Somerford Blog How Confluent Adds to Open-Source Kafka Author: Carl Parker Release Date: 06/08/2026 In our digital-first world, it rarely feels like there is a one-stop shop or singular solution to a problem; however in the current landscape Open-Source Kafka is the clear leader in the data streaming world. It was the first solution of […]
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Somerford Blog How to Build a Data Pipeline with Confluent Author: Sam Ward Release Date: 03/09/2026 Defining a Data Pipeline To first get started with building data infrastructure, we first have to be familiar with the basic elements and concepts of the data pipeline. A data pipeline at its core is linking each stage of
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Somerford Blog What Can Confluent Do? Author: Riley Martin Release Date: 13/08/2026 Data is everywhere in everything we do. From the ones and zeros that interpreted the keyboard presses writing this blog, to the bank transfers wiring millions of pounds across the world every day. In a data centric world, it is important that we
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Somerford Blog How to Optimise your SIEM Platform Author: Jack Hancox Release Date: 27/08/2026 What is a SIEM Platform? SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) solutions are the backbone of enterprise security operations. They play a crucial role in detecting and responding to security threats, providing visibility into the security landscape, and enabling informed decision-making.
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Somerford Blog Varonis Atlas – AI Security Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 12/07/2026 The rapid adoption of AI has outpaced the level of necessary security, creating significant risks around data privacy and compliance. Varonis Atlas is a tool to help discover, govern and protect AI, providing Security teams with visibility and control of AI in
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Somerford Blog How Varonis Interceptor Enhances Email Security Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 21/07/2026 Email has always been a common route attackers take to try and gain access to a network. Cybercriminals use techniques such as spear phishing or blatant delivery of malware via email to try and compromise email accounts and sensitive data. Nowadays,
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Somerford Blog Beyond the Alert Queue: How Agentic SecOps Helps Security Teams Scale Author: Ben Marrable Release Date: 18/08/2026 Security operations teams are facing a problem that is becoming increasingly difficult to solve with traditional approaches: the volume of security work is growing faster than the number of people available to handle it. Modern enterprises
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Somerford Blog What is HashiCorp Vault? Author: John ‘JJ’ Jarvis Release Date: 21/02/2023 By now, you’ve probably heard about HashiCorp, or at least their flagship product: Terraform, which automates the provisioning of infrastructure through what’s dubbed Infrastructure as Code, or IaC, for short. But HashiCorp offers a number of solutions in this automation space, collectively
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Somerford Blog Top 5 Reasons to Choose HashiCorp Vault Author: John Jarvis Release Date: 12/12/2024 What is HashiCorp Vault? HashiCorp’s Vault (just Vault hereafter) is so versatile that it makes it tough to write a post like this. It’s the swiss army knife of the security world, I think it’s fair to say; and therefore,
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Somerford Blog Our HashiConf 2023 Recap Author: John ‘JJ’ Jarvis Release Date: 07/12/2023 HashiConf ‘23 is a wrap! And what a time it is to be working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)! HashiCorp announced the biggest changes to its Terraform engine since the product’s launch, and didn’t stop there; I’ll go through a few of
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