EMC XtremIO and EMC Isilon scale-out architectures make them an ideal fit to handle the demanding Splunk requirements around intensive workloads. EMC brings the same enterprise-class data services to Splunk that earned them best of breed status across the board in area such Scale-Out NAS storage, data protection, compliance and performance tiering.
Cloud security: Accelerating cloud adoption Dell World
Organizations now have an opportunity to more rapidly overcome their security concerns by using third-party cloud platforms. In this session, Dell SecureWorks security experts discuss the Shared Security Responsibility model, how organizations need to think about security architecture in the cloud, and new Dell SecureWorks services that are helping organizations plan, architect, manage and respond to threats in the cloud.
The rapid growth and many flavors of cloud capabilities can provide great business value. If not well planned, they may also give security professionals fits. With perspective and a deliberate approach, CISOs can not only manage cloud security effectively, but leverage the cloud to power security capabilities.
This session will introduce challenges and trends relating to the cloud for information security practitioners. Much of the session will focus on the speaker's own successes, failures, pitfalls and pratfalls as CISO for a cloud-based startup that built an AWS-based SAAS predictive analytics platform. We will also touch on private cloud concerns, architecture planning and real-world solutions.
EMC XtremIO and EMC Isilon scale-out architectures make them an ideal fit to handle the demanding Splunk requirements around intensive workloads. EMC brings the same enterprise-class data services to Splunk that earned them best of breed status across the board in area such Scale-Out NAS storage, data protection, compliance and performance tiering.
Cloud security: Accelerating cloud adoption Dell World
Organizations now have an opportunity to more rapidly overcome their security concerns by using third-party cloud platforms. In this session, Dell SecureWorks security experts discuss the Shared Security Responsibility model, how organizations need to think about security architecture in the cloud, and new Dell SecureWorks services that are helping organizations plan, architect, manage and respond to threats in the cloud.
The rapid growth and many flavors of cloud capabilities can provide great business value. If not well planned, they may also give security professionals fits. With perspective and a deliberate approach, CISOs can not only manage cloud security effectively, but leverage the cloud to power security capabilities.
This session will introduce challenges and trends relating to the cloud for information security practitioners. Much of the session will focus on the speaker's own successes, failures, pitfalls and pratfalls as CISO for a cloud-based startup that built an AWS-based SAAS predictive analytics platform. We will also touch on private cloud concerns, architecture planning and real-world solutions.
RapidScale's Secure Messaging is a secure enhancement to business-class email, not a replacement. It is an addition to your current email, enabling business users to securely send, receive, track and control email communications on any device, simply and effectively.
Multitenant, Dedicated or Hybrid - Which cloud to choose?RapidScale
With the increased consideration of the cloud, many organizations are deciding how to best integrate it into their business.
There are three main forms of cloud computing: public, private and hybrid. When considering the move, you shouldn’t just pick one of these at random. The choice should be strategic, based on the characteristics of your business. Each cloud model is best suited for certain types of organizations and needs, so picking the wrong one could backfire.
Cloud computing can probably make the biggest impact in the SMB segment. Why? Because traditionally, these businesses haven’t been able to afford the same services and resources that large companies use, limiting their capabilities. Now, thanks to the cloud, businesses of all sizes can take advantage of world-class IT resources.
Here are some statistics about how cloud is benefitting SMBs today.
Cloud Computing Stats - Cloud in the EnterpriseRapidScale
Individuals and small businesses have been quick to board the cloud computing train. Enterprises, on the other hand, have lagged a bit behind. However, it seems that big businesses are finally finding their way to the cloud.
Here are some statistics about cloud in the enterprise today.
RapidScale recognizes the need for compliance with the various laws and regulations across different industries. We have established our data encryption, protocols, and procedures to follow the top compliances and ensure that customer data remains secure and confidential.
End Your Security Nightmares with ePlus and CiscoePlus
Threats lurk around every corner. Your network's already been hacked, and you don't even know it. There's also a massive loss of sensitive data. And now it's up to you to pick up all the pieces. Let ePlus and Cisco help you avoid a security nightmare.
RapidScale's CloudRecovery service is about planning and designing your business’ Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) around each application. We provide cost effective high density and low density storage and complete Disaster Recovery as a Service solutions for automatic failover.
