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Kaseya CEO: Reasons for MSPs to be positive
In the face of economic doom and gloom, the fundamental market dynamics are in favour of those that deliver a managed service ...
MSPs protecting themselves from security-lax customers
Anecdotal evidence from senior managers at Barracuda reveals the steps managed service providers are taking to make sure they are...
Microsoft responds to feedback with partner programme enhancements
It’s been six months since its cloud partner programme launched, and in that time the channel has shared its views with the vendor

Security

SMS pumping attacks and how to mitigate them
Online forms that use SMS can be costly to organizations if they are vulnerable to SMS pumping attacks. Use the following methods...
More victims emerge from Fortra GoAnywhere zero-day attacks
Threat actors began exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra's GoAnywhere file sharing software in late January, victimizing...
BreachForums taken down after arrest of alleged owner
This Risk & Repeat podcast episode covers the arrest of BreachForums' alleged owner and the site's subsequent closure, as well as...

Storage

Data hoarding and the role of storage
The promise of future insights drives companies to store data. But there are potential drawbacks when storing data and better ...
Understand how the CXL SSD can aid performance
Although CXL SSDs are only in the research phase, their performance shows promise. When used as simple memory extensions, they ...
Amazon adds new S3 features for data lakes, hybrid cloud
Amazon dropped new features for its object storage service that include an open source file client, new data purchasing ...

Networking

Explore private wireless network vendor options
Private wireless networks can be difficult to deploy. Networking vendors -- such as Celona, Cradlepoint and Extenet -- offer ...
How to build an SD-WAN RFP to evaluate vendors
There are key questions that belong in your SD-WAN request for proposal. Use them to better assess vendor features and ...
How network perimeters secure enterprise networks
Network perimeters serve as essential network security to block unwanted traffic. Find out how they differ from the network edge ...

Cloud Computing

Is a cloud-first strategy right for you?
A cloud-first strategy has its fair share of advantages and disadvantages. Learn how to avoid risks and build a strategy that is ...
How to use startup scripts in Google Cloud
Google Cloud lets you use startup scripts when booting VMs to improve security and reliability. Follow these steps to create your...
When to use AWS Compute Optimizer vs. Cost Explorer
AWS Compute Optimizer and Cost Explorer monitor, analyze and optimize your cloud costs. Compare the two tools to choose which is ...

Data Management

Book excerpt: Data mesh increases data access and value
Zhamak Dehghani, a pioneer in data mesh technology, discusses how the concept decentralizes data to improve data-related ...
Data lakes: Key to the modern data management platform
Data lakes influence the modern data management platform at all levels. Organizations can gain faster insights, save costs, ...
New high-volume agent connectors highlight Fivetran update
The data ingestion specialist's latest platform update focuses on enabling users to ingest high volumes of data to fuel real-time...

Pyramid Analytics launches integration with OpenAI
The integration melds the research lab and vendor's generative AI tech with many parts of the BI vendor's platform, including ...
Acceldata update enhances data observability platform
The vendor's latest platform update adds four new capabilities, including low-code/no-code options for developing data quality ...
Wellthy finds analytics success with ThoughtSpot
The self-service analytics specialist's platform has greatly increased the healthcare organization's efficiency after its old BI ...

Trends and Innovation