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How Liquid Cloud is spearheading the evolution of enterprises in Africa – TechCentral

August 29, 2022 | Author: admin

David Brooks

It wasnt even 10 years ago that cloud technology felt like a slice of fringe tech that many businesses saw as unnecessary in the face of their own sprawling on-premises IT infrastructure. Today cloud is a booming industry in which organisations continue to push the boundaries of what is possible and provide new and improved solutions for critical problems and the best part is, its available to everyone, no matter how big or small.

Year after year, we have witnessed cloud levelling the playing field, unlocking access to resources and technologies previously reserved only for those who could afford to buy, own and manage it. With the proliferation of global cloud service providers like Microsoft Azure, the utility of cloud has become endless. However, there are cloud adoption challenges that many African businesses face beyond the financial.

These can include technical concerns such as latency and access to international bandwidth and a wave of new regulations calling for sensitive data to remain within a countrys borders. This is driving a divide between countries that have access to hyperscale public cloud providers in their country and those that dont.

So, lets take a look at how these challenges can be overcome.

The allure of cloud technology like Microsoft Azure is that it can become a tech equaliser between start-ups and large organisations. Resources can be accessed in real time by the hour, making development and testing more efficient, and reducing the need for large capital-intensive hardware expenditure.

The premise of cloud is that everything you need is stored on a server, preferably in your region of operation. In Africa, this is seldom the case as data centres are few and far between.

Lets take Azure, for instance. Microsoft has set up two major data centres where it houses local servers in South Africa. Four years ago, the entire continent was utilising servers in Western Europe. That meant all of Africa was subject to high latency.

While this is not particularly damaging, the pace of technological evolution is demanding much faster turnaround times when it comes to computational power. It has now become critical for many businesses and industries that rely on real-time applications for live-streaming, banking, diagnostic imaging, navigation, stock trading, weather forecasting, collaboration, research, ticket sales, video broadcasting, online gaming and more. This list continues to grow.

Local servers provide lower latency, but they can also help businesses comply with ever more popular data privacy regulations being enforced in numerous African states some more stringent than others. In most cases, there is an element of data sovereignty or the requirement to keep data within the borders. This poses unique challenges to organisations looking to adopt cloud technologies while not having a hyperscale cloud provider like Azure in their country.

The Azure stack offers the perfect solution to this problem by filling the gap and bringing resources closer to end users. Simply put, it provides the ability to bring Azure Cloud resources to a server hosted at an organisations offices or in a local data centre.

Yet the setting up and running of ones own server defies the point of cloud as this is exactly what most businesses were trying to avoid in the first place. Luckily, companies like Liquid Intelligent Technologies teamed up with Microsoft Azure to establish what we call Liquid Azure regions.

In these regions, we have set up a mini data centre in collaboration with Microsoft to provide local businesses in certain regions with local hosting capabilities. This is where companies can store and utilise sensitive and private information that is meant to be stored in country. We then integrate these servers with the greater Azure landscape to provide the full benefits of the public cloud for data that doesnt need to be bogged down by national regulations.

In essence, this extension to public Azure allows users to store and process data locally on the appliance and still leverage the large-scale power and technologies that can only be delivered from a hyperscale cloud. So far, Liquid has set up Liquid Azure regions in Kigali, Nairobi, Dar es salaam and Harare. But this is only the beginning.

Its only upwards from here

Africa accounts for less than 1% of total available global data centre capacity. However, this capacity has doubled in the past three years. With more official data centres from the likes of Microsoft, and more locally relevant solutions like Liquid Azure regions, we are well on our way to fulfilling our mission to create a digitally connected future that leaves no African behind.

In line with this mission, Liquid has rolled out shared Azure Stack environments in several countries. With four Liquid Azure regions live, and a lot more in the works across the continent, Africa is poised to get the full advantage of cloud innovation with partners like Liquid and Microsoft spurring on the continents success.

The Liquid Cloud team is offering free demo. More information here https://liquidcloud.africa/landing-azure-backup-v0/

The author, David Brooks, is senior specialist: product management, Liquid Cloud and Cyber Security

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How cloud computing turned security on its head – BetaNews

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When an organization migrates its IT systems to the cloud -- and builds new applications in the cloud -- it relieves its security team of the responsibility of building and maintaining physical IT infrastructure. The shared security model of cloud dictates that cloud service providers (CSPs) such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure are responsible for the security of the physical infrastructure. Their customers are responsible for the secure use of cloud resources.

But embracing the cloud for building and managing new applications means security teams cannot deploy the traditional security technologies and processes theyve long relied on to thwart cyberattacks. Cloud computing represents a paradigm shift in their roles and responsibilities and their approach to protecting sensitive data against falling into the wrong hands.

Developers own their cloud environments

The cloud enables developers and engineers to build their infrastructure on the fly without the assistance of a data center team. They have the power to make their own infrastructure decisions -- including security-critical configurations -- and then change them whenever they need to. When they do make changes, they increase the risk of creating misconfigurations that leave their environment open to attack -- vulnerabilities that traditional network and endpoint security solutions cannot detect.

Why? Because application programming interfaces (APIs) -- the software intermediaries that allow different applications to interact with each other -- are the foundation of cloud computing. API-driven cloud environments eliminate the requirement for constructing and maintaining a fixed IT architecture in a centralized data center. The cloud is programmable software, and. developers are using infrastructure as code (IaC) to automate the building and managing of cloud infrastructure at scale.

