Cloud Computing & SaaS


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Report: Cloud Certifications Bring Biggest Salary Payoff

It pays to be conversant in cloud, according to a new study from Skillsoft The company's annual IT skills and salary survey report found that the top three certifications resulting in the highest payoffs salarywise are for skills in the cloud, specifically related to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Nutanix.

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Okta, OpenID Foundation Propose New Identity Security Standard

Okta and the OpenID Foundation have announced the formation of the IPSIE Working Group — with the acronym standing for Interoperability Profiling for Secure Identity in the Enterprise — dedicated to a new identity security standard for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications.

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Scalable Cloud Strategies: Values for Higher Education

From a massive, 23-campus cloud-and-security transformation, to a small college's "lift and shift" entry into the public cloud, Unisys Higher Education Strategist Christopher Wessells knows how higher education leverages the cloud. Here, he examines some of the values scalable cloud strategies offer our institutions.

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Are Organizations Moving from Cloud to On-Premises? AWS Says Yes; Gartner Says It's Not Widespread

Is there a widespread backlash to cloud computing that sees organizations moving their IT operations back to on-premises data centers? The longstanding debate over that very question was rekindled by recent comments from AWS about cloud repatriation among its customer base.

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U.S. Department of Commerce Proposes Mandatory Reporting Requirement for AI, Cloud Providers

This proposed rule from the department's Bureau of Industry and Security aims to enhance national security by establishing reporting requirements for the development of advanced AI models and computing clusters.

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Human Factor Moves to No. 1 Cloud Threat in Cloud Security Alliance Report

The top cybersecurity threat in the cloud has changed from a couple years ago, according to a new report from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), which provided handy mitigation strategies and suggested AI can help (or hurt).

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Amazon Program Offers Free AI Tools to Public Sector Organizations

Amazon Web Services has announced a $50 million fund that will give public sector organizations a chance to tap into its portfolio of cloud-based AI tools.

IBM and Microsoft Partner on Cloud Security

IBM and Microsoft have announced a "strengthened cybersecurity collaboration" aims at fortifying their joint customers' cloud environments.

Report: Only Half of Ransomware-Compromised Data Will Be Recovered

Organizations are vulnerable to substantial data loss and negative business impact from a ransomware attack, according to a report from Veeam Software.

Salesforce Education Cloud Gets Higher Ed AI Tools

CRM giant Salesforce recently unveiled new features coming to its Education Cloud platform aimed at streamlining common tasks for educators and students.