Betsy Amy-Vogt
Latest from Betsy Amy-Vogt
Google LLC’s Cloud Services Platform always seemed a prosaic name, especially alongside a product pantheon that includes the container-orchestration system Kubernetes (meaning in Greek: helmsman) and microservice mesh Istio (meaning: sail). This changed at the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco last …
Red Hat strategy validated as open hybrid cloud goes mainstream
Eavesdroppers at Google Cloud Next in San Francisco this week would have heard “open,” “multicloud,” and “hybrid infrastructure” dominating the excited babble of conversation. But the new buzz is old hat for Red Hat Inc., a veteran of open-source hybrid cloud computing. “Any …
Training AI to help human experts, FortiGuard Labs analyzes 100B security events daily
To the non-initiated, cybersecurity updates sound like the plotline to a crime thriller: Swarms of intelligent nanobots descending on an unprotected ecosystem and wiping it out in seconds. It seems a futuristic scenario, but cybercriminal gangs are adopting technologies designed to help humanity …
Cybersecurity is a science, not an art, says Fortinet CISO
The current explosion of data has been compared to the oil boom of the 1900s, and the analogy holds true in more ways than as a catalyst for wealth and power. Just like oil, data needs to be stored securely, transported securely, …
Get ready for the monetization of hybrid cloud, says Wikibon research
The battle for cloud computing supremacy seems to have come to an unexpected end, and the winner is … multiple clouds! Wikibon Inc. research shows that large and midsized businesses are choosing hybrid solutions over solely using a private cloud or processing data …
Q&A: Veeam expands multicloud functionality for portability and protection
Operating a business in today’s demanding environment is a many-headed hydra. Organizations juggle multiple cloud computing providers while maintaining regulatory compliance, as well as attempt to secure and effectively manage data resources across multicloud infrastructures. Strategy is the secret as businesses evolve to cope with an intelligent, …
Accenture’s DARQ Power explained: cloud intelligence for the post-digital era
Being cloud computing-enabled is no longer enough to differentiate a company from its competition. As society reaches the point where the majority of businesses have adopted digital technology, standing out from the crowd calls for new tactics, which global consulting company Accenture …
Elevate Security ups the game for employee security awareness
It’s been five years since the IBM “Cyber Security Intelligence Index” report found that “over 95 percent of all incidents investigated recognize ‘human error’ as a contributing factor.” Yet, despite millions of dollars spent on technology and training, the “human factor” is still …
Internet of things as a service: When smart homes better anticipate needs
Imagine never worrying if you turned out the lights, locked the door, or left the gas on. Imagine a home that adjusts lighting and temperature so that you are always comfortable, whether working out or reading a book. Imagine a home that remembers …
How Cisco APIs make networks fully programmable
Infrastructure technology gurus are the go-to guys of modern business, leading the charge toward an intelligent future in every sector, from manufacturing to technology itself. But even as infrastructure becomes programmable, the IT community itself is on a learning journey. So, where do …