Disaster Recovery as a Service works by first securely safeguarding your data in our Cloud. Our recovery and de-duplication testing allows us to have the fastest Recovery Time Objective (RTO) in the industry, Our Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions will secure your business data and ensure minimal downtime in the event of a disaster. Keep your business applications and data safe and accessible at all times with RapidScale's CloudRecovery.
RapidScale's Tier 3, Class 1 data centers feature on-premises security guards, an exterior security system, biometric systems, and continuous digital surveillance and recording. We meet and exceed standards such as HIPAA, PCI compliance, and the majority of other government security standards.
Replication to cloud virtual machines can be used to protect both cloud and on-premises production instances. In other words, replication is suitable for both cloud-VM-to-cloud-VM and on-premises-to-cloud-VM data protection. For applications that require aggressive RTO and recovery point objectives (RPOs), as well as application awareness, replication is the data movement option of choice.
Traditional disaster recovery solutions are expensive and inefficient. With the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry, you do not need to let a low budget get in the way of safeguarding and recovering your data. You do not have to be an enterprise-size business to receive the cloud’s protection effectively.
RapidScale helps to eliminate upfront costs while saving money on pricey equipment and maintenance with CloudRecovery. With our pay-as-you-go plan, pay for what you use and experience a service that is scalable according to your needs.
RapidScale's CloudIntelligence team will listen to your business needs and design the right Disaster Recovery as a Service plan for your business. RapidScale offers a 100% uptime guarantee.
Our Cloud Recovery product set is backed by one of the most advanced Storage Area Network systems in the industry, NetApp. With its own proprietary file system and fiber channel network, our SAN’s offer some of the best performance and redundancy available. Our RAID configurations ensure a fault tolerance of no less than two disks which offers one of the highest levels of availability while still offering blazing performance. After failing over to the cloud, you will wonder why you hadn't migrated sooner.
RapidScale is an industry-leading company in the delivery, design, and support of Microsoft Exchange. Our Service Level Agreement on CloudMail is 100% uptime and all support is U.S. based as we take pride in providing world-class service.
Microsoft Exchange introduces built-in integrated email archiving, retention, and discovery capabilities that save costs and simplify the process of preserving business communications. RapidScale’s Hosted Exchange solution delivers on the capabilities demanded by mobile workforces. Access your business email, calendar and contacts on your desktop, laptop, smartphone, and Web browser so it can always go where you go. With Exchange, you will remain in control of your solution by tailoring it to your specific needs and ensuring that your communications are always available.
Microsoft Exchange 2010 combines built in anti-spam and encryption technologies with an advanced anti-virus infrastructure for efficient management of a wide range of security threats. You will see a high standard of physical and digital security for your data as it receives reliable monitoring and support from our team.
We guarantee 24x7x365 uptime and provide 100% US-based support to our clients. Our Cloud Engineers and Sr. Cloud Consultants are all internal employees and are dedicated to providing you with first-class support. You will have a dedicated Sr. Cloud Consultant to oversee your account specifically and assist with the transition.
Outlook Web App in Microsoft Exchange helps users be more efficient and productive across platforms and locations by giving them access to email, voice mail, instant messaging, SMS text messages, and more inside all popular browsers. Reduce complexity for your users and instead, offer secure access for multiple approved applications.
Our pay-as-you go plan is affordable and will help to remove the budgeting burden as well as hardware acquisition costs. Benefit from the latest version of Microsoft Exchange, and receive the latest software and security updates. With CloudMail, you will save short- and long-term costs while receiving superior support. This is how RapidScale’s CloudMail differs from its competitors.
While email is critical to your business, managing your Exchange server in-house can be expensive, time consuming, and full of hassles. Working with an external service provider can help you eliminate those headaches and take advantage of the full functionality of your Microsoft Hosted Exchange server.
Our CloudMail product set is built on our high performance fully redundant physical hardware platform just like the rest of our products sets. Uniformity between hardware and data centers ensures consistency across the board, eliminating the possibility of asymmetrical performance and simplifying diagnostics. For storage, we run NetApp controllers and storage shelves, Cisco UCS blade chassis for compute, and Cisco Nexus routers for core routing.
