November 2019

Serverless is a Greener way for your Business Serverless architecture provides companies with a way to manage services and applications without needing to handle server infrastructure. Contrary to popular belief, serverless architecture does not mean there are absolutely no servers. Instead, serverless architecture means that you are no longer responsible for managing the infrastructure. Rather, the responsibility of managing the infrastructure falls on the providers of the cloud. Serverless options allow companies to focus more on achieving their business goals and product development. Advantages of Going Serverless There are many advantages of serverless computing. Serverless applications offer many advantages for the workflow and application development. Lower costs One of the main advantages of serverless architecture is lower costs. With serverless, you are only responsible for paying for the services and storage that you actually use. You will not have to pay anything when your services are not being used and there will be no hardware costs. Reduced cost is one of the main benefits of going serverless. If the services aren’t being used 24/7, this will allow you to utilize resources optimally. Fewer things to worry about Another advantage is that you will have fewer things to worry about. You won’t have to think about whether your systems are up-to-date in terms of security. The reason for this is that having Cirrus as your service provider, we will be responsible for managing your servers. Accordingly, we will be the most concerned with keeping up with bug fixes and patches. Is serverless really GREEN? Serverless is a Greener way for your Business. A typical server operates around 15% of its computing capacity while consuming a lot of power. On the other hand, in an instance where applications are run using physical hardware, you still have to run the servers and utilize resources regardless of whether an application is processing or not. Reducing Climate Impact The increase of cloud usage and it’s improvements in maintaining energy efficiency have resulted in favor of the climate impact of traditional data centers due to lesser carbon emission Is going serverless the future for the business world? According to RightScale’s 2018 State of the Cloud report, serverless is the fastest-growing cloud service model right now, with an annual growth rate of 75%. Contact us for more information about serverless options for your business.

A GROWING Chester IT company is helping more local businesses to stay safe as more than half of British businesses are targeted by hackers. Each year, authorities throughout Europe aim to raise awareness of cybersecurity threats during European Cybersecurity Month – and it serves as a valuable reminder for organisations to assess their own digital safety net – particularly SMEs. This year, over 55 per cent of businesses have been targeted with cybercrime, a 15 per cent increase on last year, meaning there has never been a better time to review the security of your company’s data. Help is at hand from Cirrus Technology Solutions, an expanding IT services business based in the heart of Chester, which offers IT products and services for SMEs across Cheshire, North Wales and the North West. The growing company, which celebrates its five-year anniversary this month, has just moved into new bigger offices in Riverside Enterprise Centre and now offers support to more than 40 customers including the hospitality sector, law, accountancy and retail. Managing director Anito Lauriello says there are a number of ways Cirrus can help firms to prevent online attacks, from educating employees to backing up data regularly. He said: “Every time a user connects to the internet, your business is potentially exposed to risk. “This risk may even be from a legitimate source that has been compromised. The recent LinkedIN attack is a current example that facilitated the spread of malicious content to trusted users. “Importantly these threats are increasingly internal and not just from external sites. “We offer advice, procedures and as needed the technology to secure your business with a 360° view: companies really need to educate their employees about the threats and how they spread. “Most incidents can be prevented through good practice and understanding of the issues and a greater degree of caution online. “We’ve recently doubled our office space and boosted the technical and operations team. “I started Cirrus with an ambitious growth strategy which is being realised. We are so proud of what we have achieved in the past five years but this is just the beginning.” “Our clients range from £30m businesses to organisations with five people.”

A growing Chester IT company is helping even more local businesses to stay safe after European Cybersecurity Month, as more than half of British businesses are targeted by hackers Each year, authorities throughout Europe aim to raise awareness of cybersecurity threats – and it serves as a valuable reminder for organisations to assess their own digital safety net. Particularly SME’s In 2019 over 55% of businesses have been targeted with cybercrime, a 15 per cent increase on last year, meaning there has never been a better time to review the security of your company’s data. Help is at hand from Cirrus Technology Solutions an expanding IT services business based in the heart of Chester, which offers IT products and services for SME’s across Cheshire, north Wales and the North West. The growing company, which celebrates its five year anniversary this month, has just moved into new bigger offices in Riverside Enterprise Centre and now offers support to more than 40 customers including the hospitality sector, law, accountancy and retail. Managing director Anito Lauriello says there are a number of ways Cirrus can help firms to prevent online attacks, from educating employees to backing up data regularly. “Every time a user connects to the internet, your business is potentially exposed to risk. This risk may even be from a legitimate source that has been compromised. The recent LinkedIN attack is a current example that facilitated the spread of malicious content to trusted users. Importantly these threats are increasingly internal and not just from external sites. We offer advice, procedures and as needed the technology to secure your business with a 360° view : companies really need to educate their employees about the threats and how they spread. “Most incidents can be prevented through good practice and understanding of the issues and a greater degree of caution on-line”. “We’ve recently doubled our office space and boosted the technical & operations team; our new members will help to maintain and enhance our excellent standards.” “As our clients will testify, we are proof that you can rapidly grow a business while maintaining first-class customer service. “I started Cirrus with an ambitious growth strategy which is being realised. We are so proud of what we have achieved in the past five years but this is just the beginning.” “Our clients range from £30m businesses to organisations with five people: all our services can be tailored to meet your needs. As our clients will testify, we are proof that you can rapidly grow a business while maintaining first-class customer service.” To see how a Risk Intelligence Scan could benefit your business, no matter what size, contact Cirrus Technology Solutions today by emailing hello@thinkcirrus.co.uk or call one of our specialist team on 03303 130 966. www.thinkcirrus.co.uk