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Is Red Teaming the Perfect Use Case for Gen AI?
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Is Red Teaming the Perfect Use Case for Gen AI?

In general, enterprise adoption of Generative AI, has probably not been as rapid as most people were expecting.  There are several reasons for this, some of which I have discussed previously, such as concerns over data security, privacy, bias etc.  One area that I have not really covered previously is around use cases, I think… Continue Reading →

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AI and Data Security: A New Concern?
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AI and Data Security: A New Concern?

Are the data security challenges of today different to those of the past? Introduction One of the areas impacting the adoption of Generative AI (substitute Generative for Agentic if you prefer) is that organisations are concerned about the status of data security across their estate, especially in the unstructured areas where AI can arguably provide… Continue Reading →

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Why do Cloud Migration Projects Fail?
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Why do Cloud Migration Projects Fail?

As regular readers will know, I have posted on several elements of this topic previously, but I decided to wrap this up with a more holistic (I do dislike that word) view, based on my experience of working in this area for the past 15 years or so. What is Failure, or to put it… Continue Reading →

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The Demise of End-to-End Encryption in the UK: Implications for Cloud Providers
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The Demise of End-to-End Encryption in the UK: Implications for Cloud Providers

Following a request from the UK Government to enable access to encrypted data stored in Apple’s iCloud (1), Apple has announced that its Advanced Data Protection feature, which offers end-to-end encryption for iCloud users, will no longer be available to new users in the UK (2). This feature will eventually be removed for existing users,… Continue Reading →

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The Importance of Cybersecurity in Cloud Migrations
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The Importance of Cybersecurity in Cloud Migrations

One of the benefits of being on the autistic spectrum is that ideas tend to linger in my mind far longer than they probably should. As a result, I am still quite obsessed with The Stack article (https://www.thestack.technology/warren-buffetts-geico-repatriates-work-from-the-cloud-continues-ambitious-infrastructure-overhaul/) I read about a month ago, which discussed cloud repatriation. It provided an example from Geico, where… Continue Reading →

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TWA, as an analogy for Cloud Migrations?
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TWA, as an analogy for Cloud Migrations?

I had the good fortune to have lunch at the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport earlier in the week, which got me thinking about what happened to TWA and why there was still a branded hotel. I didn’t get an answer to the latter, and several reasons were provided for TWA’s eventual demise. Still, one… Continue Reading →

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