Category: Cloud
Cloud Access Security Broker: What You Need to Know
A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) is an intermediary security checkpoint between users and cloud-based applications. Its primary role is to oversee and implement all data security rules and procedures, including encryption, alarms, and authentication. By monitoring user behavior, the CASB ensures that only authorized users are accessing and using an organization's data across endpoints.…
9 in 10 UK tech operations hosted off-premise, claims survey
Plans for hybrid working and future tech investment are calling into question the need for businesses to maintain or rely on their on-premise data centres, according to new research from Zen Internet. Surveying 200 business leaders across the UK, Zen found that post-Covid, on average, only 11% of planned tech operations will be hosted on-premise.…
How safe are cloud hosting services for business data?
There are many advantages of using cloud hosting services. Data can be accessed anytime and anywhere. Furthermore, cloud services backup their own servers and have multiple copies of data available. That is an advantage against in-house data systems because it means if your premises should experience something like a fire, your data would remain completely…
Enterprises Implementing Latest Software Development Trends To Stay Ahead
Enterprises are implementing the latest software development trends to stay ahead. According to recent data, there were over 26 million software developers in the world during 2019. By 2030, studies project there will be nearly 45 million. With such immense industry growth, developers are constantly trying to keep up with the latest trends of the…
Amazon Web Services’ quarterly revenue jumps 32% year on year
As one of Amazon's strongest-growing business segments, Amazon Web Services witnessed a surge in revenue in the last year. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.uk, AWS generated cloud computing and hosting revenues of around $13.5bn in the first quarter of 2021, a 32% jump year-on-year. AWS Annual Revenue Rose by 30% YoY Amid Pandemic One of…
Cybersecurity spend to exceed $200 billion a year by 2024
Spending on cybersecurity is set to exceed $200 billion a year by 2024 as the market switches to cloud-based security with the network and endpoint security sectors likely to see the fastest growth, a new report from Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) says. Increased remote working is partly responsible for the expansion of the market, which was worth around…
COVID-19 prompts firms to invest in IT projects
The UK’s technology sector is set to experience strong growth in 2021, with COVID-19 prompting businesses to invest in new IT projects, research from Studio Graphene has revealed. The London-based digital agency commissioned an independent survey of more than 750 decision-makers within UK businesses. It found that the vast majority (70%) of companies expect their IT spend to…
How Cloud Computing Can Be A Game Changer For Software Developers
While cloud computing provides significant cost benefits associated with software development, there is much more to using cloud computing for software development projects than just saving money. Software development on cloud computing opens up a whole lot of other avenues for software developers and gives them greater flexibility in deployment and management of their software…
Millions of Brits clueless about the cloud and what technology terms mean
Millions of Brits are clueless about technology and don't even know the difference between an upload and a download. Those are just some of the findings of a poll carried out on behalf of Curry's PC World which found that a quarter of the nation are clueless when it comes to ‘the cloud’ and have…
The Latest Trends in IT Management Software
In the digital age of today’s modern world, businesses continue to rely on technology. It doesn’t come as a surprise; not only does technology allow an incredibly high level of efficiency in running a company, but it can better streamline tasks that would have otherwise been impossible to accomplish effectively. With new innovations comes…
