Servaas Verbiest, Lead Cloud Evangelist at Sungard AS, makes his debut as the new host of IT Availability Now. The topic of his first show: blockchain network resilience.

Joined by Matthew Parsons, Director of Network and Security Product Management at Sungard AS, the two discuss what a blockchain is, how it’s connected to cryptocurrency and why the platforms used to trade crypto face more risks than you realize. Listen to this full episode to learn:

• What key protections crypto platforms may be missing compared to platforms for regulated currencies 
• The risks crypto platforms face without the right safeguards in place  
• How to evaluate crypto exchanges and the most important questions to ask when deciding between platforms
• What steps crypto platforms can take to ensure they’re more resilient 

As the Lead Cloud Evangelist at Sungard AS, Servaas Verbiest assists businesses and organizations in realizing the full potential of cloud computing by thinking strategically, deploying rapidly, and acting as an ambassador for the cloud ecosystem. While at Sungard AS, Servaas has worked with more than 1,000 unique clients across multiple industries on complex application deployments, re-platforming, public cloud integrations, private cloud deployments, application lifecycle, and hybrid cloud model development.

Matt Parsons is Director of Network and Security Product Management at Sungard AS. Matt’s background and specialty is in network and security architectures, helping enterprises build secure, resilient, and highly available private and public cloud infrastructures.

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