BARCELONA, Spain, February 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX), a leading provider of software and services for media and communications providers, today announced a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon at Mobile World Congress Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the cloud transition of communication service providers (CSPs) to drive rapid innovation and operational efficiency.
A recent, comprehensive survey conducted by Analysis Mason found that by 2022, more than 90 percent of CSP systems will be cloud-based, and more than 60 percent of these systems will run on hybrid architectures. To address this growing segment, Amdocs, along with AWS, will provide several initiatives, including:
The migration of Amdocs Business Support Systems and existing third-party environments into an optimized hybrid cloud operating environment. Amdocs will enable and support CSP providers when deploying and migrating new and existing Amdocs products to AWS.
Amdocs' Amdocs Managed Services Provider (MSP) helps CSP providers modernize and drive low-touch operations efficiently and outsourced, including highly secure and reliable AWS technologies. This practice builds on the Amdocs certification distinction as an AWS Advanced Technology Provider Partner in the AWS Partner Network (APN).
Amdocs will use advanced open source technologies, hyper-scalar systems and resilient network scaling to create cloud-based AWS environments to help CSPs test new offerings, new consumers and disruptive business models. .
"Communications and media providers are managing some of the world's most critical and hyper-scaled systems, Amdocs is a clear, long-term leader in empowering CSP vendors around the world, and we're excited to collaborate with them to deliver compelling value to our mutual customers, "said Terry Wise, Global Vice President of Channels and Alliances." The strategic collaboration between Amdocs and AWS was created to support payment service providers as they move forward. accelerate their journey into the cloud to new levels of business agility, innovation and cost savings.This collaboration will enable digital service providers to quickly become digital service providers, delivering new and improved customer experiences, simple, personal, contextual and useful at all levels of engagement on all cana ow.
"Putting the customer first is a philosophy that both companies are passionate about - this strategic collaboration with AWS will accelerate our customers' cloud travel while strengthening our own cloud capabilities." AmdocsONE is powered by Cloud technologies as a fundamental design tenant and, as a result, many of our platforms are now fully native to the cloud.We take advantage of a carrier-class microservice design paradigm to leverage the power of dynamic deployment and scalability of AWS Cloud and are excited about this opportunity for our customers, "said Anthony Goonetilleke, President of the Amdocs Technology Group.
The Amdocs Strategic Program represents an expansion of the existing relationship between Amdocs and AWS. Businesses have been collaborating for several years to support communications and media companies in their transition to the cloud. In November 2016, Amdocs earned the status of AWS IoT partner, demonstrating its technical expertise and proven track record in providing IoT Connected Home solutions.
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Monday, February 26, 2018
Sunday, February 18, 2018
'BuckHacker' search tool lets users trawl through unsecure AWS buckets
A new service designed by white hat hackers has been launched and allows anyone to search for unsecured data stored on Amazon Web Services (AWS) servers.
The Buckhacker plug-in creates a Google-like search engine that is able to crawl through AWS servers, also called buckets, to find those that are incorrectly configured and potentially contain sensitive data exposed to the Internet.
It follows a stream of data leaks in the past year in relation to high profile companies that store customer and customer data on AWS servers without password protection, the content of which is accessible to anyone with the bucket address.
Accenture, WWE, AA, Dow Jones and even the US National Security Agency have been caught by misconfigured servers and have been criticized for failing to follow the most basic security protocols.
Typically, these discoveries were done by tripping research groups on a publicly accessible server. Buckhacker, however, claims to make the process much easier, allowing users to search AWS listings using the bucket name or filenames that can be associated with a business, although it maintains that this is to raise awareness rather than help potential hackers .
Although the tool is simple in design, it can collect the results and store them in a database so that other users can view it, the developer of the tool explained to Motherboard.
"The goal of the project is to increase familiarity with bucket security, too many companies have faced wrong permits on buckets in recent years," says BuckHacker's developer. "The project is still in a real super-alpha stage (there are several errors at the moment that we are trying to fix)."
The Buckhacker plug-in is certainly not the first of its kind, because tools such as AWSBucketDump already allow users to maliciously leak leaking AWS buckets, and some server addresses can be accessed via Google if a user knows what to look for. Buckerhacker is remarkable, however, because it is by far the most user-friendly tool that emerges.
"Given the availability of detection methods for attackers, it is essential that the business infrastructure is not accessible to the public Internet as essential for corporate IT," says Mike Schuricht, VP product management at security company Bitglass.
The news of the tool coincided with the leak of 119,000 files from customers of courier company FedEx, including home and e-mail addresses, as well as driving license and passport data.
"FedEx is the latest in a laundry list of organizations with deep pockets and deep security resources that have fallen victim to this very elemental, yet critical error," added Schuricht.
Amazon unveiled in November that it introduced standard encryption for all new AWS servers, which would in theory prevent such leaks from occurring in the future. But the encryption function must be manually applied to every existing bucket, meaning that data stored on servers that a company is not aware of is still vulnerable.
