Industry News: September 20–24
Every week we highlight cloud computing and technology news of interest. This week we’re covering Navisite President and COO Gina Murphy’s Woman of the Year honor, Google’s efforts to become a top cloud provider for SAP, the growing gap between security and development teams, the vulnerability of on-prem databases to attacks, technology innovation outside the IT department and Google shares the state of DevOps.
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Navisite President and COO Gina Murphy was honored this week as Women in IT’s 2021 Woman of the Year, highlighting her work at Navisite and in her community, and helping support women in STEM. Hear why the judges selected Gina as their Woman of the Year in DiversityQ here.
When it comes to the top cloud providers for SAP’s software, Microsoft and Amazon sit at the top. But Google Cloud has made a push to close that gap. Hear from partners, including Donald Dickinson of Dickinson + Associates, a Navisite company, about Google’s push in Business Insider here.
According to new research from Forrester and VMware, there is a growing gap between security and development teams. A survey showed that over half of developers say security policies get in the way of innovation. And just one-in-three developers say they are thoroughly educated on the security procedures they are expected to execute. Dive into the findings in BetaNews here.
The results of a five-year-long study indicate that 46% of all on-prem databases globally are vulnerable to an attack, with the average database containing 26 existing vulnerabilities. Are organizations making it “too easy for the bad guys” to access their database? Find out in Help Net Security here.
Technology development is no longer limited to the IT department. New research from Gartner shows that half of business technologists (non-IT employees) craft products that get adopted by employees outside their department or company. What does this trend say about IT collaboration and increased innovation? Read more in CIO Dive here.
Google is taking a dive into the “State of DevOps.” Their report unveiled this week found that elite performers of DevOps were able to improve the rate of software delivery and updates. The report highlights cloud adoption as one way to accelerate DevOps. Learn more in Silicon Angle here.