Amazon Web Services recently held their re:Inforce conference, as the company attempts to partner with customers to deliver a secure environment. Following the shared responsibility model concept that was the focus last year, it seems that the company is emphasizing that security is a job for everyone in the modern cloud. We also saw product announcements from AWS, including enhancements to Nitro that control access to the underlying infrastructure.
1:47 – Veeam Looks to Cyber-Resiliency
Veeam recently hosted customers and analysts at VeeamON, announcing a shift in their enterprise strategy. The data protection company is modifying their product strategy to focus more on cyber-resiliency and incident response following the acquisition of Coveware. And they are embracing the new enterprise IT world, following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware and the announcement of Copilot+ PCs.
Read More: VeeamON 2024: From Backups to Cyber-Resiliency and Incident Response
6:21 – Enthusiasm for AI in the Enterprise is Waning
According a recent study by Lucidworks, the initial excitement surrounding generative AI has diminished as companies realize just how hard it is to deploy and take advantage of the technology. The 2024 Generative AI Global Benchmark Study shows that organizations are encountering challenges moving beyond the pilot stage as well as the high cost and low impact of AI projects.
Read More: Payoff from AI projects is ‘dismal’, biz leaders complain
10:44 – Microsoft to Improve Security after Recall Delay
Microsoft has postponed the launch of its Windows Recall feature, initially planned for Copilot+ PCs, due to security and privacy concerns raised by experts. The feature captured screenshots and cataloged text at regular intervals to help users find past activities on their PCs, has prompted worries about the potential exposure of sensitive information but was widely criticized by privacy and security advocates.
Read More: Microsoft Delaying Recall Feature to Improve Security
14:16 – Oracle, Microsoft, and OpenAI Join Forces
Oracle, Microsoft, and OpenAI have joined forces to integrate Microsoft Azure AI with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The trio bolster capacity for OpenAI, which can leverage Oracle Gen2 AI infrastructure to support end-user AI applications.
Read More: Oracle, Microsoft, and OpenAI Form GenAI Power Trio
17:33 – Pure Storage Confirms Unauthorized Access
Pure Storage confirmed that a third party gained unauthorized access to a Snowflake data analytics workspace containing telemetry information used for customer support. The exposed data included company names, LDAP usernames, email addresses, and software version numbers, but did not include sensitive information such as passwords or customer-stored data. Pure Storage immediately blocked further access, but this is just the latest Snowflake-related breach.
Read More: Security Bulletin for CrushFTP Vulnerability(CVE-2024-4040)
19:53 – Google Shares the Scope of Enterprise Cloud at Cloud Field Day
Google Cloud presented at Cloud Field Day 20 last week, and the company provided a comprehensive overview of their enterprise cloud offerings, emphasizing the platform’s global reach and robust, planet-scale capabilities. The presentation showed Google’s comprehensive offerings, from security, storage, and networking to Cloud Run, which enables workloads to be easily run in the cloud. We also got deep dives into Vertex, GKE, and more.
Read More: Google Cloud Presents at Cloud Field Day 20
25:16 – Announcements from AWS re:Inforce
Amazon Web Services recently held their re:Inforce conference, as the company attempts to partner with customers to deliver a securre environment. Following the shared responsibility model concept that was the focus last year, it seems that the company is emphasizing that security is a job for everyone in the modern cloud. We also saw product annoucements from AWS, including enhancements to Nitro that control access to the underlying infrastructure.
Read More: AWS touts security culture, AI protections at re:Inforce 2024
Read More: CrowdStrike Expands Support and Protection for AWS Services
37:33 – The Weeks Ahead
Networking Field Day Experience at HPE Discover – June 17 – 19
Networking Field Day 35 – July 10 – 11
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