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Snowflake, the cloud data platform, announced general availability on Google Cloud, bringing together Snowflake's cloud-native data platform with Google Cloud's capabilities in AI, ML and analytics. Combined with the new database replication feature, Snowflake makes it easy for customers to migrate their data to Google Cloud or keep their database data synchronized between multiple cloud providers for business continuity.
After coming across thousands of photos seeping out of an unsecured S3 storage bucket belonging to a photo app called PhotoSquared, security researchers at vpnMentor blurred a few. VpnMentor's Noam Rotem and Ran Locar note that PhotoSquared's failure to lock down its cloud storage has put customers at risk of identity theft, financial or credit card fraud, malware attacks, or phishing campaigns launched with the USPS or PhotoSquared postage data arming phishers with the PII they need to sound all that much more convincing.
As organizations progress through digital transformation initiatives, IT and business process optimization initiatives mature. Many organizations have moved beyond the basics of business process automation and are now scaling their digital footprint with cloud, containers, and orchestration.
Clumio, innovators of authentic SaaS for enterprise backup, announced that its Enterprise Backup as a Service solution has attained VMware Partner Ready for VMware Cloud on AWS validation. By validating Clumio Backup as a Service with VMware Cloud on AWS and attaining the VMware Partner Ready for VMware Cloud on AWS logo, Clumio has tested and verified interoperability and can fully manage customer support requests for Clumio Backup as a Service with VMware Cloud on AWS. "We are pleased that Clumio Enterprise Backup as a Service is validated for VMware Cloud on AWS. This signifies to customers that Clumio Backup as a Service can be deployed with the knowledge and reassurance that the partner fully supports the specified versions and configurations on VMware Cloud on AWS," said Kristen Edwards, director, Technology Alliance Partner Program, VMware.
Cloud platforms accelerate the use of new technologies and services, enabling IT to move at the speed of business. EsCLOUD constantly monitors customer cloud environments to detect improper configurations and vulnerabilities that could lead to data loss and compromise.
Perimeter 81, a leading Zero Trust network provider for enterprises and organizations, announced a new Secure Access Service Edge platform that combines its Network as a Service offering with advanced cloud security capabilities from SonicWall, a Francisco Partners portfolio company. Identified by Gartner as one of the most promising emerging technologies in enterprise networking, SASE is a cloud-native architecture model that supports dynamic secure access to organizational assets by combining multiple network technologies delivered as a service, including Secure Web Gateway, Cloud Access Security Broker, Firewall-as-a-Service and Zero Touch Network Access with WAN capabilities.
Tufin, a company pioneering a policy-centric approach to security and IT operations, announced the availability of Tufin SecureCloud, a security policy automation service for enterprises needing to gain visibility and control of the security posture of their cloud-native and hybrid cloud environments. SecureCloud, built from the ground up and optimized for the cloud, is a major new addition to the Tufin Orchestration Suite - establishing Tufin as the first and only vendor to unify security policy management across on-premises, cloud-native, and hybrid clouds.
Finding what cloud services employees are using is half the battle-integrating Microsoft Cloud App Security and Defender Advanced Threat Protection lets you track, block, or audit cloud app usage. Microsoft Cloud App Security now includes a shadow IT discovery tool that integrates with Defender ATP to discover cloud app and service usage on any managed device.
Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, leverages Oracle Cloud technologies to empower businesses across Europe to transform into 'Live Enterprises', helping them drive intuitive decisions, automate processes, create new user experiences and reinvent businesses for accelerated growth. Bpost, Belgium's leading postal operator, worked with Infosys to replace a previous Oracle ERP solution with a new system using Oracle Cloud Solutions.