Google Cloud & the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

February 23, 2018

On 25 May 2018, the most significant piece of European data protection legislation to be introduced in 20 years will come into force. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive. The GDPR strengthens the rights that individuals have regarding personal data relating to them and seeks to unify data protection laws across Europe, regardless of where that data is processed.

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The Apache Software Foundation

Through the ASF's meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way,"​ more than 730 individual Members and 7,000 Committers successfully collaborate to develop freely available enterprise-grade software, benefiting millions of users worldwide: thousands of software solutions are distributed under the Apache License; and the community actively participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Foundation's official global conference series.

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Cloud-Native Ransomware – How attacks on availability leverage cloud services

whitePaper | December 13, 2022

Ransomware is a financially motivated crime with the goal of inhibiting business systems and obtaining a ransom payment. Historically, ransoming data residing in traditional on-premises enterprise workloads and government systems have resulted in ample financial gain for assailants using ransomware attacks.

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Cellular IoT in the 5G era

whitePaper | February 26, 2020

The 3GPP-based global cellular networks are connecting things-to-things and things-to-persons across borders. Many industries are experiencing the benefits ofcellular IoT, for example in the consumer electronics, automotive, railway, mining, utilities,healthcare, agriculture, manufacturing and transportation sectors. There are over 1 billion cellular IoT connections today in 2020, and Ericsson forecasts around 5 billion connections by 2025.With 5G in the market, almost every industry is exploring the potential of cellular connectivity for fundamentally transforming businesses. In some regions, governments are encouraging adoption of IoT via direct and indirect incentives to promote sustainability,innovation and growth.

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What is Fully Managed in the Cloud

whitePaper | January 22, 2020

Record numbers of businesses are investing in as-a-Service (XaaS) infrastructures and moving parts (or all) of their IT infrastructure to public clouds. Many of these same businesses are moving their databases to the cloud as part of this trend. Why? The promise of the cloud is easy setup, simplified management, guaranteed availability, and on-demand scalability all at a knowable price with no surprises. In the minds of companies moving their database to the cloud, this translates to a one-and-done decision that comes with a low overhead: database instances, on demand, with little to no oversight or hassle. You probably can even reduce the number of DBAs on staff! But is it true? In reality, cloud providers provide an excellent resource for creating and maintaining cloud database infrastructure, but do not provide the necessary technical expertise that gets the best business value out of your database. It is a company’s responsibility to develop, implement, and optimize the architecture that most serves their business goals.

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The A to Z of Managing a Hybrid Cloud

whitePaper | September 13, 2022

With the cloud becoming the optimal choice for progressive enterprises, there’s always doubt about what a hybrid cloud will prove to be. In this playbook, we decode the fine details about managing a hybrid cloud and how VMware Aria cloud management makes it simpler, which we first shared as a blog series. From migrating to the cloud to seamlessly extending your data center and modernizing apps, make the most of this unique solution.

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vSRX Deployment Guide for Private and Public Cloud Platforms

whitePaper | August 8, 2022

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The Rising Threat to Consumer Data in the Cloud

whitePaper | December 29, 2022

Imagine that you are starting a family and you want to stay on top of your finances so you can manage your budget for your growing family. Because you have too many accounts for banking, loans, subscriptions, and bills to keep track of, you decide to sign up for a service that aggregates all your accounts in one place. When you register your account online, you follow the instructions carefully. You create a strong, unique password and set up multifactor authentication. You enter your bank account and loan information, home address, and other personal information. Your spouse also signs up, and you create a joint family account that combines your information.

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The Apache Software Foundation

Through the ASF's meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way,"​ more than 730 individual Members and 7,000 Committers successfully collaborate to develop freely available enterprise-grade software, benefiting millions of users worldwide: thousands of software solutions are distributed under the Apache License; and the community actively participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Foundation's official global conference series.

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