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5 Ways to Increase Your Cloud Security Confidence

How confident are you in your security posture?

A new report on the “State of Cloud Security Posture Management” reveals that 97% of cloud professionals have some level of confidence in how their organization is handling their cloud security. Yet over half of them have experienced a breach in their security, and over one-third replied that they wouldn’t be surprised if their organization made the news for a major failure. This could result not only in a major loss of data and the potential for service downtime, but a loss of reputation as well.

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Ideal Opportunity for Cloud Management with Automated Fixes

For two decades now, tech has reshaped the business environment globally. Today, cloud computing services, which use remote servers hosted on the internet, have significantly changed the way businesses store, manage, and process data. 

However, cloud computing is not without its challenges. In order to achieve the desired efficiency, these services have to be evaluated, monitored, and optimized in a process known as cloud management. Still, systems that inform you of problems but do not fix them are only halfway managed. As such, you should consider cloud management with automated fixes.

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How Cloud Services Modernize ERP

Combining cloud and ERP

Today’s business environments are comparable to the old spinning plate trick on the Ed Sullivan Show from the 1960s. We all remember the famous scene: Erich Brenn running back and forth frantically keeping the plates spinning on each pole as the “Saber Dance” music plays in the background to enhance the drama. These plates in today’s parlance are the vast amounts of data that a business creates every day and keeping the entire engine running smoothly in terms of data analysis and security. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) tools and methods were devised in recent years to tackle the running of day-to-day operations in the office in terms of data, hardware, and software used by team members.

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Azure and HIPAA Compliance: What You Need to Know

What is HIPAA?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a landmark piece of US legislation that was introduced in 1996, in order to safeguard and secure patient information and transmittal. Covered entities (CE) and Business Associates (BA) should comply with HIPAA regulations. Healthcare providers, health insurance plans and healthcare clearinghouses fall under CE whereas Business Associates can be a person or an entity that provides third party services and activities for covered entities, which involve accessing protected health information (PHI). Any information about the health status, provision of healthcare or payment of healthcare services that is created, collected or transmitted by a covered entity and linked with individually identifiable information is considered PHI under US law.

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HIPAA Regulatory Rules

Healthcare organizations have been embracing cloud to cut costs and improve the quality of care. While cloud adoption is a crucial stride for a healthcare entity, it is equally significant to adhere to HIPAA regulations. Ensuring valuable benefits for caregivers and consumers alike, HIPAA establishes standards for the secure handling of PHI.

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Microsoft Azure vs. Amazon Web Services: A Cloud Platform Comparison

According to Gartner, “Cloud computing is projected to grow as a $300 billion business by 2021 and will account for nearly a quarter of all IT budgets.” Companies, regardless of their domain or size, are flocking towards cloud services in order to improve their operational efficiency, increase data security and generate new streams of revenue. Adopting cloud computing gives businesses a great option to access their data from anywhere anytime.

Making a transition to the cloud is an expensive and crucial decision which requires thorough research and planning. Enterprises often feel enormous pressure while choosing a cloud service provider (CSP) to meet their business needs. There are two players that have emerged as the most popular choices in the aggressive cloud platform wars — Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Even though these two cloud service providers have much in common and offer a similar set of services, they do differ in several aspects. So, let’s explore the basic features of both the computing platforms and the key differences between them.

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Automated Remediation for Cloud-Specific Threats

For business enterprises shifting to cloud platforms, going to the cloud offers a number of benefits and makes innovation happen faster. Working on the cloud removes barriers to innovation in many ways.

Cloud technology makes processes cheaper, easily scalable and flexible. It provides businesses flexible capacity for data storage and dissemination which is not easily done with physical data centers. Cloud technology offers massive scaling capabilities as enterprises can purchase more capacity whenever needed.

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5 Reasons to Choose Microsoft Azure Cloud for Your Enterprise

Enterprises across all industries, sizes and geographies have been tapping into the power of the cloud. Gaining widespread use over the last few years, cloud computing has made it easier for businesses to get an edge in the digital age. Gartner survey predicts cloud computing as a $300 billion business by 2021. More and more companies are recognizing the business advantages of cloud computing and leveraging it to run their organizations efficiently, better serve their customers and increase profit margins.

Cloud computing boosts cost efficiency, promotes collaboration, aids disaster recovery, increases mobility and provides flexibility for businesses. If you are planning to migrate your virtualized workload to the cloud, then it is crucial to choose a Cloud Service Provider (CSP) that can best match your business, operational, security and compliance needs.