FEATURE : CLOUD MANAGEMENT
As soon as cloud workloads go beyond simple web hosting , security of networks becomes a risk which must be addressed .
Multicloud security trends holes for cyberattacks , the top cause of cloud data breaches in 2020 ( Cloud Security Alliance ). Forgotten VM IP addresses in the cloud , for example , can leave the door open for DNS attacks , which tend to target organisations with large and complex infrastructures .
Security trends often focus on the automation of multicloud deployment and management . This is to ensure the most efficient and resourceful way to use multicloud by managing its complexity and allowing it to grow and change to meet the business ’ evolving needs .
As companies use their private clouds with public cloud infrastructure ( such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure Cloud ), this creates a dispersed , hybrid cloud DNS environment that is difficult to oversee and protect without unified management . Providing a centralised management system is key to securing multicloud infrastructures , and must exist in any multicloud security solution .
IT infrastructures are only as valuable as they are safe . DNS – a part of DDI – is the first line of defence because it allows oversight over almost all IP traffic , meaning it can provide threat detection at all levels , ultimately helping guard Ronan David , VP Business Development and Marketing at EfficientIP
The effective control and security of multicloud environments relies on cross-platform visibility as well as automation . Inter-cloud observability is vital for security across the cloud and ensures private data is protected . That all starts with an accurate view of the IP plan structure and resources , making it important to use a cloudagnostic DDI solution which brings global visibility , allows management of external resources and is fully meshed in the automation processes with other IT solutions due to open APIs .
How to stay secure – through DDI
The success of hybrid multicloud projects is very much reliant on resiliency , accessibility , security and performance of cloud infrastructures and services . For this , managing the IP resources deployed in clouds with a DDI ( DNS-DHCP-IPAM ) solution is critical , as it brings the visibility , automation and control required for the infrastructure to be run and managed efficiently .
Fundamental to all this is having a consolidated , dynamic data repository which acts as the ‘ IP Source of Truth ’ for an organisation ’ s network . By ensuring data consistency throughout the infrastructure , this IP data lake can be used by an automated DDI solution to avoid configuration errors which potentially create security against data theft , protect users ’ privacy and filter access to applications hosted in cloud and on-premises .
Furthermore , analysis of DNS traffic , from source to destination , works to protect private data from cyberattacks which are becoming more frequent for cloud architectures .
As the world of work continues to evolve , innovative multicloud platforms will become the solution of choice . That ’ s why businesses need to act quickly to ensure the foundations of their network infrastructure – of which DDI is a cornerstone – are robust and secure . This can prevent application downtime and data breaches which can lead to long-lasting reputational damage and a loss of revenue .
By taking DDI into account , businesses can be sure that multicloud is providing a simple , safe and scalable option for collaborative business practice that can add real value to our working lives . p
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