IT Brief UK - Technology news for CIOs & IT decision-makers

Resilience stories - Page 95

Thinkstockphotos 521014210

How to choose the right cloud provider for you in 6 steps

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
#
dr
#
cloud security
#
cloud services
Navigate the cloud with ease: Routed's MD details a six-step guide to picking the ideal provider amidst rising demand.
Thinkstockphotos 513818650

NTT Security sets sights on South Africa as part of new EMEA strategy

Mon, 14th Aug 2017
#
mssp
#
trojan
#
ntt security
NTT Security has shuffled its senior management team for EMEA as it refreshes its approach to managed security services in South Africa and Europe.
Dsc 2582 0

Bank Negara Malaysia & AFI take focused look at financial risk in cybersecurity

Mon, 14th Aug 2017
#
risk & compliance
#
cybersecurity
#
bank negara malaysia
August kicked off with a hard look at Malaysia's cybersecurity strategy, thanks to a policy forum around security and financial inclusion.
Thinkstockphotos 612408736

Internet Solutions scoops two awards at Mimecast South Africa Partner Awards

Tue, 8th Aug 2017
#
phishing
#
email security
#
email
Internet Solutions, a Pan-African telecommunications provider, has won two awards at the 2017 Mimecast Partner Awards in Johannesburg.
Email scam

Nearly a quarter of 'unsafe' emails getting through to user inboxes

Fri, 28th Jul 2017
#
malware
#
ransomware
#
cybersecurity
There is a continuous challenge of securing organisations from malicious attachments, dangerous files type, impersonation attacks as well as spam.
Cutting red ribbon

Visa expands global presence with not one, but TWO new data centres

Thu, 27th Jul 2017
#
hyperscale
#
martech
#
commerce systems
​Visa has announced expanded transaction processing capabilities in two new data centres – one in Singapore and one in the United Kingdom.
Thinkstockphotos 101792983

Singapore Govt leads massive cyber training exercise for CIIs

Wed, 19th Jul 2017
#
ddos
#
healthtech
#
government
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) put the government's incident management and emergency response plans to the test yesterday.
Cyber criminal data

Lloyds report asserts global cyber attack could cost up to £40.5 billion

Tue, 18th Jul 2017
#
wannacry
#
cyber attacks
#
notpetya
A recently released report from Lloyd's of London has revealed just how powerful and incredibly destructive a global cyber attack could be.
Thinkstockphotos 597964138

Schneider Electric: What is Infrastructure Management as a Service?

Thu, 13th Jul 2017
#
datacentre infrastructure
#
hyperscale
#
dc
Schneider Electric revolutionises data centres with Infrastructure Management as a Service, paving the way for a nimbler IT future.
Drive

Organisations should test-drive business plans for continuity and cyber-resilience

Wed, 5th Jul 2017
#
dr
#
cloud services
#
business continuity
Testing, and particularly crisis simulations and penetration testing, help identify weaknesses and also help to refine the business continuity plan.
Screen shot 2017 06 15 at 4

Case Study: How Volta and Next Connex's partnership has progressed one year on

Fri, 16th Jun 2017
#
hyperscale
#
dc
#
colocation
In January 2016, Volta and Next Connex entered a partnership- now the companies have released a case study on how things have progressed.
Thinkstockphotos 546200974

On a mission for transparency - Switch introduces Tier 5 data center standard

Mon, 12th Jun 2017
#
network infrastructure
#
hyperscale
#
dc
Switch rolls out Tier 5 standard, aiming to redefine data centre transparency and resilience, addressing key industry oversights.
Thinkstockphotos 512454930

Schneider Electric: The impact of the cloud on hybrid data center designs

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
#
datacentre infrastructure
#
power / energy
#
hybrid & remote work
Cloud adoption is driving the need to rethink the redundancy requirements of edge data centers, says Kevin Brown of Schneider Electric.
Thinkstockphotos 453612803

The birth of Cyxtera Technologies: BC Partners and Medina Capital join forces

Fri, 5th May 2017
#
hyperscale
#
colocation
#
centurylink
BC Partners and Medina Capital announce Cyxtera Technologies' launch, a $2.8bn merger forming a commanding presence in global data centre security.
Merger chess

HPE acquisition of SimpliVity closes, what lies ahead?

Tue, 21st Feb 2017
#
simplivity
#
hpe
#
partners
HPE's US$650 million acquisition of hyperconverged infrastructure vendor SimpliVity has closed, with HPE promising the first combined offerings in May.
Thinkstockphotos 500503906

Virtual environments blurring the edges for network managers

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
#
virtualisation
#
ixia
#
resilience
Virtual environments are causing problems for network managers, straining and distorting network edges, according to Ixia.
Untitled 1

2017 to bring army of IT threats bigger than ever before: Are you prepared?

Wed, 1st Feb 2017
#
dr
#
cloud services
#
downtime
49% of businesses surveyed had a failure in 2016 that required the use of a DR solution to resume operations - here's what you can expect this year.
Thinkstockphotos 628857902

The 'wargames' are on: Unisys launches threat simulation services

Tue, 31st Jan 2017
#
breach prevention
#
cybersecurity
#
unisys
Unisys introduces cutting-edge cyber resilience services using threat simulations to help enterprises and governments prepare for and respond to cyberattacks.
Thinkstockphotos 484978400

Fujitsu, Osaka University & Scality embark on cold data storage trial

Fri, 2nd Dec 2016
#
storage
#
hyperscale
#
dc
The new project will put cold data storage field trials at the forefront of intercontinental data center coordination.
Thinkstockphotos 152161064

Fujitsu part of joint intercontinental data center cold data storage trial

Mon, 21st Nov 2016
#
hyperscale
#
dc
#
fujitsu
Fujitsu has teamed up with Osaka Uni & Scality to jointly execute a cold data storage-focused trial of intercontinental data center coordination.