Somerford Blog How Does Kora Enhance Kafka & Confluent Cloud? Author: Sam Ward Release Date: 08/04/2026 Confluent Cloud: A Look Back In order to understand what Kora is, we first need to take a step back, and contextualise why Confluent needed a Cloud-Native Apache Kafka Engine in the first place. Confluent’s early Kafka offering was […]
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Somerford Blog A Deep Dive into Splunk Mission Control and TIM: Unlocking the Power of Incident Response Author: Jack Hancox Release Date: 30/08/2024 In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, cybersecurity incidents are not a matter of “if,” but “when.” The ability to swiftly detect, investigate, and respond to these incidents is paramount in safeguarding organisations against
Somerford Blog Splunk Edge Hub Use Cases Author: Becca Lambert Release Date: 22/08/2024 What is the Splunk Edge Hub? Splunk Edge Hub is a fully integrated hardware and software solution with integrated sensors and all the necessary connectivity libraries already integrated into it. Providing the user with a quick and easy to use solution of
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Somerford Blog How to Monitor Cloud Compliance with Lacework FortiCNAPP Author: Jake Hammacott Release Date: 15/08/2024 Compliance and governance of IT infrastructure is incredibly important in any enterprise. Failing to meet standards set by governments, industry-recognised compliance frameworks and internal policies can lead to an increased risk of resources being leveraged and exploited by malicious
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Somerford Blog Why Should Businesses Utilise Real-Time Data Streams? Author: Jamie Turbill Release Date: 09/06/2026 Increasingly and in the last decade, data has become one of the most important assets in business. As services become ever more digital, we expect things to be available on-demand in an instant. Organisations are reliant on data-driven systems to
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Somerford Blog Splunk .conf24: Key Updates & Highlights Author: Carl Parker Release Date: 10/07/2024 Somerford Associates were delighted to attend Splunk. conf24 in Las Vegas in June, soaking in the incredible atmosphere and scenery, enjoying the thumping dance music and, of course, listening to the latest product reveals from our world renowned data analytics partner.
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Somerford Blog What is Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)? Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 28/06/2024 DSPM is a term being used frequently throughout the Security world. DSPM stands for Data Security Posture Management and focuses on improving businesses’ overall security stance when it comes to their data and compliance requirements. Protecting company data and proprietary
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Somerford Blog What is Attack Path Analysis? Author: Jake Hammacott Release Date: 17/06/2024 Attack path analysis is a generic term used for solutions that attempt to link and visualise risky assets that could be exploited in tandem to progress the state of a cyber-attack. The purpose of this is to enrich compliance, vulnerability and entitlement
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Somerford Blog What is Public Cloud Security? Author: Oliver Knapp Release Date: 10/06/2024 In the modern cyber world it is exceedingly rare for an individual or company to not be in some way connected to a network, be that through using their mobile data, or being connected to broadband. As such it is commonplace to
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Somerford Blog What’s included in our Splunk Health Check? Author: Becca Lambert Release Date: 04/06/2024 A Splunk health check is a service offered free of charge to Splunk customers, you don’t need to be a Somerford customer, we are happy to help all Splunk users. The Health Check is a method of reviewing an organisation’s
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