These workflows make it impossible to apply the traditional security model of erecting an outward-facing barrier around the perimeter to block incoming attacks, and periodic audits are obsolete before theyre completed. Security in the cloud is a function of design and architecture, not just monitoring and intrusion detection. Cloud attackers are after the cloud control plane APIs for discovery, movement, and data extraction. Organizations must prioritize securing the control plane to prevent hackers from acquiring its API keys. Their approach to security must evolve to keep pace with the hackers.

Attackers operate differently in the cloud

Bad actors use automation technology to detect weaknesses they can exploit, such as cloud misconfigurations, application vulnerabilities, and API keys in source code. Once they choose their targets, they go hunting for data using the cloud control plane. Control plane compromise has occurred in every major cloud breach that has happened to date.

Cloud security teams often find and remediate dozens of misconfiguration issues daily. But misconfigurations are just part of the more significant security threat that represents only one of the paths a hacker can take to achieve control plane compromise. Focusing only on finding and eliminating single resource misconfigurations is tilting at windmills because hackers will eventually slip through. Focusing solely on identifying indicators of compromise (IOCs) is even riskier -- cloud breaches can happen in a matter of minutes before teams have a chance to respond, even with the best monitoring, analysis and alerting tools.

Study models of cloud security

Companies that are getting cloud security "right," no matter their size or industry, all share five traits:

The topline takeaway for your organization is this: Many of the security tools and best practices that worked in the data center cannot protect your cloud environment and data. However, that doesnt mean you need to ditch everything youve been using. Instead, understand which ones still apply and which ones are now obsolete. For instance, application security is as critical as ever, but network monitoring tools that rely on spans or taps to inspect traffic arent because cloud providers don't typically provide direct network access. The primary cloud security gaps you need to fill are concerned with resource configuration and the architecture of your environment.

The good news is that just as the cloud is programmable and can be automated, so is your cloud environments security. You can deploy automation to empower developers to build and operate safely in the cloud and have processes in place to find and fix vulnerabilities before attackers can find them. Your application teams can deliver innovation faster, your cloud engineers can focus more on building value, and your security team can do more with the resources they have.

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Josh Stella is chief architect at Snyk and a technical authority on cloud security. Josh brings 25 years of IT and security expertise as founding chief technology officer at Fugue, principal solutions architect at Amazon Web Services, and advisor to the U.S. intelligence community. Joshs personal mission is to help organizations understand how cloud configuration is the new attack surface and how companies need to move from a defensive to a preventive posture to secure their cloud infrastructure. He wrote the first book on "Immutable Infrastructure" (published by OReilly), holds numerous cloud security technology patents, and hosts an educational Cloud Security Masterclass series. Connect with Josh on LinkedIn and via Fugue at http://www.fugue.co.

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Cloud computing: Beware of the perils or at least understand them – Stuff

August 29, 2022 | Author: admin

Ben Kepes is a Canterbury-based entrepreneur and professional board member. He's a firm believer in the cloud, but that doesn't mean he doesn't think about what can go wrong.

OPINION: Software as a service, infrastructure as a service, on-demand platforms - all these things are examples of what we conveniently lump into the category of "cloud computing."

For over 15 years I've been advocating for the benefits that the cloud can bring. Lower cost, reduced barriers to entry and an ability to deliver agility - all are very real advantages of using cloud-based solutions rather than more traditional approaches.

For the first few years that I was working as an independent industry expert, I was one of a few folks advocating for the move to the cloud. As part of a very small global group who has loosely coalesced into a group known as The Clouderati, we felt that we were revolutionaries at war with the orthodox view of the industry.

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Indeed, I can remember countless industry conferences where we, The Clouderati, would gather together. We did so in the face of traditional technology vendors who told us that we were charlatans. These vendors were quick to suggest that the moves we were pushing were dangerous, would not drive the benefits that we claimed and were in fact dangerous for credible organisations to take heed of.

Fast forward to today and the world has, indeed, met the predictions we made over a decade ago. Almost every organisation takes advantage of the cloud in some form - from those doing their office productivity through Microsoft's Office 365 or Google's Workspaces to those buying infrastructure from global mega-vendor Amazon Web Services or hometown hero Catalyst IT, cloud is now the default way to deliver technology.

But, despite all the benefits that the cloud brings, as with any technology decision, people need to assess the flip side, the unintended consequences and the potential collateral damage that any decision may drive. Before anyone thinks that I might have changed my tune and be turning away from a cloud-first approach, this article is in no way intended to lessen the positive impacts that people understand cloud can bring. Rather it is an educational piece, intended to help people to make informed decisions.

I was thinking about unintended consequences recently after I read an article about someone who suffered almost unimaginable unintended consequences of a life firmly embedded in the cloud. To cut a long story short, Mark is a caring father who also happens to live his life in the cloud - from photo sharing to his calendar, from his phone service to document creation, Mark does it all in the cloud, and in this case, with Google.

Mark also had a personal situation where his son had some health issues. Specifically a possible infection of his genitals. Given the world was in the midst of a pandemic, and physical examinations were unavailable, Mark did what any technologically aware individual would and booked a virtual appointment. At this virtual consultation, he messaged the clinician a photo he had taken of the affected area. There's plenty of detail over at the original article but smart readers will guess the unintended consequence of photographing and sharing said photograph of a child's genitals - Google's incredibly smart, if very binary AI-powered sex abuse algorithm came into play.