When considering the adoption of cloud computing services, a business case cannot be complete without a discussion on governance. In particular, it is important to understand that there are likely negative consequences that could result from an ad-hoc, non-deliberately defined governance approach. Even where there are no obvious mis-steps, project-level actions and decisions that might be clearly sensible in isolation might interfere with organization-wide strategic goals if taken in aggregate. Additionally, there might be non-obvious pitfalls - the temptation of immediate implementation after a credit card payment can lead to risks out of proportion to the cost savings incurred by a specific department or team. However, although risk management is vital, it is one of many aspects of governance that should be considered.
Since the general meaning of "governance" simply refers to "the system used for exercising authority", it has come to represent different ideas to different people. Too often, end users see it in a negative light "governance means rules that make it hard for me to do my job", and legal departments see it as "rules that we need to prevent exposure to attack". We propose that if possible it is best to approach governance as "processes that encourage desirable behavior by making common things easy but hard things possible".
Finally it is important to realize that with all meanings there is no universal "correct" form of governance. Different forms of governance are effective in different situations, for achieving different outcomes, or even for achieving the same outcome in different ways.
NetScaler: One Device, Every Need Guiding Enterprise IT to New HeightsePlus
Let's face it: sensitive data is more vulnerable than ever. Citrix's NetScaler App Firewall helps IT security leaders achieve application security and performance optimization capabilities. Thanks to ePlus, you've got a trusted IT integrator. And thanks to Citrix clearing the way with NetScaler, you've got an ADC that delivers flawless performance and cost savings that'll help carry your business well into the future.
At Citrix, our mission is to power a world where people, organizations, and things are securely connected and accessible so our customers can make the extraordinary possible. This brief outlines our strategy – and how we plan to get there.
Visit our website to learn more: http://bit.ly/29dUBAJ
January 2015 Webinar - Wins and Successes from 2014RapidScale
RapidScale shares some of its biggest cloud wins and successes from 2014. RapidScale identifies the core problems and presents a solution to see winning business results for businesses.
Have you considered a virtualized network? Affordable, secure, portable, scalable, and manageable... Just a few of the benefits that come with being empowered by network virtualization. Find out out ePlus along with strategic partners, HP and VMware, can save your organization time and money with an intelligent, responsive and centrally controlled network design.
Presentation from the 2016 Scalar Security Study Roadshow, highlighting the findings from the second annual Scalar Security Study, The Cyber Security Readiness of Canadian Organizations, which examines trends among Canadian organizations in dealing with growing cyber threats.
RapidScale's Secure Messaging is a secure enhancement to business-class email, not a replacement. It is an addition to your current email, enabling business users to securely send, receive, track and control email communications on any device, simply and effectively.
Multitenant, Dedicated or Hybrid - Which cloud to choose?RapidScale
With the increased consideration of the cloud, many organizations are deciding how to best integrate it into their business.
There are three main forms of cloud computing: public, private and hybrid. When considering the move, you shouldn’t just pick one of these at random. The choice should be strategic, based on the characteristics of your business. Each cloud model is best suited for certain types of organizations and needs, so picking the wrong one could backfire.
Cloud computing can probably make the biggest impact in the SMB segment. Why? Because traditionally, these businesses haven’t been able to afford the same services and resources that large companies use, limiting their capabilities. Now, thanks to the cloud, businesses of all sizes can take advantage of world-class IT resources.
Here are some statistics about how cloud is benefitting SMBs today.
Cloud Computing Stats - Cloud in the EnterpriseRapidScale
Individuals and small businesses have been quick to board the cloud computing train. Enterprises, on the other hand, have lagged a bit behind. However, it seems that big businesses are finally finding their way to the cloud.
Here are some statistics about cloud in the enterprise today.
RapidScale recognizes the need for compliance with the various laws and regulations across different industries. We have established our data encryption, protocols, and procedures to follow the top compliances and ensure that customer data remains secure and confidential.
End Your Security Nightmares with ePlus and CiscoePlus
Threats lurk around every corner. Your network's already been hacked, and you don't even know it. There's also a massive loss of sensitive data. And now it's up to you to pick up all the pieces. Let ePlus and Cisco help you avoid a security nightmare.
RapidScale's CloudRecovery service is about planning and designing your business’ Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) around each application. We provide cost effective high density and low density storage and complete Disaster Recovery as a Service solutions for automatic failover.
