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Using Splunk in Microsoft Azure

Splunk have released their core product ‘Splunk Enterprise’ on Microsoft Azure. This is an interesting step and will provide the option of using Splunk on your own [cloud based] environment without having to send you data onprem or into Splunk Cloud for analysis.

What is awesome to see is that out of the ‘box’ it is set to provide high availability (HA) using a 3-peer configuration.

It’ll be interesting to see if they move into other cloud providers and how this impacts Splunk Cloud, which is a great offering for a managed cloud based service.

Note: I work very closely with Splunk in my professional life, however this is very much my own opinion and not linked to Splunk Inc in any way.

Source: Announcing splunk enterprise in microsoft azure marketplace

Introducing CloudFlare Registrar: Designed for Security, Not the Masses

It’s really great to see companies like CloudFlare invest and innovate in this space. I look forward to seeing what type of uptake this gets from businesses, especially who are at high risk from domain hijacking.

At CloudFlare, we’ve constructed one of the world’s largest networks purpose-built to protect our customers from a wide range of attacks. We’re so good at it that attackers increasingly look for ways to go around us, rather than go through us. One of the biggest risks for

Source: Introducing CloudFlare Registrar: Designed for Security, Not the Masses