Posts by Martin Riley
Don’t do Anything on the Cloud Until You’ve Read This – Part 2 – Assessment
Disruption created by this year’s pandemic has changed the behaviour of both businesses and consumers, and in many sectors, accelerated trends more suited to a remote workforce. Following on from Part 1, which focused on ‘discovery’, we will now look at ‘assessment’ as the next stage in cloud adoption. Assessment begins by looking…
Read MoreDon’t Do Anything on the Cloud Until You’ve Read This – Part 1 – Discovery
There are many business cases for building a strategy to move to public, private, hybrid or multi-cloud solutions under normal trading conditions. But as we all know, 2020 has been anything but normal. Now, perhaps more than ever, your choice about the right cloud solution could be the difference in your business’ long-term sustainability and…
Read MoreAssessing your security landscape
Remote working is not new, but the scale of remote working has shifted enormously. As such, the risk profile attached to our remote colleagues changes, and the focus that we need to put on securing the technologies used by our colleagues increases. I am often asked about what are the first things I consider when…
Read MorePublic Cloud Repatriation
There is a growing trend of what technology analysts are calling Public Cloud repatriation – businesses bringing partial workloads and storage back in-house or to private environments, utilising hybrid or multi-cloud solutions – often driven by challenges such as spiralling costs. I’m a strong believer that multi-cloud solutions are the way forward in any cloud…
Read MoreBusiness Continuity Planning & Disaster Recovery, what’s the difference?
We’re often asked, what is the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity? Business continuity planning (BCP) is about building a strategy to ensure continuity of operations with minimal downtime during and after disaster strikes or you experience extended service disruption. Disaster recovery (DR) is about making sure you have back-up connectivity and the ability…
Read MoreInviting in the Attacker – Cyber Security in Retail
One of the business sectors that has gone through major disruption in the modern digital era is retail. This started in the 90’s with leading businesses evolving their first e-commerce projects. But in recent times, with growth being led across Online and Mobile services, retail businesses are finding that their digital attack surface is getting…
Read MoreKeep Your Users and Data Cyber Secure this Winter
Keep your Users and Data Cyber Secure this Winter The holidays are a time to put your feet up and relax. However, it is also an opportune time for cyber-attacks; especially when you are working remotely. As we explore below, many security habits go out the window faster than your Dry January attempt, leaving your…
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