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  • in Government Cloud, News

    Verizon’s Kevin King Outlines Common Enterprise Cloud Applications in 2014

    Kevin King, director of corporate communications at Verizon Enterprise, has described different methods and ways that enterprises use cloud computing to process their workloads. King wrote Tuesday that businesses streamline their internal operations for end users and manage information technology systems using cloud environments. “This directly impacts the bottom line, helping to control costs and improve […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    Scott Kaine: Cyveillance Threat Intell Platform to Focus on Analysis

    A QinetiQ subsidiary has launched a new cloud-based platform that aims to help security and risk professionals perform their own analyses of available threat intelligence using various investigative tools and data sources. Cyveillance‘s Cyber Threat Center platform also works to use intelligence reports, web search and social media monitoring to collect threat data that can be “distilled” to generate actionable security […] More

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  • in Government Cloud, News

    Manju Bewtra: CCSi Becomes an Accredited Cloud Assessor for FedRAMP Program

    Creative Computing Solutions Inc. has received an accreditation to perform independent reviews of cloud computing offerings for federal agencies through the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program. CCSi will evaluate if a government cloud service provider adheres to security and control standards as a FedRAMP third-party assessment organization, the company said Monday. “As a 3PAO, we […] More

  • in Government Cloud, News

    Unisys’ Colin Lacey Describes Phases for Cloud Strategy Implementation

    Colin Lacey, vice president of data center transformation services at Unisys, has outlined several recommended steps for enterprises to implement their cloud strategy. Lacey wrote in a post published Tuesday that Unisys begins its approach by developing a plan and evaluating the workloads through technical, business requirement and compliance reviews. “Moving along the curve, once you […] More

  • in News

    Kindra Martone to Lead Colocation Sales at CenturyLink; David Meredith Comments

    Kindra Martone, formerly senior vice president of global sales and marketing at IO Data Centers, has joined CenturyLink as global VP of colocation sales as the company continues its global data center colocation services expansion push. CenturyLink said Friday Martone will be responsible for directing the company’s international hosting and colocation market presence following its opening of a data center in Toronto. David Meredith, SVP […] More

  • in Healthcare IT, News

    Verizon’s Darryl Shaw: Enterprises Seek Cloud Tools for Healthcare Delivery

    Darryl Shaw, director of healthcare solutions and new product development at Verizon Enterprise, says his company is seeing higher rates adoption of cloud services for healthcare delivery among customers. Carlos Arcila, external communications manager for Verizon Enterprise, wrote Thursday that chief information officers are moving to migrate their services to cloud environments in order to fulfill Health Insurance Portability […] More

  • in Big Data & Analytics News, News

    FireEye Threat Analysis Seeks to Reduce Alert Noise; Grady Summers Comments

    FireEye has unveiled a new threat analysis tool for Amazon Web Services that is designed to filter security alerts during event data monitoring. The FireEye Threat Analytics Platform uses the company’s intelligence technology to provide context to event data, FireEye said Wednesday. Insights from the security analytics tool then give clients the opportunity to prioritize suspected […] More

  • in Government Cloud, News

    Verizon’s Kevin King Outlines Strategies to Counter Cyber Attacks on Cloud Platforms

    Kevin King, external communications director at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, has laid out strategies for enterprises to protect their cloud infrastructure from cyber attacks. King wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that businesses must develop security protocols such as multifactor authentication, role-based access controls, log monitoring, application vulnerability scanning and security governance. He urged enterprises to provide information on […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Gartner: Global Info Security Spending to Hit $76.9B by 2015

    Gartner has predicted in a forecast that global spending on information security will reach $76.9 billion by 2015, up 7.9 percent from the firm’s recorded figure for 2014, George Koroneos of Verizon said Tuesday. The research firm said at a summit in Australia that businesses are increasing their information security investments due to the rise in adoption of cloud […] More

  • in Healthcare IT, News

    Harris-eClinicalWorks Team Helps ICE Adopt Cloud EHR System

    Harris Corp. collaborated with eClinicalWorks to implement a unified cloud-based electronic health records infrastructure for 23 detention facilities run by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The companies deployed the eClinicalWorks-based EHR system with the goal of helping ICE Health Service Corps integrate and exchange medical data of detainees across different locations, eClinicalWorks said […] More

  • in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

    AT&T Unveils New Cloud Storage Platform for Gov’t Data; Kay Kapoor Comments

    AT&T has launched a cloud-based storage platform with federal security requirement compliance features designed for government agencies. The multi-tenant cloud offering incorporates features, policies, capabilities and EMC Atmos technology tools that are built as similar to AT&T’s commercial cloud platform, the company said Tuesday. “Our new STaaS for Government offer delivers the key attributes Federal buyers […] More

  • in Government Cloud, News

    Shaygan Kheradpir: Juniper Networks to Focus on Cloud Builders, High-IQ Networks

    Shaygan Kheradpir, Juniper Networks CEO, has outlined his plan to achieve the company’s mission goals by focusing on cloud builders and high-IQ networks, MicroScope reported Thursday. Linda Endersby writes Kheradpir considers cloud computing as an instrument to further the growth of global connectivity. Juniper intends to concentrate on cloud builders as customers turn to the […] More