Disaster Recovery as a Service works by first securely safeguarding your data in our Cloud. Our recovery and de-duplication testing allows us to have the fastest Recovery Time Objective (RTO) in the industry, Our Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions will secure your business data and ensure minimal downtime in the event of a disaster. Keep your business applications and data safe and accessible at all times with RapidScale's CloudRecovery.
RapidScale's Tier 3, Class 1 data centers feature on-premises security guards, an exterior security system, biometric systems, and continuous digital surveillance and recording. We meet and exceed standards such as HIPAA, PCI compliance, and the majority of other government security standards.
Replication to cloud virtual machines can be used to protect both cloud and on-premises production instances. In other words, replication is suitable for both cloud-VM-to-cloud-VM and on-premises-to-cloud-VM data protection. For applications that require aggressive RTO and recovery point objectives (RPOs), as well as application awareness, replication is the data movement option of choice.
Traditional disaster recovery solutions are expensive and inefficient. With the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry, you do not need to let a low budget get in the way of safeguarding and recovering your data. You do not have to be an enterprise-size business to receive the cloud’s protection effectively.
RapidScale helps to eliminate upfront costs while saving money on pricey equipment and maintenance with CloudRecovery. With our pay-as-you-go plan, pay for what you use and experience a service that is scalable according to your needs.
RapidScale's CloudIntelligence team will listen to your business needs and design the right Disaster Recovery as a Service plan for your business. RapidScale offers a 100% uptime guarantee.
Our Cloud Recovery product set is backed by one of the most advanced Storage Area Network systems in the industry, NetApp. With its own proprietary file system and fiber channel network, our SAN’s offer some of the best performance and redundancy available. Our RAID configurations ensure a fault tolerance of no less than two disks which offers one of the highest levels of availability while still offering blazing performance. After failing over to the cloud, you will wonder why you hadn't migrated sooner.
RapidScale is an industry-leading company in the delivery, design, and support of Microsoft Exchange. Our Service Level Agreement on CloudMail is 100% uptime and all support is U.S. based as we take pride in providing world-class service.
Microsoft Exchange introduces built-in integrated email archiving, retention, and discovery capabilities that save costs and simplify the process of preserving business communications. RapidScale’s Hosted Exchange solution delivers on the capabilities demanded by mobile workforces. Access your business email, calendar and contacts on your desktop, laptop, smartphone, and Web browser so it can always go where you go. With Exchange, you will remain in control of your solution by tailoring it to your specific needs and ensuring that your communications are always available.
Microsoft Exchange 2010 combines built in anti-spam and encryption technologies with an advanced anti-virus infrastructure for efficient management of a wide range of security threats. You will see a high standard of physical and digital security for your data as it receives reliable monitoring and support from our team.
We guarantee 24x7x365 uptime and provide 100% US-based support to our clients. Our Cloud Engineers and Sr. Cloud Consultants are all internal employees and are dedicated to providing you with first-class support. You will have a dedicated Sr. Cloud Consultant to oversee your account specifically and assist with the transition.
Outlook Web App in Microsoft Exchange helps users be more efficient and productive across platforms and locations by giving them access to email, voice mail, instant messaging, SMS text messages, and more inside all popular browsers. Reduce complexity for your users and instead, offer secure access for multiple approved applications.
Our pay-as-you go plan is affordable and will help to remove the budgeting burden as well as hardware acquisition costs. Benefit from the latest version of Microsoft Exchange, and receive the latest software and security updates. With CloudMail, you will save short- and long-term costs while receiving superior support. This is how RapidScale’s CloudMail differs from its competitors.
While email is critical to your business, managing your Exchange server in-house can be expensive, time consuming, and full of hassles. Working with an external service provider can help you eliminate those headaches and take advantage of the full functionality of your Microsoft Hosted Exchange server.
Our CloudMail product set is built on our high performance fully redundant physical hardware platform just like the rest of our products sets. Uniformity between hardware and data centers ensures consistency across the board, eliminating the possibility of asymmetrical performance and simplifying diagnostics. For storage, we run NetApp controllers and storage shelves, Cisco UCS blade chassis for compute, and Cisco Nexus routers for core routing.