IT Pro has contacted Amazon to see if it is aware of the new tool .
The Buckhacker plug-in creates a Google-like search engine that is able to crawl through AWS servers, also called buckets, to find those that are incorrectly configured and potentially contain sensitive data exposed to the Internet.
It follows a stream of data leaks in the past year in relation to high profile companies that store customer and customer data on AWS servers without password protection, the content of which is accessible to anyone with the bucket address.
Accenture, WWE, AA, Dow Jones and even the US National Security Agency have been caught by misconfigured servers and have been criticized for failing to follow the most basic security protocols.
Typically, these discoveries were done by tripping research groups on a publicly accessible server. Buckhacker, however, claims to make the process much easier, allowing users to search AWS listings using the bucket name or filenames that can be associated with a business, although it maintains that this is to raise awareness rather than help potential hackers .
Although the tool is simple in design, it can collect the results and store them in a database so that other users can view it, the developer of the tool explained to Motherboard.
"The goal of the project is to increase familiarity with bucket security, too many companies have faced wrong permits on buckets in recent years," says BuckHacker's developer. "The project is still in a real super-alpha stage (there are several errors at the moment that we are trying to fix)."
The Buckhacker plug-in is certainly not the first of its kind, because tools such as AWSBucketDump already allow users to maliciously leak leaking AWS buckets, and some server addresses can be accessed via Google if a user knows what to look for. Buckerhacker is remarkable, however, because it is by far the most user-friendly tool that emerges.
"Given the availability of detection methods for attackers, it is essential that the business infrastructure is not accessible to the public Internet as essential for corporate IT," says Mike Schuricht, VP product management at security company Bitglass.
The news of the tool coincided with the leak of 119,000 files from customers of courier company FedEx, including home and e-mail addresses, as well as driving license and passport data.
"FedEx is the latest in a laundry list of organizations with deep pockets and deep security resources that have fallen victim to this very elemental, yet critical error," added Schuricht.
Amazon unveiled in November that it introduced standard encryption for all new AWS servers, which would in theory prevent such leaks from occurring in the future. But the encryption function must be manually applied to every existing bucket, meaning that data stored on servers that a company is not aware of is still vulnerable.
IT Pro has contacted Amazon to see if it is aware of the new tool .
Sunday, February 11, 2018
What Small Business Owners Need to Know About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is not just for megacorporations. This may seem so, with companies like Netflix, Comcast, PG & E and other large entities hosting their data on Amazon.
But much of what AWS offers can also be used by small businesses looking for a way to offload the complexity of managing software or their own infrastructure. The benefits that such cloud offerings offer to large enterprises can also be used by small shops: cheap IT resources, the ability to scale quickly, and a platform-independent approach.
For those who, like me, spend more time in college learning the basics of civilization rather than software, it's useful to think of AWS in terms of what you can build. Browse a few videos and you'll hear a consistent theme: You can use AWS building blocks to create software or other solutions for a business.
Instead of having to buy local storage or manage the infrastructure, you can rent space on Amazon's servers. Because all the work is done online, you can use Amazon's capabilities in various sectors: financial services, digital marketing, media, business, healthcare and various other industries.
Although this is a widely used term, extensibility is really important here. Increasing the speed and efficiency of a project is a difficult task if you are a small team. With a service like AWS, such efforts are more enjoyable with development tools and the ability to outsource all the infrastructure and computing power to Amazon's cloud.
The machine always learns
The other major attraction of cloud computing providers is the work they do with artificial intelligence (AI). AWS, with Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure, is developing artificial intelligence APIs that companies can use to better understand their products.
AWS offers APIs for machine learning for your own development purposes. Amazon SageMaker is a more robust tool for developers and data scientists who want to use machine learning with their software. Even though this type of development work is higher than your payment level, it's very important to be aware of trends in cloud usage, as the world is moving more towards AI and automation.
Companies will increasingly use the Internet of Things to better understand customer behavior. Such computational possibilities will mean that more industries will engage in how software and analytics will make a tangible difference in their business efforts.
If your business is new in the cloud, AWS may seem like a confusing starting point because Amazon has unveiled products at breakneck speed. Start with this visit if you are interested in a basic overview of the type of services offered. Amazon is also working in the productivity space with Amazon WorkDocs and Amazon Chime, a Skype competitor.
Just like the number of people who can not live without prime, Amazon wants to be as essential as a source of business. The software empire that builds it certainly makes it difficult to ignore.
But much of what AWS offers can also be used by small businesses looking for a way to offload the complexity of managing software or their own infrastructure. The benefits that such cloud offerings offer to large enterprises can also be used by small shops: cheap IT resources, the ability to scale quickly, and a platform-independent approach.
Everything is in the building blocks
For those who, like me, spend more time in college learning the basics of civilization rather than software, it's useful to think of AWS in terms of what you can build. Browse a few videos and you'll hear a consistent theme: You can use AWS building blocks to create software or other solutions for a business.
