Scaling cloud services to equip a growing business represents one of the greatest challenges that enterprises must overcome when they have a distributed network. This is evident in the findings reported from the Remote Office Networks Post Business and Reliability Risk: A Survey of IT Professionals. The report identifies some of the factors influencing infrastructure changes in geographically dispersed enterprises. Some of the key findings include: Enterprises are often utilizing a … [Read more...]
Structuring Your VoIP Budget Following Cloud Migration
Migrating to the cloud introduces some attractive benefits, including anticipated cost savings. Particularly when investing in as-a-service cloud options, enterprises expect lower monthly invoices, as well as freedom from hardware maintenance plus troubleshooting and unexpected device failure. The reality is often a bit different. When completing a cloud migration, many enterprises fail to structure the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) budget to reflect their new environment. With unified … [Read more...]
Balancing the Benefits and Challenges of Multi-Cloud Environments
A migration to the cloud is rarely a neat shift from on-premises, legacy solutions to a dream partnership with a single cloud provider. In most situations, enterprises are employing a multi-cloud approach in order to meet their business needs. This often occurs because the enterprise appreciates the cost savings and innovative potential of a public cloud provider, but the company also values the security and control of the private cloud environment. Even among public cloud providers, there … [Read more...]
Three Key Steps to Preparing for Cloud Migration
When you first hear about the benefits of moving to the cloud, such as reduced costs, scalability and improved agility, you may anticipate all of the advantages. Without a clear picture of the migration process, there may be unexpected hurdles to reach these benefits. Preparing for cloud migration involves careful planning, and there are three key steps that can help minimize complications during the process: Assess your current IT environment. Preparing for cloud migration begins with a … [Read more...]
Identifying Threats to Cloud Infrastructure Security
While it’s always ideal to build security automation into the software development process, it’s never too late to engage in threat modeling to better understand cloud infrastructure security. The practice provides a way for organizations to better understand any potential vulnerabilities, as well as develop a strategy for managing threats. The following steps will help you create a threat model for cloud infrastructure security: Identify your team: The ideal combination includes … [Read more...]