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VMware and Vapor IO announced they are building a Multi-Cloud Services Grid that integrates the VMware Telco Cloud Platform with Vapor IO's Kinetic Grid platform, allowing developers and service operators to hypercompose grid services on-demand. The collaboration aims to greatly simplify and lower the costs of deploying distributed 5G systems and real-time applications by stitching together multiple cloud and edge environments into a unifying framework that can serve up resources for use, on-demand, across shared infrastructure.

Qrypt announced a web portal that provides access to a quantum cryptography API. This will allow most businesses to integrate the highest level of security into their applications, according to the company. The company's Cloud Entropy Portal provides quantum-safe random numbers for any application, especially cryptographic key generation.

Global Market Insights added a report on the European cloud computing market which estimates the market valuation will cross $140 billion by 2028 due to the government support for promoting cloud adoption throughout Europe. Growing usage of cloud computing among multiple organizations to ensure business continuity and adaptability to market changes for maintaining a competitive advantage over rival firms is likely to fuel the industry growth.

Qrypt announced the launch of its Cloud Entropy Portal. The Cloud Entropy Portal democratizes the availability of quantum safe random numbers for any application, especially cryptographic key generation.

Avaya and RingCentral announced a wide range of new capabilities for the Avaya Cloud Office by RingCentral Unified Communications as a Service solution, including many Avaya device-specific enhancements providing easy migration, additional video and global expansion features extending the ability for customers to connect across any device and work environment. New ways to connect over video Avaya Cloud Office rooms - Combined with an Avaya Collaboration Unit, Avaya Cloud Office turns any workspace into a conference room.

NetApp unveiled a new release of its ONTAP software that powers data services on premises and in the cloud, as well as an array of portfolio updates that leverage ONTAP to provide a flexible foundation for hybrid cloud, unify data management across on-premises and cloud environments, and simplify consumption and operation of hybrid cloud services. As the only provider of hybrid cloud solutions that offers native integration with the world's leading public clouds, NetApp is unifying management of on-premises and public cloud environments, delivering new ways to consume and operate data services that make it easier for enterprises to put their data to work - wherever and whenever they need it.

New updates to Prisma Cloud, Palo Alto Networks Cloud Security Posture Management solution, help eliminate dangerous cloud blind spots and free security teams from the burden of alert fatigue. Most security solutions are not designed for this new world and lack the end-to-end visibility needed to accurately assess risks and alert security teams of advanced attacks, leaving them to deal with both unsecured cloud resources and the cacophony of false-positive alerts.

Deloitte announced its acquisition of substantially all the assets of CloudQuest, a cloud security posture management provider based in Cupertino, Calif. The deal will bolster Deloitte's existing cloud cybersecurity offerings with CloudQuest's cloud-native security capabilities to more seamlessly manage security workflows, reduce risk and improve data security. "While the global pandemic slowed some things, it didn't slow cloud migration or cloud reliance for the vast majority of organizations," said Vikram Kunchala, Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory Cyber Cloud leader and principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP. "As organizations work to build or advance their security postures for cloud or hybrid-cloud environments, we're expanding and diversifying our services and solutions portfolio to help our clients continuously monitor, prevent and remediate security threats."

The Cloud Security Alliance released an update to its Consensus Assessment Initiative Questionnaire, a set of questions that allow cloud consumers and auditors to ascertain a cloud service provider's compliance with the Cloud Controls Matrix. With CAIQv4, users can showcase additional accountability and transparency regarding their security and privacy practices, providing additional value for both cloud service providers and customers.

The rising adoption of cloud-native architectures, DevOps, and agile methodologies has broken traditional approaches to application security, a survey of 700 CISOs by Coleman Parkes reveals. Application security blind spots 89% of CISOs say microservices, containers, and Kubernetes have created application security blind spots.