VMware Critical Vulnerabilities (May 2021)
It’s an almost déjà vu feeling from March this year, but there have been some additional critical security alerts sent out from VMware in the last week. These again are covering some privately reported vulnerabilities, not things seen out in the wild. They affect all currently supported versions of vCenter (6.5, 6.7 and 7.0) and have a critical severity and index...
Protecting Exchange Online with Commvault when Azure Active Directory ‘Security Defaults’ are enabled
Microsoft, in late 2019, announced Azure Active Directory ‘Security Defaults‘ as a simple one-click approach for customers to instantly harden their environment and compel stronger security standards. With it, MFA was enabled for all accounts, Basic Authentication was blocked and unattended PowerShell scripts were prevented. It also meant that there were problems for...
Simplifying the backup and Log Shipping of SQL Server via Commvault LiveSync Replication
In this article we explore how customers who want backups, but are also reliant on Transaction Log Shipping for replication instead of SQL Server Availability Groups clusters. The Commvault Command Centre replication group removes almost all the complexity of configuring Log Shipping within the SQL Server Management Studio. DBA’s will already be familiar with the many...
VMware Critical Vulnerabilities (March 2021)
As you may have heard there have been some critical security alerts sent out from VMware in the last week. These are covering some privately reported vulnerabilities, not things seen out in the wild (yet). They affect all supported versions of vCenter and ESXi released before November/December 2020 and have a critical severity and index associated, some of the highest...
Supporting Communities: How Aruba ESP is a Game-Changer in Government Technology
The sheer range and diversity of services provisioned by most government organisations can make managing technology a challenge. Throw in a global pandemic, and it becomes akin to juggling live grenades while riding a unicycle across a high-wire. This is why it pays to explore the emerging, beyond-intelligent foundations that put you effortlessly in control of your...