Instead of having to buy local storage or manage the infrastructure, you can rent space on Amazon's servers. Because all the work is done online, you can use Amazon's capabilities in various sectors: financial services, digital marketing, media, business, healthcare and various other industries.
Although this is a widely used term, extensibility is really important here. Increasing the speed and efficiency of a project is a difficult task if you are a small team. With a service like AWS, such efforts are more enjoyable with development tools and the ability to outsource all the infrastructure and computing power to Amazon's cloud.
The machine always learns
The other major attraction of cloud computing providers is the work they do with artificial intelligence (AI). AWS, with Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure, is developing artificial intelligence APIs that companies can use to better understand their products.
AWS offers APIs for machine learning for your own development purposes. Amazon SageMaker is a more robust tool for developers and data scientists who want to use machine learning with their software. Even though this type of development work is higher than your payment level, it's very important to be aware of trends in cloud usage, as the world is moving more towards AI and automation.
Companies will increasingly use the Internet of Things to better understand customer behavior. Such computational possibilities will mean that more industries will engage in how software and analytics will make a tangible difference in their business efforts.
If your business is new in the cloud, AWS may seem like a confusing starting point because Amazon has unveiled products at breakneck speed. Start with this visit if you are interested in a basic overview of the type of services offered. Amazon is also working in the productivity space with Amazon WorkDocs and Amazon Chime, a Skype competitor.
Just like the number of people who can not live without prime, Amazon wants to be as essential as a source of business. The software empire that builds it certainly makes it difficult to ignore.
Monday, February 5, 2018
Amazon Up 23.4% YTD on AWS Cloud Strength
Equities of e-commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 1,390.00 -2.79%) are now 23.4% year-to-date (YTD), bringing the latest 12-month earnings of the share to as much as 72.8%, because the Street welcomes its growing dominance over the high margin segments. From Amazon's most promising companies, the leading public cloud platform Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a driving force behind the overwhelming bullish outlook of analysts. (See also: Amazon is ahead in competition with alphabet.)
Amazon's cloud business, with sales up 43% to $ 17.5 billion in 2017, is now the fifth largest business software provider in the world. AWS now accounts for about 10% of the total revenue of the Seattle-based retail giant, the company reported last week. In terms of revenue, the cloud activities of Amazon are just mentioned behind listed enterprise software vendors Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Oracle Corp. (ORCL) and SAP (SAP), which all detract from the retailer in the cloud space and lag behind AWS. The cloud segment of Amazon lowers SaaS market pioneer Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) already, which has increased sales by 25% to $ 9.9 billion in the last 12 months.
Tech Giants struggle to compete with AWS
SAP, with sales in 2017 of $ 26.5 billion, could lose its position as the fourth largest business software company at AWS before the end of 2019, if the current growth figures of the companies continue. The German technology company achieved a 6% turnover last year, predicting the same growth rate in 2018. The Street expects AWS to peak 38% this year, according to FactSet.
Competing with AWS, consisting of a range of services such as databases, data analysis, productivity apps and raw computing, has proven to be a challenge for the world's largest technology companies. Some, including Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), have decided to throw the towel in the ring while others like VMware Inc. (VMW) believe that cooperation with Amazon is a better option.
AMZN Amazon.com Inc. 1,390.00 -2.79%) are now 23.4% year-to-date (YTD), bringing the latest 12-month earnings of the share to as much as 72.8%, because the Street welcomes its growing dominance over the high margin segments. From Amazon's most promising companies, the leading public cloud platform Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a driving force behind the overwhelming bullish outlook of analysts. (See also: Amazon is ahead in competition with alphabet.)
Amazon's cloud business, with sales up 43% to $ 17.5 billion in 2017, is now the fifth largest business software provider in the world. AWS now accounts for about 10% of the total revenue of the Seattle-based retail giant, the company reported last week. In terms of revenue, the cloud activities of Amazon are just mentioned behind listed enterprise software vendors Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Oracle Corp. (ORCL) and SAP (SAP), which all detract from the retailer in the cloud space and lag behind AWS. The cloud segment of Amazon lowers SaaS market pioneer Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) already, which has increased sales by 25% to $ 9.9 billion in the last 12 months.
Tech Giants struggle to compete with AWS
SAP, with sales in 2017 of $ 26.5 billion, could lose its position as the fourth largest business software company at AWS before the end of 2019, if the current growth figures of the companies continue. The German technology company achieved a 6% turnover last year, predicting the same growth rate in 2018. The Street expects AWS to peak 38% this year, according to FactSet.
Competing with AWS, consisting of a range of services such as databases, data analysis, productivity apps and raw computing, has proven to be a challenge for the world's largest technology companies. Some, including Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), have decided to throw the towel in the ring while others like VMware Inc. (VMW) believe that cooperation with Amazon is a better option.
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