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Cloud services provide technology solutions over the internet (or cloud) or via a dedicated network. Resources provided by third-party vendors include hardware and networking infrastructure, software, data storage, processing power, and memory which are delivered on-demand using a pay-per-use model.

Secondary storage refers to internal or external storage devices used to store non-critical and infrequently accessed data for long periods of time. It differs from primary storage e.g. RAM, cache, which stores data, applications, and instructions that are currently in use by the computer. 

In terms of security and adapting to new operating practices, the year 2020 was a major challenge for organizations and individuals. It is also not surprising that there will be more security challenges in the year 2021. The sudden and unexpected global disruption caused by COVID-19 left organizations struggling to ensure security and business continuity as new threats emerged and they shifted to a remote workforce. With this, businesses were forced to adopt new technology efforts, work practices, and maximize their ability to prevent, detect, and overcome security breaches.

Endpoint devices are often the first point of entry into a company’s network. A 2020 study by Ponemon discovered that 68% of organizations have experienced an endpoint attack that compromised data. Endpoint security seeks to secure end-user devices such as desktops, laptops, and mobile devices and defend the company’s perimeter against cyber-attacks and data theft. 

A successful cyber-attack can negatively impact your business in several ways including financial loss, loss of customers and a damaged reputation.

Cloud computing refers to the delivery of on-demand computing services including IT infrastructure, storage, network systems, and applications over the internet. Services are provided by a third-party vendor who handles the management and maintenance of the physical data centers where the cloud services live. 

Most organizations have multiple security controls to detect suspicious behavior and identify security threats. But these mechanisms often work in isolation, making it difficult to get a comprehensive view of the network environment. As cyber-attacks become more sophisticated, isolated security controls will prove inadequate for monitoring and protecting a distributed network. 

A recent O’Reilly survey shows that 25% of businesses plan to move all their applications to the cloud within the next year. More and more businesses are leveraging the many benefits of the cloud including cost savings, increased security, greater flexibility, and increased performance. But if you’ve decided to move your important business data and applications to the cloud, you should also have a comprehensive application migration testing strategy in place. 

Cloud-based solutions have become an important part of IT for organizations as they ditch traditional server rooms for virtualized IT infrastructure. But many companies still need the security that comes with an on-site data center. Now, they’re looking at hybrid cloud technologies seeking to maximize the benefits of both the public and private cloud.

Gartner reports that global spending on cloud IT infrastructure is expected to reach $104 billion by 2024. This comes as more and more organizations leverage the benefits of the cloud including optimized IT costs, increased security, and reliability. In fact, over the last decade, many businesses have moved from physical on-site data centers to virtualized data center solutions as server virtualization has become an industry-standard practice.