Allan Leinwand

Allan Leinwand

Who Leads Digital Transformation? Historically, It Was The CIO

January 22, 2018

Who Leads Digital Transformation? On my way to the office last week, I was stopped at a stoplight that only allowed three cars through before turning red again. The red and the green seemed to fight for control. In my

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Allan Leinwand

How Will Artificial Intelligence Really Impact Jobs?

November 7, 2017

Artificial Intelligence Jobs Hamilton is my favorite Broadway musical. The show follows the life of one of America’s founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, who went from a destitute, illegitimate child in the British West Indies to become the mastermind behind the

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Allan Leinwand

Serverless Computing Necessitates A Significant Mind Shift

August 24, 2017

Serverless Computing The author of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, Robert Browning, is one of my favorite English poets. He is credited with the phrase “less is more.” Often the phrase “less is more” means that simplicity is what makes

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Allan Leinwand

The Cure for Cloud Sprawl: Nimble Operationalization

June 22, 2017

The Cure for Cloud Sprawl Enterprises are shifting to a cloud-first footing. That’s no secret. But just as companies and their IT teams are getting used to the idea of going to the cloud, now they need to anticipate—and lay

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Allan Leinwand

Adopting An Industry-Wide Red Line Movement

April 19, 2017

Red Line Movement Recently, I’ve been calling for an industry-wide adoption of the red line philosophy to help with the balance of features and quality in cloud application development. It seems that everyone has the idea that if they don’t

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Allan Leinwand

The Unintended – and Intended – Consequences of Cloud Data Sovereignty

March 9, 2017

Cloud Data Sovereignty It seems that everything has unintended consequences – whether positive or negative. Intended consequences are those that are chosen. Unintended consequences are forced upon us. The consequences surrounding data sovereignty regulations are no different. The adoption of

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Allan Leinwand

Scale Matters in the Enterprise Cloud

January 30, 2017

The Enterprise Cloud What used to be an unknown and mysterious term, “the cloud” is now a common and mostly understood technology. At the most basic level, consumers see the cloud as a place where their photos are backed up

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Allan Leinwand

Trends From A Galaxy Far, Far Away

January 4, 2017

Reaching For The Stars People who know me know that I’m a huge Star Wars fan. I recently had the opportunity to see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. While I won’t give any spoilers away for the few who

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Allan Leinwand

Transparency on the web and the Lack Thereof

November 7, 2016

Cloud Transparency The enterprise cloud is changing the way we do things from our day jobs, to social media, entertainment, and everyday interactions. While many of today’s enterprises are leading the way to complete digital transformation, one concern they often have

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Allan Leinwand

Battle of the Clouds: Multi-Instance vs. Multi-Tenant Architecture

September 29, 2016

Multi-Instance vs. Multi-Tenant Architecture  The cloud is part of everything we do. It’s always there backing up our data, pictures, and videos. To many, the cloud is considered to be a newer technology. However, cloud services actually got their start

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Allan Leinwand

Three Ways To Secure The Enterprise Cloud

September 1, 2016

Secure The Enterprise Cloud Data is moving to the cloud. It is moving quickly and in enormous volumes. As this trend continues, more enterprise data will reside in the cloud and organizations will be faced with the challenge of entrusting even

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Allan Leinwand

5 Ways To Ensure Your Cloud Solution Is Always Operational

July 19, 2016

Ensure Your Cloud Is Always Operational We have become so accustomed to being online that we take for granted the technological advances that enable us to have instant access to everything and anything on the internet, wherever we are. In

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Allan Leinwand

Technology Services Providers – Learning To Keep The Lights On

June 17, 2016

The True Meaning of Availability What is real availability? In our line of work, cloud service providers approach availability from the inside out. And in many cases, some never make it past their own front door given how challenging it

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Gilad David Maayan
What Is Cloud Deployment? Cloud deployment is the process of deploying and managing applications, services, and infrastructure in a cloud computing environment. Cloud deployment provides scalability, reliability and accessibility over the internet, and it allows ...
Security Breach 10 Useful Cloud Security Tools
Cloud Security Tools Cloud providing vendors need to embed cloud security tools within their infrastructure. They should not emphasize keeping high uptime at the expense of security. Cloud computing has become a business solution for ...
David Discenza
Four Ways to Improve Cybersecurity (Updated: December 9th, 2022 ) Cyber-attacks on businesses have become common place. In fact, it’s estimated that a cyber-attack occurs every 39 seconds. Who are the targets of these attacks? ...
Cybersecurity Bootcamps To Help Build Your Career
Cybersecurity Bootcamps We've discussed the importance of training and the hiring of cybersecurity professionals many times on CloudTweaks over the past 10+ years. Now more than ever as the world enters into a dark era ...
Gilad David Maayan
What is SASE (Secure Access Service Edge)? SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) is a term coined by Gartner to refer to a new architecture for networking and security that combines both functions into a single, ...
Maxim Melamedov
Trouble is Brewing Cloud Paradise - 2023 Will Determine Company's Long-Term Plans for Cloud Use The relationship between developers and the cloud was practically love at first sight. For years, migration to the cloud in ...
Frank Suglia
Migrating Microsoft Office 2013 As of April 11, 2023, Microsoft will stop supporting Office 2013. The decision to end support for Office 2013 should come as no surprise. Over the past several years, Microsoft has ...
Gary Bernstein
The Dangers of Facial Recognition Technology Facial recognition technology has become increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, from unlocking our phones to boarding airplanes. While this technology may seem convenient, its implications go far beyond ...