When considering the adoption of cloud computing services, a business case cannot be complete without a discussion on governance. In particular, it is important to understand that there are likely negative consequences that could result from an ad-hoc, non-deliberately defined governance approach. Even where there are no obvious mis-steps, project-level actions and decisions that might be clearly sensible in isolation might interfere with organization-wide strategic goals if taken in aggregate. Additionally, there might be non-obvious pitfalls - the temptation of immediate implementation after a credit card payment can lead to risks out of proportion to the cost savings incurred by a specific department or team. However, although risk management is vital, it is one of many aspects of governance that should be considered.
Since the general meaning of "governance" simply refers to "the system used for exercising authority", it has come to represent different ideas to different people. Too often, end users see it in a negative light "governance means rules that make it hard for me to do my job", and legal departments see it as "rules that we need to prevent exposure to attack". We propose that if possible it is best to approach governance as "processes that encourage desirable behavior by making common things easy but hard things possible".
Finally it is important to realize that with all meanings there is no universal "correct" form of governance. Different forms of governance are effective in different situations, for achieving different outcomes, or even for achieving the same outcome in different ways.
NetScaler: One Device, Every Need Guiding Enterprise IT to New HeightsePlus
Let's face it: sensitive data is more vulnerable than ever. Citrix's NetScaler App Firewall helps IT security leaders achieve application security and performance optimization capabilities. Thanks to ePlus, you've got a trusted IT integrator. And thanks to Citrix clearing the way with NetScaler, you've got an ADC that delivers flawless performance and cost savings that'll help carry your business well into the future.
At Citrix, our mission is to power a world where people, organizations, and things are securely connected and accessible so our customers can make the extraordinary possible. This brief outlines our strategy – and how we plan to get there.
Visit our website to learn more: http://bit.ly/29dUBAJ
January 2015 Webinar - Wins and Successes from 2014RapidScale
RapidScale shares some of its biggest cloud wins and successes from 2014. RapidScale identifies the core problems and presents a solution to see winning business results for businesses.
Have you considered a virtualized network? Affordable, secure, portable, scalable, and manageable... Just a few of the benefits that come with being empowered by network virtualization. Find out out ePlus along with strategic partners, HP and VMware, can save your organization time and money with an intelligent, responsive and centrally controlled network design.
Presentation from the 2016 Scalar Security Study Roadshow, highlighting the findings from the second annual Scalar Security Study, The Cyber Security Readiness of Canadian Organizations, which examines trends among Canadian organizations in dealing with growing cyber threats.
Executive Summary of the 2016 Scalar Security StudyScalar Decisions
Executive Summary of the 2016 Scalar Security Study, The Cyber Security Readiness of Canadian Organizations, published February 2016. The full report can be downloaded at: scalar.ca/security-study-2016/
Gartner recently released a report on IT security priorities for the remainder of 2014. Amongst respondents, network security, application security, endpoint security, and security services all ranked highly. In this quick-fire, half-day roadshow, Scalar brings you solutions to these problems from three of our most strategic security vendors, as well as a full presentation on our managed security services portfolio.
Presentations from the Toronto Stop of the Scalar Security Roadshow on March 4, covering technologies from Palo Alto Networks, F5, Splunk, and Infoblox.
Session delivered by Scalar on Network Functions Virtualization. NFV allows for:
Rapid Service Deployment
– Ability to template and image NFV devices
– Deployment is as easy as copying an image and
spinning up a new VM
– Integration with Orchestration Stack
Elasticity
– Ideal for situations where temporary but large
scale increases in traffic and services exist
Lower Deployment Costs
– No additional hardware to purchase, as long as
resources exist in virtual environment
Scalar Security Roadshow - Vancouver PresentationScalar Decisions
Gartner recently released a report on IT security priorities for the remainder of 2014. Amongst respondents, network security, application security, endpoint security, and security services all ranked highly. In this quick-fire, half-day roadshow, Scalar brings you solutions to these problems from three of our most strategic security vendors, as well as a full presentation on our managed security services portfolio.
Scalar Security Roadshow: Toronto Presentation - April 15, 2015Scalar Decisions
On April 15, 2015, Scalar hosted our Security Roadshow in Toronto where we'll be focused on defence in three key areas - endpoint, application, and network. Led by our team of experts, these quick-fire, interactive sessions will arm you with the knowledge you need to improve your cyber security posture in some of the most common areas of vulnerability.