Said algorithm decided that by sharing an image of a youngster's genitals, Mark must obviously be a paedophile. As such, and in a well-intentioned attempt to weed out exploitative behaviour, Google tagged Mark's account and froze it. Mark, who had over the previous decade or more increasingly come to rely upon Google to fuel his digital life, was hamstrung - from his phone service to his contact list, from the totality of his online images to his document history, Mark was entirely locked out from his digital life.

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To make matters worse, since Google hosted his email address, Mark was unable to reset passwords or change notification addresses for all his other digital services. The nuking of his Google account thus had the unintended consequences of cascading down into almost every digital service he used.

Now of course, in an ideal world, a company like Google that took advantage of machine-based automation to make it possible to scan billions of images to identify child porn would also realise that having human intervention within these automated processes is a wise safeguard.

In this sort of ideal world, Google would use the old military approach of Trust but Verify. They would let this automated algorithm flag suspicious content, but then a real-life human being would look at that flag. This human would be able to understand nuance and context in a way that an algorithm cannot and, in this example, would have obviously been able to see that there was a very genuine reason for this image and, as such, Mark's digital life should not be vaporised.

Alas, there is another trait that goes alongside these technology masters of the universe's desire to automate everything. This trait is having almost unwavering confidence in the answers that algorithms produce. Like modern-day versions of religious converts, these companies seem to have the attitude that if the algorithm flags something as dodgy, it must indeed be dodgy. An ability to separate the signal from the noise is sadly lacking from these folks.

For his part, Mark had made the mistake that so many millions of others had also made - everything was tied back to his Google account and there was no way (since his phone and his email were both Google) to reset things via a third-party service. As Mark himself commented:

The more eggs you have in one basket, the more likely the basket is to break. From its side, Google was quick to justify the reason for any sort of image flagging saying: Child sexual abuse material is abhorrent and were committed to preventing the spread of it on our platforms.

Of course, no one would argue with Google's intent. Rather the conclusion to be drawn is that, while AI is a useful additional input to decision-making, basis decisions on AI exclusively can sometimes create unintended consequences. It just really sucks for those who are collateral damage from those consequences.

The cloud absolutely drives huge beneficial impacts for the world and I'd never suggest we should avoid it. What we should do is both avoid putting all our eggs in one cloudy basket and giving some thought to unintended, but suboptimal, consequences.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Simplilearn, one of the world's leading Online Bootcamp for digital economy skills training providers, announced its partnership with Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota (UMN) for aCloud Computing Bootcamp. This comprehensive program is aimed to help learners understand the main principles of cloud computing, how to implement and manage it in Microsoft Azure and AWS. The bootcamp has been designed to help learners accelerate their careers in the cloud field, and is suitable for graduates from any discipline. This Cloud Computing Bootcamp is designed for experienced professionals from both programming and non-programming backgrounds.

The Cloud Computing Bootcamp will be based on a blended format of online self-learning and live virtual classes. Learners will have access to mentorship sessions, providing a high-engagement learning experience and real-world projects to help master essential cloud computing skills. The key features of this program include 40+ hands-on projects with integrated labs, 25+ tools and cloud services, capstone projects in 4 domains, masterclasses from distinguished UMN instructors, sandboxed cloud labs. The program curriculum will cover topics on AWS Cloud Fundamentals, Designing Applications and Architecture on AWS, Azure Cloud Fundamentals, How to Implement, Manage and Monitor an Azure Environment, and Designing Infrastructure Solutions on Azure. Learners will also get an understanding of how to design an Azure App Service web app by using Azure CLI, Powershell, and other tools.

On completion of the program, learners will receive a certificate of completion as well as a UMN alumni association membership. Learners will also be eligible for Simplilearn's career assistance program which will help identifysuitable jobs in the industry.

Speaking on the program, Anand Narayanan, Chief Product Officer, Simplilearn, said, "Cloud Computing is one of the top skills that companies across the globe will need to undertake for an increase in business growth and also in employee upskilling. The demand has increased significantly in the past few years as interactions shifted online and cloud became a vital tool for organizations to digitally transform to keep up with the new normal.These dynamics have obliged the industry to look at sourcing their need for cloud professionals over the last few years. Keeping the industry demand in mind, we have partnered with Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota for this Cloud Computing bootcamp which will help learners to stay ahead of the curve in the industry and bag suitable career opportunities."

Speaking on the topic, Soumya Sen, Associate Professor of Information & Decision Sciences,Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, said, "Cloud Computing has become a foundational pillar for innovation, collaboration and digital transformation and is witnessing an accelerated adoption by companies. Many graduates and professionals are looking to upskill themselves in Cloud Computing."

Simplilearn conducts more than 3000 live classes, with an average of 70,000 learners who together spend more than 500,000 hours each month on the platform. Programs offered by Simplilearn gives learners the opportunity to upskill and get certified in popular domains. In 2020, Simplilearn introduced a free skills development program calledSkillUp. This allows learners to explore in-demand topics in top professional and technology fields for free, helping them make the right learning and career decisions.

About Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

The Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota is a recognized leader in business education and research. Established in 1919 and located in Minneapolis, the Carlson School is committed to developing leaders who believe business is a force for good through experiential learning, international education, and the school's strong ties to the dynamic Twin Cities business community.

With 13 degree programs that are ranked consistently among the world's best, the school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education programs hosted both domestically and abroad. Today, the Carlson School has nearly 60,000 alumni in more than 100 countries.

