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Don't be held to ransom: Security awareness with Upsun

Ransomware is an ever-evolving type of malicious software (a.k.a malware) in which an attacker encrypts the files on a victim’s device, rendering it inaccessible and unusable. Then - you guessed it - they demand a ransom from the target before they’ll fix it. Not something any organization ever wants to deal with, and not something any organization has to deal with if they have the right measures in place to minimize the risk. Let’s talk about how!

5 Things Dimensions Can Do That Regular Tagging Can't

“Perfect tagging” is a little bit like perfectly tuning a piano. It takes an enormous amount of manual effort to get right, it’s never truly perfect, and the slightest change in the surrounding environment can throw it out of harmony. The closer an organization wants to get to perfect tagging, the more engineering resources they have to invest in it — frequently at the expense of more impactful, innovation- and product-oriented projects.

One Cloud 66, One Product

We started Cloud 66 with a single product to deploy any Rails application to any cloud. Then, in 2014, we introduced Cloud 66 for Node; in 2015, Cloud 66 Maestro v1, 2016 Cloud 66 Maestro v2 (Kubernetes), 2019 Cloud 66 Skycap, and finally, Cloud 66 Prepress (Static Sites) was released in 2022. All these products exist to serve a single purpose: deployment of any application to any cloud. Today we are making it easier to do that: we are consolidating all our products into one: Cloud 66!

How Technological Advancements Rapidly Influence Our Internet Connections

It's hard to believe how much has changed in such a short amount of time when it comes to technology and the internet. Only a few years ago, we were using dial-up connections that were so slow, you could practically hear the modem screeching as it tried to make a connection. And now, we have high-speed broadband connections that can download large files in minutes! In this blog post, we will take a look at some of the technological advancements that have had the biggest impact on our internet connections.

Multi-cloud vs. hybrid cloud networks: What's the difference?

In today’s digital landscape, application demands such as scalability, performance, and reliability push many IT organizations toward cloud-based networks. Initially, cloud providers’ main offering was managed, virtualized data storage and services, or cloud computing. As cloud ecosystems have matured, so have the tools, services, and use cases available to their customers.

DERDACK SIGNL4 for Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud and more

Doreen talks us through the value-add of SIGNL4 for MSPs and enterprise customers of Microsoft Security products and how SIGNL4 facilitates an automated and seamless 24/7 oncall management experience. Derdack SIGNL4 is a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Alliance (MISA).

Monitoring AWS Analytics and Services for Business Continuity

Amazon Web Services (AWS) products can feel countless, and at LogicMonitor, we are working tirelessly to bring monitoring support to as many of them as possible. With so many products and tools already on your plate, we want to make sure that monitoring is not a hassle, but rather a trusted companion. AWS provides tools that help with application management, machine learning, end-user computing, and much more.

GitHub Action to deploy StackStorm to AWS

StackStorm is a powerful automation engine, but has a lot of moving pieces, configuration details, corner cases, and a steep learning curve. Many compare st2 with K8s and, indeed, you can spend weeks stitching things together to make the StackStorm installation and configuration pipeline fit your specific needs. Then you start benefiting from automation!