Defend the Endpoint with Bromium
Bromium is a new security protection tool for the host that relies on task-based virtualization. In this demo we'll look at how Bromium runs and protects the endpoint. We'll invite 0days from the audience and bring our own to show how the system really works. Much like how each virtual server is contained in a hypervisor, with Bromium each individual task on a host is contained in its own task-based virtual container. If you’ve ever looked at the Windows Task Manager, or the output of a Unix ‘ps’ process list, imagine if each group of processes, that makes up the task, was contained in its own hypervisor. That can be 40-50 tasks or more, each isolated in its own little hypervisor with no real access to the host.
Why is task virtualization helpful? By keeping each task in its own hypervisor, Bromium gives you a bottoms-up view of each individual task’s behaviour – without impacting system performance. If each process is contained in its own hypervisor, it’s easy to see when a process begins spawning other activities or creating any unusual traffic. Basically, it can very easily identify anything shifty. This is the most granular level of inspection you can get at a host level – Bromium is there at the very beginning when the virus begins to execute.
Defend the Application with WhiteHat
In this session we will look at a newer approach to application security and penetration testing, which combines persistent and automated testing processes to continuously monitor applications for vulnerabilities, as well as deep inspection of the business logic by trained specialists. This approach exceeds newer PCI 3 requirements and provides ongoing assurance that web application vulnerabilities are quickly detected and tracked to remediation.
We'll walk through the WhiteHat Security client management portal and discuss the WhiteHat methodology that can now be used, by you, to leverage the 150+ application specialists at WhiteHat to build a continuous application assessment process for your company's active web applications and software development teams.
Defend the Network with LogRhythm
As the security landscape changes, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools that detect and investigate security breaches and threats have become increasingly complex to implement, integrate, and support. Inefficient solutions leave organizations slow to defend against and respond to complex attacks.
LogRhythm’s Security Intelligence Platform has removed the complexity from SIEM, while leveraging real-time threat intelligence with behavioural an
Task Incident Readiness with Veris, Judy Nowak at TASK Toronto, April 27, 2...patmisasi
Responding to cyber incidents is not what it used to be, the landscape has changed considerably; proactive response now requires the use of many tools and extensive coordination and expertise. Adding to the complexity is the common confusion between IR and forensics. Where does forensics begin and incident response start? What incidents require forensic investigation? And what should you know to pull the pieces together?
Embarking on creating an incident response (IR) program can be challenging and frustrating. This presentation discusses that in order to adequately prepare for security incidents you need an IR framework that can lay the foundation for your IR plan and in turn help describe attacks. Describing attacks is important because you cannot respond to what you cannot identify.
VERIS will be used as an example framework to help you along your path in creating a successful cyber response program.
Scalar Decisions: Emerging Trends and Technologies in Storagepatmisasi
From a Feb 2014 TGIF Lunch and Learn event in Toronto, @Scalardecisions' Solution Architect Neil Bunn discusses key emerging trends in storage, (Flash, Object Storage, and Software Defined Storage.) including both concepts and vendor technologies applicable to each major theme.
TGIFs are FREE, technical sessions, helping our community understand architecture and deployment best practices
Heather Enlow & Chris Ingram - Cybersecurity Act of 2015 and Other Hot Privac...centralohioissa
This session will provide details on the new law and its requirements, as well as address the current threat landscape, summarize existing data security laws in the U.S., discuss the new EU cyber directive, and continued impact of the Safe Harbor decision. We will disentangle these regulatory changes and challenges and provide tips and tricks for compliance.
Connect the Dots: Draw a Clear Picture of Social’s Impact on Business ResultsSpredfast
Every company has objectives for business growth. Social marketing should support these key goals. And measurement of social marketing efforts should speak directly to goal-based results. Learn how socially mature organizations are connecting the dots between social measurement and bottom line business results. Understand the principles guiding these efforts and see how social is being integrated with other areas (and systems) across the business.
Gartner recently released a report on IT security priorities for the remainder of 2014. Amongst respondents, network security, application security, endpoint security, and security services all ranked highly.
Together with our event partners Cisco, F5, and Bromium, Scalar brings you solutions to these problems, as well as a full presentation on our managed security services portfolio.
