For those who once claimed they’d have nothing to do with the cloud, they’re quickly finding that stance no longer holds any value — they’re actually flocking to cloud-based solutions. One of the biggest barriers to embracing the cloud was security, and while those fears have largely been placated, there are still reasons to be concerned about cyber security. In fact, threat levels, according to a Cloud Threat Report from KPMG, are quite high. The report concludes that around a fifth of … [Read more...]
Mapping Your Transformation to Cloud Security
Cloud-based services and cloud security solutions have become commonplace. However, there is a range of opinions regarding cloud security, with some believing it isn't enough for an enterprise-level company. There is also a common misconception that cloud-based solutions have security built in. Addressing Assumptions First and foremost, it’s important to address assumptions and outline a few nuances of cloud security. For example, there is security for the cloud, and there also exists security … [Read more...]
Four Potential Challenges of a Multi-Cloud Environment
While many organizations embark on a digital transformation with the full expectation that they will make a complete transition to cloud technology, the reality is often a different picture. The flexibility and customizable options available in a multi-cloud environment often lead enterprises to switch directions as they implement cloud solutions. In many cases, multi-cloud becomes the preferred solution because it offers the ability to combine the benefits of both public and private cloud, … [Read more...]
Cloud Considerations That Every CEO Appreciates
Rather than tinkering with outdated equipment to keep the lights on, CIOs are now sitting at the strategy table, determining how to harness the latest cloud technology to help drive business goals. The role of the CIO is changing, and much of their job is equipping the CEO and other key business stakeholders with the technology they need to gain a competitive edge without allowing too much risk. For most enterprises, cloud solutions are necessary for keeping pace in a market where the end user … [Read more...]
Avoid These Common Cloud Migration Mistakes
When an enterprise is planning a migration to the cloud, anticipated benefits are often discussed in epic terms. Scalability and no hardware investment are key statements that excite both IT personnel and line-of-business managers. With benefits ranging from reduced maintenance costs to increased agility, discussions of cloud migration can motivate your team. It’s important that enterprises anticipate the bumps along the road in their journey to the cloud. Some of the common mistakes can turn … [Read more...]
Avoid These Pitfalls With a Multi-Vendor Cloud Strategy
The single-vendor approach is one many businesses will take, as it makes the management of contracts and the execution of activities much easier. When it comes to your cloud strategy, however, relying on a single vendor to meet all of your needs may not be the best strategy. Businesses that take a single-vendor approach could miss out on key flexibility and find themselves in vendor lockdown. Consider the following potential downfalls before you wrap up all activities into one provider: Cost: … [Read more...]
Choosing the Best Cloud Infrastructure for Your Organization
In the push to remain competitive in a market where personalization is highly valued and the experience of the end-user is a driving factor in technology decisions, many organizations are making the decision to move to cloud implementation. Once you’ve decided that a move to the cloud is critical, you have another big decision ahead of you: determining the right cloud infrastructure for your needs. The choices between private, public and hybrid cloud infrastructure come down to the individual … [Read more...]
SD-WAN — Part Deux
IT downtime is costing enterprises $700 billion dollars per year. Over half of North American businesses still don’t have a proper recovery solution in place. According to a study by IHS, companies average around $1 million to $60 million of downtime costs every year. 78% of that loss was employee down time, as well as 17% of revenue loss, and to fix the issue accounted for 5%. What could SD-WAN do for these companies? SD-WAN These statistics support the major increase in SD-WAN appeal. SD-WAN … [Read more...]
Big Leaf and The Cloud
We believe that access to the cloud requires a new generation of Internet connectivity. You shouldn’t have to worry about Internet connections, performance, or outages. Is Big Leaf the Solution? Big Leaf offers unique network architecture, and their SD-WAN technology optimizes application performance across a single Internet connection. While simultaneously leveraging the strength of multiple ISPs, Big Leaf offers these amazing options with the simplicity of a single plug-and-play … [Read more...]
SD-WAN
Confused by SD-WAN? That is no surprise. Like “Cloud,” which can mean many things (SaaS, PaaS, public, private and hybrid), SD-WAN can as well. Most commonly, SD-WANs fall into these three categories: 1. Internet and Cloud Optimization: Latency, jitter, and packet loss can be killers for cloud based traffic such as Office 365, VoIP, and VPN. SD-WAN services provide real time monitoring and management of WAN traffic. Physical connections to multiple ISPs provide redundancy and resiliency. In … [Read more...]