by Stephen Lucas | Apr 27, 2023 | AWS, Azure, Cloud Compliance, Cloud Security, Guides & Best Practices, Public Cloud
Contents What is AWS GovCloud? Advantages of Using AWS GovCloud Important Considerations for GovCloud Users Azure Government v GovCloud Increasingly, government agencies and organizations handling sensitive data require robust, secure, and compliant cloud solutions....
by Stephen Lucas | Apr 4, 2023 | AWS, Azure, Guides & Best Practices, Public Cloud
Introduction As the digital landscape continues to evolve, the significance of observability in the realms of cloud computing and DevOps has become more pronounced. In fact, at the time of writing, Google searches for 'observability' were up over 300% since 2020,...
by Stephen Lucas | Mar 6, 2023 | Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Guides & Best Practices, Public Cloud
What is Cloud Cost Optimization? Cloud Cost Optimization is a process, ideally automated, that involves the ongoing review of cloud costs. Successful optimization results in waste identification & remediation, and constant downward pressure on cloud bills. To keep...
by Stephen Lucas | Feb 1, 2023 | Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Guides & Best Practices, Public Cloud
Introduction With the ever-growing adoption of cloud services, effective cloud management has become more crucial than ever. It’s not just about maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs - it's also about safeguarding your organization from potential financial damage...
by David Gill | Dec 23, 2022 | Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Guides & Best Practices, Public Cloud
I feel your pain. Every day, you’re dealing with escalating pressures and demands from all sides, against a landscape of risk and technology that never stops shifting. Cloud technology is powerful — but, as our latest white paper illustrates, it’s no panacea. It’s...
by Stephen Lucas | Oct 6, 2022 | AWS, Cloud Compliance, Hyperglance, Public Cloud
What is NIST CSF? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) was published in February 2014, in response to Presidential Executive Order 13636, “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity”. This order called for a...
by Stephen Lucas | Oct 3, 2022 | Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Public Cloud
Hyperglance 7.0 is Here! The Hyperglance team is pleased to announce the release of the latest version of its cloud management platform. Thanks to our entire team for their efforts and hard work in producing a new user interface (UI), coupled with exciting new...
by David Gill | Dec 13, 2021 | Cloud Security, Hyperglance, Public Cloud
Log4j 2 Vulnerability Details A remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) is affecting multiple versions of the Apache Log4j 2 library. Active scanning and exploitation for this vulnerability has been detected and proof-of-concept code is available. Log4j 2...
by Stephen Lucas | Nov 25, 2021 | Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Public Cloud
Cloud Governance is Tough Cloud Governance can be difficult to translate into technical objectives, and even more challenging to implement and scale. Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Cloud Adoption Framework includes 6 different perspectives: Governance People Business...
by Stephen Lucas | Nov 4, 2021 | Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Public Cloud
New In-App RI Recommendations Continuing with our commitment to helping you save money in the cloud, we’ve added a recommendation engine that helps you see which AWS Instances would benefit from a Reserved Instance (RI) reservation. This new feature is included in all...
