-control/> [   ]

The shift to cloud computing, though real, is still at an early stage for many companies. Clive Longbottom, service director at analyst Quocirca, says any claim that the move to on-demand IT has reached a tipping point should be accompanied by a large pinch of salt. “Everyone is busy saying the cloud is already here, but our research suggests just 12 percent of businesses are cloud-first organisations,” he says.

His firm recently polled 400 IT directors and strategists on behalf of enterprise cloud company Nutanix. While a third of businesses run workloads in the cloud, about a quarter of firms go as far as to suggest they will never move on-demand.

The research discovered that significant concerns persist around integration, total cost of ownership and security.

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How To Keep Your Apple iCloud Secure – Simple Tips and Tricks

How To Keep Your Apple iCloud Secure – Simple Tips and Tricks by Michael Grothaus.  Available from <http://www.knowyourmobile.com/apple/icloud/23678/how-keep-your-apple-icloud-secure-simple-tips-and-tricks> [ 12:06, 11 Aug 2017]

How to help Apple keep your data safe inside iCloud – tips, tricks and best practices for protecting your data

Earlier this week it came to light that a second man behind what has now become known as “the fappening” has pleaded guilty to a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. That violation led to dozens of photos and videos from female celebrities being leaked online. As MacRumors reports:

“Between November 2013 and September 2014, Majerczyk and Collins engaged in a phishing scheme to obtain the iCloud and Gmail usernames and passwords of over 300 victims, including female celebrities, according to court documents. The perpetrators sent their victims emails that appeared to be from Apple and Google, asking them to provide their usernames and passwords.”

At first it was believed that the people behind the leaks had hacked into Apple’s iCloud email system to obtain the media, but after an investigation by Apple and law enforcement authorities it was discovered that the perpetrators carried out the breach by phishing and other techniques to get around the weak passwords some of the celebrities had set. Since then Apple has beefed up iCloud security nonetheless. Even so, if you’re interested in keeping your iCloud account really secure, you can help Apple protect you better by taking these steps:

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7 Tips for Securely Moving Data to the Cloud

7 Tips for Securely Moving Data to the Cloud by DAN LOHRMANN .  Available from <http://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/7-tips-for-securely-moving-data-to-the-cloud.html> [June18, 2017]

The technology trend is clear. The continued growth in cloud computing adoption is impressive in both the public and private sectors. And yet, many organizations still hold back for security reasons. Here are seven tips for moving enterprise data to the cloud securely.

A few years back, an unmistakable trend emerged that cloud computing was growing in both percentage of organizations adopting cloud solutions as well as the amount and type of data being placed in the cloud.

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Three benefits powering the cloud hype

Three benefits powering the cloud hype by Alec Rojas.  Available from <http://mediatemple.net/blog/tips/three-benefits-powering-cloud-hype/> [June 13, 2017]

Cloud computing’s roots go back to the start of the computer age, when the shared access mainframes of the 70s and 80s laid its foundation. Less than a decade later, virtual machines (VMs) and virtual private servers (VPS) created new efficiencies in sharing hardware resources. Powered by a single piece of hardware, not only was it expensive to maintain the infrastructure but any outage or malfunction also spelled disaster for sites or apps.

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5 Ways to Keep the Cloud from Becoming Too Expensive

5 Ways to Keep the Cloud from Becoming Too Expensive by Matt Mansfield.  Available from <https://smallbiztrends.com/2017/05/keep-the-cloud-from-becoming-too-expensive.html> [May 15, 2017 ]

It’s a long established fact that moving to the Cloud can save your small business money.

However, there are costs associated with using Cloud services and, while they may seem small at first, they can add up to a lot if you’re not careful.
If you want to continue to reap the bottom-line benefits of working in the Cloud, you need to take steps to keep your Cloud computing costs down.

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