Jeff Vance

In the rush to save money and boost organizational flexibility through cloud computing, many organizations abandon some of the basic IT fundamentals that have served them so well for so long. Security, of course, is a major one, warranting a separate article (check back here next week), but equally important is cloud visibility and management. […]

The adoption of virtualization continues to accelerate. According to a recent survey conducted by Vanson Bourne (and commissioned by virtualization management vendor Veeam), more than 92% of large businesses have adopted virtualization, with four out of every ten servers now being virtual. The virtualization space is also shaping up to be a battle of Goliaths. […]

                Cloud computing, with its lower costs and increased flexibility, seems like a no-brainer — until you start scrutinizing the many products and services available in the market today. There are so many choices that it’s easy to become paralyzed, especially when every tech company under the sun […]

If you don’t have visibility into your network, you’re vulnerable. If you don’t know what devices are on the network, and which users have what privileges, you’re vulnerable. Today, that means most organizations are vulnerable. The state of IT today is one of limited visibility. Like an airliner flying through heavy clouds using only outdated, […]

Businesses are generating more and more data each and every year, much of it unstructured. As data continues to grow exponentially, the management and storage of data and multimedia files is becoming an unwieldy challenge. Without effective data storage and management solutions, businesses can find themselves at a loss when trying to retrieve assets, losing […]

Cloud computing security is a hot topic these days. Last week, we covered 7 emerging cloud security vendors who are doing their best to make cloud computing every bit as secure – if not more so – than on-premise computing. Last week’s story featured the likes of Okta, SecureAuth and Symplified. In other words, it […]

As Apple fans queue up in long lines to get their hands on the iPad 2, the contrast with the last big PC-related release – Windows 7 – couldn’t be more stark. PCs and new operating systems just don’t create a lot of excitement anymore. You could chalk this up as a fad, or you […]

The shift to cloud computing is well past the tipping point. Incumbents like Microsoft, IBM and Cisco are all dumping wheelbarrows full of money into their cloud efforts. Even the once-constant cloud skeptic, Larry Ellison, is now on board – albeit reluctantly– and behemoths in the making like Salesforce.com have the cloud to thank for […]

A lack of understanding about security risks is one of the key factors holding back cloud computing. Report after report after report harps on security as the main speed bump slowing the pace of cloud adoption. But what tends to be overlooked, even by cloud advocates, is that overall security threats are changing as organizations […]

Virtualization and cloud computing promise to optimize IT infrastructures and drive down computing costs. However, any new technology ushers in new risks. Back in the all-wired age, no one worried about wardriving and password sniffing. Now, protecting against those threats is standard. The risks and security implications of moving your sensitive data assets to the […]