About Simplilearn

Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, California, and Bangalore, India, Simplilearn, a Blackstone company is one of the world's leading online Bootcamp for digital economy skills training. Simplilearn offers access to world-class work-ready training to individuals and businesses around the world. The Bootcamps are designed and delivered with world-renowned universities, top corporations, and leading industry bodies via live online classes featuring top industry practitioners, sought-after trainers, and global leaders. From college students and early career professionals to managers, executives, small businesses, and big corporations, Simplilearn's role-based, skill-focused, industry-recognized, and globally relevant training programs are ideal upskilling solutions for diverse career or/and business goals.

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This Cloud Computing Company is Our Featured Stock of the Week… – Entrepreneur

August 29, 2022 | Author: admin

The bear market in growth stocks has been brutal. However, there are many high-quality stocks that have seen their earnings, revenues, and margins continue to expand amid this tough environment such as Veeva Systems (VEEV). Read on to find out why VEEV is our growth stock of the week.

Since February 2021, growth stocks have been in a bear market. Although, some believe that the market has bottomed and the worst is over; others see this as an inevitable bear market rally that will roll over. While this is certainly an interesting debate, what we can be certain about is that some portion of growth stocks have certainly bottomed

Warren Buffett often talks about how we find out who is swimming naked during bear markets. Well, the converse is also true as we also find out who is swimming with a wetsuit, flippers, and goggles. These are the companies who are continuing to grow earnings and revenue and are using the bear market to grow market share.

Todays stock of the week - Veeva Systems (VEEV) - fits that description to a T. Read on to find out why the future is so bright for this company

Company Background

VEEV is a cloud computing and enterprise software company for the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries. It provides software solutions for the unique needs of companies in these industries, from meeting regulatory standards to conducting clinical trials to managing operations.

VEEV is 46% lower from its top in August of last year. Unlike many growth stocks, the company has maintained its steady and solid growth through this rough period.

In a sense, this isnt surprising as the companys customers are in the healthcare and life science space which means they are less susceptible to changes in economic or monetary conditions. Additionally, these are end-markets that are in constantly expanding due to the aging population and rising trend of healthcare spending. Finally, the company has few competitors given the regulatory hurdles of operating in the space.

Strong Fundamentals

VEEV is also positioned at the intersection of two booming trends - healthcare and cloud computing - which show no signs of exhaustion in terms of growth. Not surprisingly, these sectors have birthed some of the biggest stock market winners in recent history.

The healthcare sectors growth is fueled by demographics due to an aging population in developed countries all over the world, increased government spending, and the constant stream of innovations that lead to new treatments. Healthcare spending as a share of GDP has risen to 18% in 2020, from under 12% in 1990.

Cloud computing is forecast to grow at a 19% rate over the next few years with the industry reaching a size of $1.2 trillion. Over 80% of the companies in the S&P 500 have some sort of job listing related to cloud computing. In order to stay competitive, companies have no choice but to invest in cloud computing systems. Many of these systems were integral to keeping corporations running during the pandemic and enabling people to work remotely.

Strong Leverage

VEEV also has favorable economics as gross margins are relatively high in addition to revenue retention rates that are typically above 100%. This means that companies are spending more money on the platform on a quarterly basis.

Further, VEEV has a track record of being able to introduce new products and features that lead to increased monetization through acquisitions or internal development which bodes well for continued EPS growth and margin expansion.

Wide and Deep Moat

Another attractive feature of VEEV is that the company has a wide and deep moat. For one, healthcare companies are unlikely to switch IT systems given the cost and inconvenience.

Second, these markets arent easy to penetrate given that corporate managers at healthcare companies are unlikely to rely on unproven technology, especially as these companies deal with sensitive and sophisticated matters.

POWR Ratings

Thus, its not surprising that the stock is rated a B by the POWR Ratings which equates to a Buy rating. Given that VEEV is forecast to grow EPS at a 15% rate over the next 5 years, its not surprising that the stock has a B for Growth. Click here to see more of VEEVs POWR Ratings.

VEEV has all the characteristics of a big-time, stock market winner given that healthcare and cloud computing spending are poised to expand at healthy rates over the next decade. The stock has continued to grow earnings and revenue at an above rate, while the stock price has remained flat, making it more attractive on a valuation basis. Thus, investors should consider taking advantage of the stocks recent 20% decline.

VEEV shares rose $1.88 (+0.86%) in premarket trading Friday. Year-to-date, VEEV has declined -14.62%, versus a -11.02% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 index during the same period.

Jaimini Desai has been a financial writer and reporter for nearly a decade. His goal is to help readers identify risks and opportunities in the markets. He is the Chief Growth Strategist for StockNews.com and the editor of the POWR Growth and POWR Stocks Under $10 newsletters. Learn more about Jaiminis background, along with links to his most recent articles.

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Charting How Fast Cloud Use Has Grown in Government – Government Technology

August 29, 2022 | Author: admin

Since 2013, the number of government funding opportunities for cloud computing has increased dramatically, according to a Government Technology data analysis cloud now represents about one-sixth of all gov tech funding opportunities. At their peak in 2018, funding opportunities such as requests for proposals (RFPs) for cloud computing services made up about 18.5 percent of all gov tech funding opportunities, according to an analysis of more than 400,000 requests for proposals collected by the Government Technology Industry Navigator.*

The growth in gov tech funding opportunities has slowed slightly, with only 15 percent in the past 12 months being for cloud computing-related projects.

