Somerford Blog What Can Confluent Do? Author: Riley Martin Release Date: 11/08/2023 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 Beyond the Alert Queue: How Agentic SecOps Helps Security Teams Scale Author: Jack Hancox 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 Data in Motion – Confluent vs Kafka Author: Cal Limer Release Date: 20/08/2026 In the world of real-time data streaming and event-driven architecture Open Source Apache Kafka (OSK) is the standard when it comes to building data pipelines. By providing users with the fundamental components to set up the standard brokers, partitioned topics,
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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 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 What is the Somerford Technical Value Assessment (TVA)? Author: Becca Lambert Release Date: 21/11/2024 The Technical Value Assessment (TVA) is a new offering from Somerford Associates. Aimed at providing the customer with a full technical assessment of their current Splunk usage and provide a roadmap of how to maximise the value that can
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Somerford Blog Grafana Cloud: Logs (4 Pillars of Observability Part #3) Author: Oscar Moores Release Date: 13/04/2026 Grafana – A Recap This blog focuses on logs, what they are and how you can use them in Grafana. To understand what logs can do in Grafana Cloud it is preferable to have an overview of what
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Somerford Blog Why Government AI Fails Without Document Control (and How Varonis Fixes It) Author: Beth Laws Release Date: 23/07/2026 Government agencies are standing at a digital crossroads. On one hand, the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), to clear asylum backlogs, automate routine casework, and provide 24/7 citizen support is more tantalising than ever. On
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Somerford Blog Grafana Cloud Metrics(The 4 Pillars Of Observability Part #2) Author: Oscar Moores Release Date: 02/02/2026 A Recap on Grafana’s Capabilities We will be taking a look at metrics in Grafana during this article – what they are and what you can do with them. To understand what metrics can do in Grafana Cloud
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Somerford Blog Identity is the New Perimeter: Moving Beyond the Vault Author: Matt Ord Release Date: 21/04/2026 The Erosion of the Firewall The first lesson in cybersecurity still to this day follows that of ancient civilisations: build a bigger wall. Firewalls are the “moat and castle” defence of the digital age, but what happens when
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