What is the Network and Information System Directive 2? In the digital age, cybersecurity is not just about protecting data; it is about ensuring the very fabric of our critical infrastructure remains intact and resilient against threats. The introduction of the Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS2) by the European Union marks a significant …
Last week, my alma mater Standard Bank Group (SBG) hosted a Software Engineering Conference and invited me to be one of the keynote speakers. SBG has presence throughout Africa and this hybrid conference was attended by almost 2,000 engineers from across the continent. It was amazing to reconnect with long-time friends and former colleagues, and …
Businesses are increasingly turning to the cloud for agility, scalability, and innovation. While relying on a single cloud provider was the norm in the past, many organizations recognize the advantages of a multi-cloud strategy. A multi-cloud approach involves utilizing services from multiple cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud …
At one point, the hypervisor of choice was essentially non-debatable when it came to enterprise data estates. Market share and competitive prices made the choice much simpler in many cases; and if public cloud offerings were not in the mix, the choice often boiled down to three-or-so hypervisors. Today, anyone in the industry, whether an …
Veeam and Nutanix AHV: Navigating the Hypervisor Landscape Read More »
Welcoming new partners to our Veeam family is a top priority! Partners have made the choice to grow with us as a strategic decision to enhance their business and provide unrivalled solutions to their customers. In this blog, we will explore the Veeam partner onboarding process and shed light on how it adds value, empowers …
Accelerating Success: The Veeam Partner Onboarding Journey Read More »
I’m in a state of disbelief (pun intended) when, in 2024, I often hear platform operators talk about Kubernetes being for stateless workloads only — or that they don’t require data protection as “all of our apps are stateless.” In this article, I’ll provide background on where states exist in our applications, the rise of …
Today, we’re announcing that a new AWS Region will be coming to Taiwan by early 2025. The new AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch, and will give AWS customers in Taiwan the ability to run workloads and store data that must remain in Taiwan. Each of the Availability …
Cybersecurity threats are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated and pose significant risks to organizations of all sizes. This evolving threat landscape includes a range of challenges such as advanced persistent threats (APTs), ransomware, phishing attacks, and zero-day vulnerabilities. These threats are often orchestrated by well-funded and highly skilled adversaries who employ sophisticated techniques to breach …
Enhancing Cyber Resilience Through IT and Security Collaboration Read More »
Sometimes I hear from tech leads that they would like to improve visibility and governance over their generative artificial intelligence applications. How do you monitor and govern the usage and generation of data to address issues regarding security, resilience, privacy, and accuracy or to validate against best practices of responsible AI, among other things? Beyond …
AWS Audit Manager extends generative AI best practices framework to Amazon SageMaker Read More »
Today, I am happy to announce in preview the generative artificial intelligence (generative AI)–powered natural language query generation in AWS CloudTrail Lake, which is a managed data lake for capturing, storing, accessing, and analyzing AWS CloudTrail activity logs to meet compliance, security, and operational needs. You can ask a question using natural language about these …
