Risk of 3rd party applications has always been a concern for security teams. The SolarWinds breach is an example of a 3rd party application inserting a vulnerability into an otherwise secure infrastructure. While the SolarWinds breach occurred in an on-premise environment, 3rd party apps can also create vulnerabilities in SaaS environments.
more →Paying for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions has significantly evolved in the last few years. While some SaaS offerings are available on a month-to-month basis, most deals now offer a discount for signing up for multi-year contracts. This offers the opportunity to lock in much lower prices – but usually only if you have the cash/funds to pay for it upfront.
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Living In the Clouds
You really can’t talk about IT these days without mentioning cloud or something-as-a-service. For some it is hard to remember a time when we did not have the cloud, at least in some basic form. But I do remember the beginnings, and for me the whole cloud journey has come full circle.
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