Niloufer Tamboly and Mallik Prasad presented 'Securing The Journey To The Cloud' at the first (ISC)2 New Jersey Chapter meeting.
Chapter officers:
Gurdeep Kaur, President
Niloufer Tamboly, Membership Chair
Mallik Prasad, Secretary
Anthony Nelson, Treasurer
The presentation discusses and introduces cloud computing - its history and present challenges.
It also discusses topical cloud-computing related events.
Enterprise IT is transitioning from the use of traditional on-premise data centers to hybrid cloud environments. As a result, we’re experiencing a paradigm shift in the way we must think about and manage enterprise security. From Four Walls to No Walls Until now, the conventional view on IT security has been that applications and data are safe because they’re physically housed within the confines of a company’s data center walls using company-owned equipment. So, it’s not surprising that many decision makers perceive greater risks as they trade physical assets for cloud-based solutions.
Through our partnerships with leading cloud providers, we are able to offer hybrid, private and public cloud solutions. At Epoch Universal, we supply cloud the way you want it with deep control, extreme performance, and broad customization capabilities. When you join the Epoch Universal fold, you take back the keys to your kingdom. Reign as supreme commander in chief of your cloud. No compromises. No exceptions.
EMEA10: Trepidation in Moving to the CloudCompTIA UK
Today’s buzz centres on cloud computing. What is it exactly? Will it dent your revenues or does it have potential to add capabilities to your business? How do you deliver value when you don’t “install” anything? Learn how to use this new approach to delivering IT services in your business, what to consider and where it makes sense – and where it doesn’t! Dave Sobel, CEO of Evolve Technologies, talks to you about how to develop cloud offerings and how you position your business for growth around online services. Strategies come from real life experience, industry data, and collaboration with other solution providers to give you the best way to take on the big, bad cloud.
Cornerstone’s July 29th webinar with Educe Group entitled “Fearing the Cloud: Why the Life Sciences Shouldn’t Fret,” focused on compliance in the cloud in Life Sciences. As with any software utilized within the Biotech and Pharma industry, it is important to understand the overall business intended use and the regulatory and compliance components that drive the overall validation and implementation efforts. This includes a risk-based approach to validation based on the criticality of the business intended use. As with any software, it is very important to understand what the software development process is and how the software is deployed. This is especially true of Cloud-based service models (e.g., IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). This session will focused on the these service models and more importantly considerations for how they should be managed within the Life Sciences industry.
Cloud computing of late has become the new buzz word joining the ranks of terms including; grid computing, utility computing, virtualization, clustering, etc. However the problem is that everyone seems to have a different definition..
LinuxCon North America 2013: Why Lease When You Can Buy Your CloudMark Hinkle
Perhaps one of the perplexing things about cloud computing is the choice around renting time in someone else’s cloud (Amazon, Google, Rackspace or a myriad of others) or building your own. It’s not unlike the age-old car buyer’s dilemma, take the lower payments and lower total miles lease or buy the car and drive it for the long haul. Cloud computing users are often faced with the same conundrum. This presentation will focus on how to buy and build a cloud that can be fulfill the needs of most users including strategies for making use of the open source private cloud or managing workloads in both the private and public cloud using open source software.
Demystifying Cloud Security: Lessons Learned for the Public SectorAmazon Web Services
As government agencies expand the use of cloud services, security continues to be a top priority for program managers, policymakers, and cloud service providers (CSPs). Governments and agencies worldwide are moving workloads with varying levels of sensitivity to the cloud. This session will feature agency-level security risk management practices and address common myths about security in the cloud. Participants will gain insight into how governments are leveraging cloud computing to improve their security posture and more quickly benefit from economies of scale.
Mark Ryland, Chief Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services, WWPS
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• Establishing a frictionless enterprise platform, governed by a new, flexible operating model with adaptive and easily configurable processes and systems.
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Highlights of the 2017 Scalar Security Study – The Cyber Security Readiness of Canadian Organizations. The third annual Scalar Security Study examines the cyber security readiness of Canadian organizations and the trends in dealing with growing cyber threats.