Still, governments in the U.S. are hoping that the ubiquity of cloud computing will help them better fulfill their mission and save money.

Over the last few years, TABC has been adopting a really top-to-bottom digital strategy, said Chris Porter, a spokesman for the commission.

Last year, TABC transitioned from a paper-based license application system to an entirely online platform. Before the transition, it was using a system more than 14 years old, according to Porter.

Porter said the transition is being motivated by a desire to reduce costs as well as make it easier for companies that interface with the commission.

And the cloud transition at TABC is continuing beyond the new application system. Currently, it has an RFP out for a new system to put tax identification stamps on bottles of alcohol, which facilitate taxation. The goal is to have a cloud-based system which will allow beverage vendors and distributors to handle the process with less TABC staff involvement.

What you do now is you go to the TABC website and order [tax ID stamps], Porter said. Instead of TABC staff doing that, it will be handled by the vendor.

There has also been an increasing number of companies and organizations offering cloud services specifically to local governments. The federal government operates cloud.gov as a platform as a service aimed at federal, state and local governments to make compliance easier, while Amazons AWS, Google Cloud and Microsofts Azure all offer services specifically tailored to government users.

These groups offering services to government have good reasons to do so. The industry can be lucrative according to Government Technologys analysis, the median contract value for cloud computing RFPs that listed an estimated value is $137,000.

But the high end of these contracts can come with high-end price tags. The City University of New York systems 2023 budget lists $175 million dedicated to updating its academic systems, including its planned transition to the cloud. Working with OMNIA Partners, a purchasing consortium, a regional office of education in Texas sought proposals for a $100 million contract for a new cloud service provider and legacy app migration.

The increase in demand for cloud services has been accelerated by the pandemic, which forced fence sitters to move toward more online services, increased app development within the government industry and the accessibility of the cloud, according to an analysis from Deloitte Insights.

The expansion of cloud computing is leading to increased reliance on data centers. By 2025, the world will annually create, capture or replicate 175 zettabytes of data, according to a 2018 report from the International Data Corporation. Thats roughly equivalent to 22 terabytes of data for every person alive today.

The long-term consequences of this shift are not fully understood. A 2013 study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which was funded in part by Google, found that if all U.S. businesses shifted email, software and customer relationship management services to the cloud, the energy footprint of these applications could be reduced by as much as 87 percent.

In 2020, a team of researchers led by Eric Masanet of Northwestern University found that hyperscale and cloud data centers likely exhibit the most energy efficiency, but there needs to be more research to fully understand data center energy use.

*Industry Navigator is a division of e.Republic, Government Technologys parent company.

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Cloud Computing in Higher Education Market Trends, Demand, Innovations and Regional Outlook and Forecast 2022-2030 Muleskinner – Muleskinner

August 29, 2022 | Author: admin

New York (US) The study undertaken by Astute Analytica foresees a tremendous growth in revenue of the market forglobal cloud computing in higher education marketfromUS$ 2,693.5 Millionin 2021 toUS$ 15,180.1 Millionby 2030. The market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 22% during the forecast period 2022-2030.

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Cloud computing in higher education provides an online platform for educational institutes through various applications and subscription models. In this era of technology, employing latest IT technologies and services in higher education assists teachers, administrators and students in their education related activities. Cloud computing in higher education centrally manages the various business processes such as student and course management, helps teachers in uploading learning materials, students to access their homework, administrators to easily collaborate with each other and library management among others.Cloud computing segment is gaining majority of the spenders from high income group as well as skilled share of people from around the world.

On the basis of institute type, thetechnical schools are estimated to hold the highest market share in 2021 and is also expected to project the highest CAGR over the forecast period owing to increasing demand for cloud computing in technical schools.Moreover, based on ownership,private institutes segment is anticipated to hold the largest market share owing to increasing funding in private institutes for adoption of cloud computing services. Whereas, the public institutes segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR over forecast period. Furthermore, in terms of application, administration application holds a major share in the cloud computing in higher education in 2021. Whereas, unified communication is expected to project the highest CAGR over the forecast period due to increasing trend of e-learning. In addition to this, by deployment, the hybrid cloud segment held the largest market share in 2021.

Market Dynamics and Trends

Drivers

The increasing adoption of SaaS based cloud platforms in higher education, increasing adoption of e-learning, increasing IT spending on cloud infrastructure in educationand increasingapplication of quantum computing in education sectorwill boost the global cloud computing in higher education market during the forecast period. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a type of delivery model of cloud computing. In the higher education sector, SaaS applications include hosting various management systems for educational institutes and managing other activities. Moreover, higher education industry witnesses an increased adoption of e-learning due to its easy accessibility and high effectiveness. Users such as drop-outs, transfer learners, full-time employees are increasingly relying on e-learning trainings and education to upgrade their skills. Furthermore, higher education institutes are rapidly moving towards cloud-based services to save an intensive IT infrastructure cost and boost efficiency of operations.

Restraints

Cybersecurity and data protection risks, lack of compliance to the SLAand legal and jurisdiction issues is a restraining factor which inhibits the growth of the market during the forecast period. Issues related to data privacy pose threats in interest to mitigation of higher education institutions to the cloud. There are federal regulations for higher education institutes along with state and local laws to manage information security in the education environment. Moreover, the level of complexity in the cloud is high, which usually complies with several service providers and thus makes it hard for users to make changes or intervene. Also, the cloud computing industry faces various legal and jurisdiction issues that can run into years due to regional laws.

