Glen Knight

NYC Based IT Professional

The Future of Cloud Security – TJ Gonen, Check Point Software

Interviewer:                Hey everyone, welcome to another segment here on Techstrong TV. I’m really happy to have as our guest on this segment TJ Gonen, and hoping I pronounce that right, from Check Point. Hey TJ, welcome to Techstrong TV.   Interviewee:                Yeah, and thank you very much for having us.   Interviewer:                […]

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Why App Dependency Mapping Is Critical for Cloud Migration

Software dependencies are a crucial part of efficient, component-based programming. At the same time, they can be a hurdle for fast-paced agile development teams, because they can make it more difficult to deploy, update and migrate software applications. Many applications have dozens or hundreds of dependencies, each with its own transitive dependencies, making the problem […]

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New – Run Visual Studio Software on Amazon EC2 with User-Based License Model

Today we are announcing the general availability of license-included Visual Studio software on Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) instances. You can now purchase fully compliant AWS-provided licenses of Visual Studio with a per-user subscription fee. Amazon EC2 provides preconfigured Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) of Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 and Visual Studio Professional 2022. You […]

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ShiftLeft Appoints Prevention-First, Cybersecurity Visionary and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Pioneer Stuart McClure as Chief Executive Officer

 Serial Entrepreneur, Cybersecurity Leader and Industry Veteran joins ShiftLeft to Drive Growth and AI/ML Innovation Globally Santa Clara, CA, August 2, 2022 —  ShiftLeft, a disruptor and innovator in the world of DevSecOps and NextGen SAST and SCA, today named Stuart McClure as CEO. With more than 30 years in security, vulnerabilities and prevention technology, […]

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Three Key Steps To Going Multi-Cloud

Are you considering a multi-cloud strategy for your organization? Getting this sequence of foundational steps right can make a huge difference, both economically and performance-wise. FinOps or a cloud resource optimization solution like Archera, for example, is often brought into the picture after a company has already embarked on a multi-cloud approach and is knee-deep […]

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What Are the Seven Layers of the OSI Model?

Working in the software field, it’s not uncommon for engineers to refer to different “layers.” Perhaps you’re working with protocols at the “networking layer” or evaluating a solution that sits at “Layer 4” or “Layer 7.” Although these concepts are obvious to some, not everyone knows what these layers refer to. To get you up […]

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New – AWS Skill Builder Subscriptions

Today, I am excited to announce AWS Skill Builder Individual and Team subscriptions. This is a new way for you to learn about cloud technologies and get practical experience with hands-on training. Between 2013 and 2016, I spent three years delivering AWS Training classes to customers in Europe, North America, and Asia. At the time, […]

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AWS Week in Review – August 1, 2022

AWS re:Inforce returned to Boston last week, kicking off with a keynote from Amazon Chief Security Officer Steve Schmidt and AWS Chief Information Security officer C.J. Moses: Be sure to take some time to watch this video and the other leadership sessions, and to use what you learn to take some proactive steps to improve […]

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A Guide to Cloud Migration Trends and Strategies

For several years, we have witnessed widescale cloud adoption as a software infrastructure growth and maintenance strategy. Spending on cloud application services (SaaS) continues to grow as monolithic applications are replaced by microservices-based apps and monoliths become relics of the past. In 2021 alone, companies spent $410.9 billion on public cloud services, and Gartner expects […]

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API Gateway Vs. Service Mesh: What’s the Difference?

In the average microservices architecture, app programs trade the stability and rigidity a call stack offers for the network’s flexibility. Consequently, latency, security and traceability issues that were previously absent become a service call concern.  Service mesh is the resulting solution to eliminate these issues and allow developers to focus on more important business solutions. […]

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