Recent Posts by Colin Steele

BARCELONA -- The democratization of technology was a key theme at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2019 this week, and Kubernetes and other open source technologies are playing a major role in this trend. Startup founders and engineers discussed the democratization of technology and other topics here during a panel discussion moderated by Emily Tanaka-Delgado, Director of Developer Relations Engagement at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. In the early days of Gapsquare, a software...

Openness is a core pillar of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and our commitment to the open source community will be on display next week at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2019 in Barcelona. Cloud native technologies and methodologies can help startups scale up and enable established enterprises to transform their businesses. But this transformation can create cultural challenges and technical complexity. The keynotes, sessions, and panel discussions that we have planned for Kube...

As the information security world gathers in San Francisco next week for the RSA Conference 2019, cloud computing will be front and center. Most security professionals (72 percent) feel the public cloud is more secure than their own on-premises data centers, according to the new Oracle and KPMG Cloud Threat Report. But they still have significant concerns about cloud visibility, incident response and the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.  Oracle Cloud...

The edge is where your cloud meets your users and endpoints. A secure, high-performing edge is a requirement for delivering secure, high-performing cloud services. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has released three new features -- a web application firewall (WAF), DNS traffic management, and health checks -- to improve edge security and performance. Let's take a look at each service and how it works: Web application firewall The web is the hub of modern business. DDoS attacks can...

It's an interesting time in the cloud computing industry. Cloud is an established technology, and it's the default deployment model for new applications and services. But at the same time, the majority of enterprise workloads still live on-premises. As the market approaches a crossroads, we asked experts from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and the industry at large to share their predictions for 2019. Karan BattaDirector of Product Management, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure@karan_bat...

Data breaches and cyberattacks are a way of life for businesses today. How will they evolve in 2019? And what new tactics and technologies can companies employ to fight back? We asked security experts from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and the tech industry at large to share their predictions.   Eran FeigenbaumChief security officer, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure More consumer, employee, and corporate data records will make their way to dark markets in 2019. The culprits behind most...

For enterprise-grade organizations -- large, traditional businesses and the smaller companies that aspire to be like them -- security and multi-cloud support are paramount.  These organizations need to be able to run each of their applications where it makes the most sense to do so from a cost and performance perspective. Some applications may reside in one cloud, while some live in another. Some may remain on premises, while others require a hybrid model.  Supporting a...

Oracle built its Generation 2 Cloud from the ground up to provide businesses with better performance, pricing, and—above all else—security. That was the message from founder and CTO Larry Ellison during his opening keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2018, where he announced new security features and explained the overall benefits of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. "Other clouds have been around for a long time, and they were not designed for the enterprise," Ellison said. Security First The...

Virtualization transformed data centers by enabling workload portability and dynamic resource allocation. Similarly, containers are now poised to dramatically transform the cloud. And Kubernetes plays an important part in that.    Interested in learning about Kubernetes but don't know where to start? Check out the answers to these frequently asked questions and follow the links to more information from Patrick Galbraith, principal platform engineer at Oracle Dyn.    What's...