Cloud Computing in Higher Education Market Country Wise Insights

North AmericaCloud Computing in Higher EducationMarket-

US holds the major share in terms of revenue in theNorth Americacloud computing in higher education market in 2021 and is also projected to grow with the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Moreover, in terms of institute type, technical schools hold the largest market share in 2021.

EuropeCloud Computing in Higher EducationMarket-

Western Europeis expected to project the highest CAGR in theEuropecloud computing in higher education market during forecast period. Wherein,Germanyheld the major share in theEuropemarket in 2021 because there is high focus on innovations obtained from research & development and technology adoption in the region.

Asia PacificCloud Computing in Higher EducationMarket-

Indiais the highest share holder region in theAsia Pacificcloud computing in higher education market in 2021and is expected to project the highest CAGR during the forecast period owing to potential growth opportunities, as end users such as schools and universities are turning toward cloud services in order to offer high quality services that help users to collaborate, share and track multiple versions of a document.

South AmericaCloud Computing in Higher EducationMarket-

Brazilis projected to grow with the highest CAGR in theSouth Americacloud computing in higher education market over the forecast period. Furthermore, based on ownership, private institutes segment holds the major share in 2021 in theSouth Americacloud computing in higher education market owing to increasing funding in private institutes for adoption of cloud computing services.

Middle EastCloud Computing in Higher EducationMarket-

Egyptis the highest share holder region in 2021 and UAE is projected to grow with the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Moreover, in terms of application, administration holds a major share in the cloud computing in higher education in 2021. Whereas, unified communication is expected to project the highest CAGR over the forecast period due to increasing trend of e-learning.

AfricaCloud Computing in Higher EducationMarket-

South Africais the highest share holder region in theAfricacloud computing in higher education market in 2021. Furthermore, by deployment, the private cloud segment is expected to witness the highest CAGR during forecast period due to the security benefits provided by the private deployment of the cloud.

Competitive Insights

GlobalCloud Computing in Higher Education Market is highly competitive in order to increase their presence in the marketplace. Some of the key players operating in the global cloud computing in higher education market include Dell EMC, Oracle Corporation, Adobe, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., NEC Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, IBM Corporation, Salesforce.com, Netapp, Ellucian Company L.P., Vmware, Inc and Alibaba Group among others.

Segmentation Overview

Global Cloud Computing in Higher Education Market is segmented based on institute type, ownership, application, deployment and region. The industry trends in the global cloud computing in higher education market are sub-divided into different categories in order to get a holistic view of the global marketplace.

Following are the different segments of the Global Cloud Computing in Higher Education Market:

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By Institute Type segment of the Global Cloud Computing in Higher Education Market is sub-segmented into:

By Ownership segment of the Global Cloud Computing in Higher Education Market is sub-segmented into:

By Application segment of the Global Cloud Computing in Higher Education Market is sub-segmented into:

By Deployment segment of the Global Cloud Computing in Higher Education Market is sub-segmented into:

By Region segment of the Global Cloud Computing in Higher Education Market is sub-segmented into:

North America

Europe

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

Asia Pacific

South America

Middle East

Africa

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Update Your Resume With In-Demand Cloud Skills – NextPit International

August 29, 2022 | Author: admin

Call it the perfect storm, but the fourth industrial revolution mixed with the digital leapfrogging brought about by Covid-19 has caused more than one industry to change beyond recognition.

The IT space and associated sectors is certainly one that has seen positive outcomes, mostly caused by the increased need for cloud computing across all businesses. That has resulted in new advancements and job opportunities appearing all the time.

This means that talk is rife about careers in the cloud and why theyre a safe bet for those looking to future-proof their careers. While other tech sectors are facing a downturn and looking at cost-cutting measures such as mass layoffs, cloud computing is likely to remain untouched. This is because businesses are in the middle of a generational shift moving from old data centers to cloud services which means cloud skills are likely to remain in demand.

What can you do to take advantage of this buoyant cloud space? Start by identifying areas within cloud computing where your skills are easily transferable, and then acknowledge gaps where you may need some training or development to get yourself up to speed.

So, what do you need to know?

Are you up to speed on at least one public cloud system from the big three Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure? If you have experience with kubernetes or other containerization software, hugely important for developers looking to build and run applications in the cloud, thats great. Dont forget about automation: Do you know your way around Puppet or Chef? Understanding the cloud basics and then specializing in a specific area is one way to ensure you remain in demand.Integration and multi-cloud environments

Do you know how to integrate different cloud systems or how to integrate a cloud system with a legacy system? Cloud architects and their ability to master cloud integration while identifying how best to meet a companys requirements through different cloud solutions is a skillset constantly in demand. And it is one that is likely to remain in hot demand.

Your primary IT qualification may not be in cloud systems, but to progress in the sector, up-to-date training and certifications are constantly required. A good place to start is with the course offerings from the big three: AWS Certification, Azure Certification, and Google Cloud Certified. From there you can look at areas to focus on.

If Agile, Lean or Scrum don't mean anything to you, then you need to brush up on these organizational approaches. Technological advances come fast and often, and so old approaches for team and project collaboration simply dont work. Legacy IT standards and roles are slowly being phased out. Those who want to survive and thrive in the sector also need to embrace the theory of DevOps, a combination of cultural philosophies, practices, and tools that increases an organization's ability to deliver applications and services at speed.

