Welcome back! You’ve made it to the final blog in this series on managing coexistence and interoperability in Microsoft Teams! Last time we discussed in-tenant interop flows. This time we’ll wrap things up by discussing external access/federation and how this differs from coexistence. For those of you coming from the Skype for Business world, you […]
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Kali Project Encryption and Isolation Using Vagrant and BitLocker
Imagine that you work on different engagements or projects in which Kali Linux is one of your primary tools. Furthermore, maybe you also have the need to keep the data for each of those projects isolated from the others – in other words, you need to avoid cross-contamination between your projects. In this article I […]
Configuring MQTT on IBM MQ
September 27, 2019. Let’s talk about setting up MQTT in MQ v9.1.x. Remember that images are clickable for a sharper picture. Introduction Full name of MQTT is IBM MQ Telemetry v3 protocol, and it’s used for lightweight pub/sub between small footprint devices over unreliable networks. It uses TCP/IP as the backbone. Three Qualities of Service […]
Take Our Survey to Learn About the State of App Modernization
The rise of startups that are born in the cloud is a common challenge for established industry leaders. With their ability to reach their market quickly, these startups are rapidly eating away at the longer-standing players with a mix of infrastructure. Increasingly, these leaders turning to cloud and app modernization to match the capabilities of […]
Unlocking Hybrid Cloud Potential with OpenShift
Enterprises of all sizes are adopting hybrid cloud environments at ever-increasing rates. According to RightScale’s 2019 State of the Cloud Survey, 58% of enterprises utilize a hybrid cloud environment, up from 51% in 2018. This type of cloud environment allows enterprises to leverage the cloud without moving all of their applications from a legacy, on-premises […]
Reach Your Market at the Speed of Cloud
The following is the fourth blog in a series about why businesses are moving to the cloud to modernize and improve business performance. So far in this series, we have examined the state of cloud and how cloud enables innovation, including a case study. In this blog, we’ll look at the benefits of cloud that […]
Managing Coexistence and Interop in Microsoft Teams (Part 2)
Welcome back! In part 1 of this blog series we covered at a high level what coexistence and interoperability between Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams involved. This time, we’ll take things a step further by looking at the technical view of interoperability scenarios you’ll need to know in order to implement this in your […]
Tackle Security Concerns for Application Modernization
In our previous post, Create Your Transformation Roadmap for Application Modernization, we offered guidance to prepare your organization for successful cloud adoption. Part 2 of this series addresses some of the security concerns you may stumble upon in your cloud journey. We also share some best practices for infusing security across your organization. Questions about […]
Why Healthcare is Moving to Cloud: Enhanced Consumer Experiences
The following is the fourth blog in a series about why healthcare organizations are moving to the cloud. In this series so far, we have looked at how the cloud brings robust data security, the time and cost savings the cloud brings, and the ways cloud connects data for healthcare organizations. In this blog, we […]
How to Create and Configure SSL Key and Trust Stores Part 3/3
September 23, 2019. This post is the closing one in a multi-part series talking about setting up and configuring key and trust stores for IBM MQ and IBM Integration Bus. Windows Repository Configuration Today we will talk about adding and accessing the key stores on Windows. Windows is a whole different kingdom with its own […]
Amazon Connect and Salesforce Integration – Latest Updates
One of the benefits of working with Amazon Connect is its ability to integrate with third party platforms, such as Salesforce. The Amazon Connect CTI Adapter is a browser-based Contact Control Panel (CCP) that integrates with the Salesforce CRM. First released in 2017, the adapter enhances the functionality across both platforms, providing a more robust […]
Office 365 Tenant Migration and Active Directory Considerations
When migrating Office 365 tenancies for acquisitions, mergers, or divestitures; there needs to be a good amount of consideration given to the back-end identity infrastructure supporting each Office 365 tenant. Active Directory Directory Services (AD DS) is generally the identity store that connects Enterprise to Office 365 Azure Active Directory. There can be various ways […]