"We have had the opportunity to work with CloudWave for the past several years in evaluating their control environment as it relates to adherence to the SOC examination standard as published by the AICPA. Once again CloudWave has demonstrated their commitment to Security and Availability in their service offerings," said Juan Vargas, Assure Professional Senior IT Security Auditor.

Whether uploading photos on Instagram, creating do-to lists on Evernote or saving projects on Google Drive, you’re storing them on the cloud. It’s a universal technology becoming more and more present in our daily lives than ever before. As the social media landscape and online world grows larger, the cloud’s capacity to store information is becoming bigger every day, and companies worldwide are taking notice. Many companies are now moving their business to the cloud as technology advances and improves. But some worry the cloud’s access is overreaching and could lead to dangerous consequences. 

How Is Amazon Advancing Cloud-Based Technology? 

According to Mashable, Amazon created their own cloud computing platform called Amazon Web Services in 2006. The company offers online services to websites such as cloud-based storage and database services. Amazon is pushing cloud-based technology in other innovative directions, such as the development of the Amazon Key, which customers can use to unlock their front door and track package deliveries. 

Serverless, Inc., creators of the open source Serverless Framework, today announced their $10M Series A funding, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with additional participation by Trinity Ventures. Their Series A goes toward further development on the new Serverless Platform, now available in beta-a single toolkit offering everything teams and enterprises need to operationalize serverless deployments.

Robust tooling for a growing movement

According to Research and Markets, the serverless market size is estimated to grow from $1.88bn in 2016 to $7.72bn by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 32.7%.

"We believe developers and enterprises will drive a massive shift to serverless applications in the cloud over the next decade," Barry Eggers, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, "and Serverless, Inc. is well positioned to take advantage of that trend."

HYCU, Inc., a pioneering enterprise software company specializing in data backup, recovery and monitoring for next-generation Enterprise Clouds, today announced its latest innovation, HYCU for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), a fully managed backup as a service for customers running their mission critical applications and virtual machines (VMs) on Google Cloud. Now Google Cloud users and service providers looking for an easy-to-adopt Backup as a Service, can subscribe to HYCU for GCP right from the GCP Marketplace.

"Building on the strategic technology development work we have done with Nutanix, our latest introduction provides a purpose-built data protection solution for Google Cloud users that need a powerful yet easy to use managed service," said Simon Taylor, CEO at HYCU. "With HYCU for Google Cloud Platform, we’re introducing a cost-effective and purpose-built solution. No longer do users have to settle for legacy backup solutions that do not provide exactly what they need. Now, they can reap the full benefits of Google Cloud without having to sacrifice simplicity or the power of the platform."

HYCU is a fully managed data protection service for GCP. Google Cloud users gain the following benefits:

Rubrik, the Cloud Data Management company, announced the general availability of Polaris Radar, the latest data management application built on the Polaris SaaS platform. Polaris Radar leverages machine learning to model threat behavior, accelerating how enterprises mitigate data security incidents. In the event of an attack, such as ransomware, enterprises can now minimize business disruption and data loss by recovering in just a few clicks across their entire environment.

Ransomware attacks are intensifying in scale and sophistication, and the perpetrators are better at evading countermeasures. A recent NTT Security survey revealed that ransomware attacks rose 350 percent in 2017 over the previous year. According to a survey conducted by endpoint protection provider Barkly, 71 percent of organizations were infected by ransomware after it successfully bypassed their prevention controls. Enterprises must act quickly to contain the risks posed by ransomware in order to minimize cost, recovery time, and reputational damage. A holistic ransomware response strategy integrates accelerated detection and recovery alongside prevention measures, ensuring strong resiliency in the face of cyber threats.

FileCloud, a cloud-agnostic Enterprise File Sync and Sharing Solution (EFSS), today announced the launch of the FileCloud Online partner program. Managed Service Providers (MSPs) can now resell FileCloud Online, a customizable, secure EFSS fully hosted by FileCloud. Delivering data ownership, residency and control with compliance in Canada, APAC or Europe, FileCloud Online is the only hybrid cloud offering in the market that offers direct, low latency access to on-premise windows file servers and the cloud for remote access.

"File sharing and collaboration is a core use case for any organization," said Venkat Ramasamy, COO, FileCloud. "FileCloud Online outperforms rival EFSS solutions and delivers MSPs with the opportunity to capture market potential netting greater user satisfaction, customer retention and higher margins."

Five9, Inc., a leading provider of cloud contact center software for the digital enterprise, announced the expanded partnership with Fuze, cloud communications platform provider for the modern global enterprise. This partnership includes integration into the Fuze Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Five9 Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) providing an end-to-end communication experience for sales and support teams.

MapR Technologies, Inc., provider of the industry’s leading data platform for AI and Analytics, today announced a new, free introductory course from MapR Academy on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).  This on-demand course provides insights into how businesses can leverage AI and ML to improve operations through real-world use cases.  This course is ideal for developers just starting out in ML, as well as higher-level business decision makers.

"Machine learning, a trending topic in big data, is not fully understood.  This course provides a foundation for anyone curious about ML/AI and how it works in practical applications," said Suzanne Ferry, vice president, global training and enablement, MapR.  "Decision-makers, even those who already use big data, will benefit from learning more about common ML/AI business use cases."

Virtualization technology is complex, which means the learning curve for hyper-v management (Hyper-V 101) can be quite steep for administrators. In this article, we review a number of common mistakes that Hyper-V administrators struggle with in their day-to-day operations. We also suggest remedies and optimization techniques to help you significantly improve your Hyper-V environment.

Mistake #1 – Imbalance of Memory and CPUs

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, today announced the launch of their second availability zone ("Availability Zone B") in Malaysia to expand its cloud footprint and bolster its cloud capacity, serving increasing customer demand locally and in the region. The new zone complements Availability Zone A which was launched last year in heightening cloud security and ensuring business continuity through resilient cloud infrastructure.

Alibaba Cloud will also continue to invest in Malaysia by setting up the first cloud based Anti-DDoS Scrubbing Center in August. The center will mitigate risks and offer customers the highest level of protection against stronger DDoS attacks. The new center will feature a variety of security functions including Anti-DDoS Pro, a service that defends against all types of DDoS attacks.