Interested and ready for a career in the cloud? Weve found three exciting roles below.

The Role: The Solution Architect will provide the leadership required to bring together business, application, infrastructure and data requirements into a single view of solution-based options and recommendations.

The Responsibilities: Working remotely, you will be responsible for the end-to-end vision and ownership of the required solutions, delivering architecture definition documents consistent and in-line with company needs.

The Requirements: You will have at least seven years of experience in IT and strong experience in architectural principles in the areas of cloud-native/hybrid-multi cloud architectures.

Apply for the Solution Architect role or browse other opportunities currently available at Infosys.

The Role: The Senior Cloud Engineer will support the Federal Reserve System's transformation from on-premise data centers to cloud solutions and the development of secure cloud capabilities.

The Responsibilities: Working remotely, you will be responsible for developing conceptual and detailed IT engineering designs which you will then build out through code.

The Requirements: You will have over five years experience or certification in AWS or other cloud technologies, as well as five-plus years experience or certification in AWS CloudFormation or Terraform IaC coding.

Apply for the Senior Cloud Engineer role or explore more roles currently available at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

The Role: The Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization, will join the personalization team, which makes deciding what to play next easier and more enjoyable for every listener. From Daily Mix to Discover Weekly, it is behind some of Spotifys most-loved features.

The Responsibilities: Youll improve the quality of Spotifys personalized listening recommendations in playlists, and youll develop novel models, algorithms and systems for multi-objective multi-stakeholder recommendations in music playlists.

The Requirements: Youll be comfortable writing SQL queries, doing exploratory analysis, and developing good hypotheses for product improvements. You can analyze and improve model performance to improve known metrics and you will have supplied code and models to large-scale, production recommender systems.

Apply for the Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization role or check out other cloud-based roles at Spotify.

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The Ultimate List of Open Source Cloud-Native Tools – Container Journal

August 29, 2022 | Author: admin

There are so many great open source cloud-native tools for nearly everything you want to do. And theyre all in one placelook no further than the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). This Linux Foundation body has become a locus of some stellar cloud-native open source projects. The CNCF now hosts an array of helpful packages, spanning container scheduling, observability, persistent storage, container runtime and other areas.

Odds are the cloud-native DevOps tool you need has already been developedits only a matter of finding it. In recent posts, we highlighted many CNCF tools across various areas. Below, well gloss over each category from a birds-eye view. Click each headline for the full rundown, or read below for a summary of the tools in each category.

Kubernetes is the most popular container scheduling tool. It can be used to automate the deployment and management of multi-cloud applications. Other scheduling and orchestration utilities from CNCF include Crossplane, Fluid, Karmada, kube-rs, Open Cluster Management and Volcano.

Prometheus tops the list of observability and analysis tools. The platform can be used to power your monitoring and alerting systems with fine-grained metrics and excellent querying capabilities. Other CNCF tools for observability and analysis include Jaeger, Fluentd, Thanos, Cortex and OpenTelemetry.

Open Policy Agent (OPA) can be used to unify cloud-native policies across the cloud-native stack. OPA uses a common language to express authorization policies and provides a policy engine to make authorization decisions. Other CNCF projects that deliver security-as-code include The Update Framework (TUF), Falco, Notary, cert-manager and Curiefense.

Argo is a suite of packages that help direct jobs on Kubernetes to aid a continuous delivery pipeline. Using Argo, developers can create multi-step custom workflows and share these workflows across a cluster. Other CI/CD tools hosted by CNCF include Flux, Brigade, Keptn, OpenGitOps and OpenKruise.

Linkerd is a highly performant developer-favorite service mesh comprised of a control plane to apply configurations and a data plane that deploys its own unique proxy. This proxy can apply consistent security, observability, monitoring and telemetry features across distributed microservices. Other service mesh tools from CNCF include Kuma, Open Service Mesh (OSM), Service Mesh Interface (SMI), Meshery and Service Mesh Performance (SMP).

Envoy is a service proxy commonly used within service meshes like Istio and Kuma. Envoy is intended to run alongside applications to help standardize networking and observability within large microservices networks. Other service proxy projects include Contour BFE and OpenELB.

Rook is a tool that helps automate away some of the pains of managing cloud-native persistent storage. Rook supports file, block and object storage types and can be used for programmatic storage, migration, disaster recovery, monitoring and resource management. Other cloud-native persistent storage projects include Longhorn, CubeFS, K8up, OpenEBS, ORAS, Piraeus Datastore and Vineyard.

TiKV is a unified distributed storage layer that can process large amounts of data. The project supports a key-value API and has rapid response times. Other cloud-native database utilities include Vitess, a clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL and SchemaHero, a Kubernetes operator for declarative database schema management.

Containerd is an industry-standard container runtime supported by most container-based systems. Originally built as part of Docker, containerd was donated to the Linux Foundation in 2015. Other notable CNCF container runtime utilities include CRI-O, Inclavare Containers and WasmEdge Runtime.

Helm is a prevalent Kubernetes package manager widely used to share a manifest of dependencies. Operators often use Helm charts to find and install third-party applications. Other notable tools which help address operational concerns of Kubernetes include Buildpacks, KubeVirt, Operator Framework and Backstage.

Cilium is a tool that brings eBPF-based networking, security and observability. Cilium helps build out networking between container workloads and cross-cluster connectivity. Additional cloud-native networking utilities include Antrea, CNI-Genie, Kube-OVN, Network Service Mesh (NSM) and Submariner. Theres also the Container Network Interface (CNI), an interface specification for container networking.

