VAST Perspectives
The Two Big Cloud Security Misconceptions
There are two big misconceptions about cloud security. The first misconception is that cloud isn't secure. The second, more important misconception is that cloud security isn't your responsibility. Cloud Is Secure The misconception that the cloud isn't secure has...
Data Quantity and Data Quality Both Create Cloud Migration Challenges
Much of the discussion about cloud migration is about the challenge of getting data to the cloud. The challenge is usually described as one of data volume; when there are large quantities of data, it's difficult to physically get it into the cloud without creating...
Software as a Service Doesn’t Include Data Protection As A Service!
Using Software-as-a-Service makes the vendor responsible for your data—to a point. Even if you move email and other key business software to Office Online, you need a way to access, protect, and analyze historical data to satisfy compliance mandates and respond to...
Don’t Fixate On Your Problems When Choosing a Managed Services Provider
With managed services, you get expert professional help to handle all your IT challenges. The best MSPs go beyond resolving IT crises to provide services that allow your business to grow. Managed Services Provider Best Practices Make sure your managed services...
Digital Transformation Trends to Reshape Your Business
You shouldn't jump onto the digital transformation bandwagon because it's trendy. You should jump onto it because it's the right thing to do for your business. Having said that, you should be aware of trends in digital transformation so you can evaluate them and make...
Managing Multicloud Requires Visibility Across All Your Clouds
One of the challenges of cloud, in general, is visibility into what's happening in your environment. The reason for that, of course, is that cloud isn't really your environment. The cloud is the cloud provider's environment; you're just using it, along with all the...
Use a CASB to Protect the Cloud Services You Don’t Know You’re Using
Companies have less control of their data than they think. Employees widely use unapproved cloud services, with Gartner finding shadow IT making up as much as 30 to 40 percent of IT spending. Every cloud service presents the potential risk of data loss, so how can...
Give Every Application Its Ideal Environment With Hybrid Cloud
Hybrid cloud used to be thought of as too complex for most businesses to handle. That's why cloud-bursting never took off. Yet more and more companies are choosing to adopt hybrid cloud. According to the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index, more than 85 percent of...
Use Automation to Make Multi-Cloud More Manageable
Cloud is making automation an even more important tool for IT teams. One reason is that many businesses are opting for cloud to increase their agility. They're largely doing that through implementing DevOps, which requires automation to streamline deployment...
Consider These Business Benefits of Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Technology decisions are complex because they need to be evaluated from two perspectives. First, does the technology meet the technical requirements? And second, does the technology provide value to the business? Hyperconverged infrastructure helps companies solve...