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Highlights of the 2016 Scalar Security Study, The Cyber Security Readiness of Canadian Organizations, published February 2016. The full report can be downloaded at: scalar.ca/security-study-2016
Disrupting the Malware Kill Chain - What's New from Palo Alto Networks.Scalar Decisions
Simon Wong and Chris Cram, Scalar security experts, discuss how Palo Alto Networks technology disrupts the entire malware kill chain. Attendees will also gain insight on flexible deployment options to better serve their mobile users, and how to get the most out of their Palo Alto Networks deployment.
CloudForms is a comprehensive IaaS cloud management platform that improves your virtual and cloud infrastructures with advanced capacity planning and resource management features.
Scalar & RedHat present a technical session to learn about CloudForms as the experts in cloud management!
Discussion Topics:
Red Hat and the Open Hybrid Cloud
Cloud Management & Orchestration using Cloud Forms
XtremIO finally delivers the breakthrough scale-out architecture, consistent performance, data reduction, thin provisioning, and manageability you’ve been waiting for in an enterprise flash array.
Hyperconverged Infrastructure: The Leading Edge of VirtualizationScalar Decisions
Hyper-convergence is today's leading edge of virtualization. Technologies have entered the market that have greatly simplified the deployment and maintenance of virtualized workloads. In this session, we will discuss the complexity associated with these types of highly virtualized environments and the modern approaches to reducing it.
Presentation from Scalar and NetApp discussing why CDOT is the promised land of storage and the future of NetApp, followed by a walk-through of the path to CDOT by one of Scalar's technical thought leaders.
The Cyber Security Readiness of Canadian OrganizationsScalar Decisions
Highlights of the 2015 Scalar Security Study, The Cyber Security Readiness of Canadian Organizations, published February 2015. The full report can be downloaded at: http://hubs.ly/y0tFbr0
Where Technology Meets Medicine: SickKids High Performance Computing Data CentreScalar Decisions
Case study look at the work Scalar conducted on the High-Performance Computing Data Centre at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). The system is able to do 107 trillion calculations per second - one of the largest systems dedicated to health research.
Scalar Customer Case Study: Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am GamesScalar Decisions
Toronto will soon host the largest international multi-sport Games in Canada, when more than 7,600 athletes from 41 countries across the Americas will compete at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Understandably,
IT security is top of mind for the Organizing Committee (known as TO2015). The event will rely on a number of applications and web portals, which include an interactive volunteer portal, athlete accreditation management
tools and a travel logistics site. Securing the data centre where these applications reside is of critical importance, ensuring risks are mitigated, threats are prevented and regulatory requirements are met.
Large-scale virtual desktop infrastructure for Sheridan College addresses multiple use cases, and contributes to College's goal to reduce energy consumption by 50% over the next 5 years.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
22. Cloud
Provider
Responsibility
Your
responsibility
Foundation Services
Global Infrastructure
Endpoints
Compute Storage Database Netw orking
Regions
Availability
Zones
Edge Locations
Operating System & Network Configuration at Rest
Platform & Application Management
CustomerData
Optional –
Opaque Data
OS (in transit
/ at rest)
Client-side Data Encryption & Data Integrity
Authentication
Server-side Encryption Provided by the
Platform / Protection of Data at Rest
Network Traffic Protection Provided by the
Platform / Protection of Data in Transit
Identity&AccessManagement
Unmanaged Shared Responsibility Model
23. Cloud Provider
Responsibility
Your
Responsibility
Foundation Services
Global Infrastructure
Endpoints
Compute Storage Database Netw orking
Regions
Availability
Zones
Edge Locations
Operating System & Network Configuration at Rest
Platform & Application Management
CustomerData
Client-side Data Encryption & Data Integrity
Authentication
Server-side Encryption Provided by the
Platform / Protection of Data at Rest
Network Traffic Protection Provided by the
Platform / Protection of Data in Transit
Optional –
Opaque
Data OS (in
transit / at
rest)
Identity&AccessManagement
Managed Shared Responsibility Model
26. Getting Started
1. Ensure effective governance, risk, and compliance processes exist
2. Audit operational & business processes
3. Manage, people, roles and identities
4. Ensure proper protection of data
5. Enforce privacy policies
6. Assess security provisions for cloud applications
7. Ensure secure cloud networks and connections
8. Evaluate security of physical infrastructure and facilities
9. Manage security terms in the service agreement
10. Understand the security requirements of the exit process
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