CloudEvents offers a specification intended to help standardize the event-based communication from various event publisher systems. By having a way to describe events consistently, developers could solve interoperability issues. Other CNCF streaming and messaging projects include NATS, Pravega, Strimzi and Tremor.

Chaos Mesh is a chaos engineering platform for Kubernetes. Using Chaos Mesh, operators can push their Kubernetes deployments to the limit with stress testing, fault injections, and other testing behaviors. You can also schedule routine tests. Other cloud-native chaos testing tools from CNCF include Litmus and ChaosBlade.

SPIFFE is defined as a universal identity control plane for a distributed architecture. Using SPIFFE, engineers can quickly construct a standard method to identify workloads and automatically secure service-to-service communication. SPIRE is the product-ready reference implementation of SPIFFE. Other key management tools from CNCF include Athenz and Teller.

KubeEdge helps extend cloud-native capabilities into edge computing. Its specifically designed with the constraints of edge nodes in mind, such as reliability and resource limitations. Other projects that help extend Kubernetes to the edge include Akri, OpenYurt and SuperEdge. Other tools aid in provisioning K8s on bare metal, such as Metal3.io and Tinkerbell.

By 2023, the majority of applications will be cloud-native. The cloud-native world is here to stay, and open source is the foundation to support our new era of microservices, containerization and DevOps.

Although you could technically self-host your way through development and operations using these open source projects, organizations will most likely adopt a blend of open source, proprietary and as-a-service cloud offerings to get the job done. Regardless, its cool to know whats available for free use.

It should also be mentioned that tools change from time to time. As such, you can always view the up-to-date CNCF landscape here. Stay tuned as we keep an eye on CNCF and related bodies that continue to carry the cloud-native torch forward!

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Chinese tech giants had their worst quarterly growth on record, thanks to Beijing’s zero-Covid policy – CNBC

August 29, 2022 | Author: admin

Chinese technology giants including Alibaba have seen slower-to-no-growth as China's economy faces weakness as a result of Beijing's zero-Covid policy.

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Chinese technology giants are coming off the back of their worst quarter of growth in history as a big slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, stoked by Beijing's strict Covid policy, takes its toll.

In the second quarter of the year, e-commerce firm Alibaba posted its first ever flat year-on-year quarterly revenue growth and social media and gaming company Tencent reported its first sales decline on record. JD.com, China's second-largest e-commerce player, posted its slowest revenue growth in history, while electric vehicle maker Xpeng posted a wider-than-expected loss as well as weak guidance.

Combined, these companies have a market capitalization of more than $770 billion.

In the June quarter, China saw a resurgence of Covid cases. China has stuck to its so-called "zero-Covid" policy, a strict set of measures including lockdowns and mass testing to contain the virus. Major cities, including Shanghai, were locked down for several weeks.

China's economy grew just 0.4% in the second quarter, and that impacted the strength of the consumer as well as spending from companies in areas like advertising and cloud computing.

Those headwinds fed through to China's technology giants.

"Retail sales decreased year-over year in April and May due to the resurgence of Covid-19 in Shanghai and other major cities, and has slowly recovered in June," Daniel Zhang, CEO of Alibaba, said on the company's earnings call this month.

Alibaba's logistics networks in China were also affected, and it said some of its cloud computing projects were delayed.

Tencent, the owner of the WeChat messaging app and one of the world's biggest gaming firms, also felt the impact of the zero-Covid policy. Its fintech services revenue grew more slowly than in previous quarters as fewer people were going out and using its WeChat Pay mobile payments service. The company's online advertising revenue also fell sharply as companies tightened their budgets.

JD.com fared well in the second quarter because it controls a lot of its logistics supply chain and inventory. However, it did see costs rise for fulfilment and logistics in the face of lockdowns.

Electric carmaker XPeng said it expects to deliver between 29,000 and 31,000 vehicles in the third quarter. But that was weaker guidance than the market expected. As well as seasonal weakness, XPeng president Brian Gu said that "traffic in the stores are less than what we've seen before because (of the) post-COVID situation."

China's internet giants enjoyed a boom during the pandemic as people turned to online services such as shopping and gaming amid lockdowns. That has made year-on-year comparisons harder. Now, the Chinese economy is facing a number of headwinds this year that has made the macroeconomic environment even tougher.

China's technology sector continues to contend with a much stricter regulatory environment. Over the past two years, China has introduced tougher policy in areas from gaming to data protection.

With growth rates falling more sharply than in previous years, investors are cautious on their outlook.

"What I find interesting is how the narrative on the big tech companies ... has changed: early on in the pandemic, COVID was expected to benefit the big online platforms at the expense of 'offline' businesses, as much of the economy would be stuck at home with little other choice than to shop online and entertain themselves online," Tariq Dennison, wealth manager at GFM Asset Management, told CNBC via email.

"The recent revenue and earnings dip hitting these big tech names reflects zero COVID concerns short-term, but also has many long-term investors, including myself, revising our estimates of the long-term growth prospects of these names."

Dennison said that Tencent, Alibaba and JD.com previously sustained more than 25% annual revenue growth and a long-term slowdown would be a concern.

"If this quarter is a sign of a permanent slowdown to single digit growth rates, rather than just a temporary dip, that of course would have a significant impact on long-term valuations of these shares," Dennison said.

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