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    <title>Spitfyre Blog</title>
    <link>https://spitfyre.com/blog</link>
    <description>Thoughtful, human-authored takes on the most pressing challenges in data and cybersecurity. Authored by team members at Spitfyre.</description>
    <language>en</language>
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:48:57 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:date>2026-10-14T19:48:57Z</dc:date>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
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      <title>Replacing Your VPN With Managed Zero Trust When Your Security Team Is Slammed</title>
      <link>https://spitfyre.com/blog/replacing-your-vpn-with-managed-zero-trust</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://spitfyre.com/blog/replacing-your-vpn-with-managed-zero-trust" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://spitfyre.com/hubfs/Screenshot_13-10-2026_142628_www.concourse-cloud.com.jpeg" alt="closeup of locked phone blocking access" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;I’m sure your VPN is doing exactly what it was designed to do. Sure, there are occasional connection problems, authentication failures, and somebody who can't get their laptop to cooperate, but that's just another Tuesday in IT. Everything else is smooth as molasses in summertime&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://spitfyre.com/blog/replacing-your-vpn-with-managed-zero-trust" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://spitfyre.com/hubfs/Screenshot_13-10-2026_142628_www.concourse-cloud.com.jpeg" alt="closeup of locked phone blocking access" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;I’m sure your VPN is doing exactly what it was designed to do. Sure, there are occasional connection problems, authentication failures, and somebody who can't get their laptop to cooperate, but that's just another Tuesday in IT. Everything else is smooth as molasses in summertime&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=6844011&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fspitfyre.com%2Fblog%2Freplacing-your-vpn-with-managed-zero-trust&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fspitfyre.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Zero Trust</category>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:28:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>hello@spitfyre.com (Spitfyre team)</author>
      <guid>https://spitfyre.com/blog/replacing-your-vpn-with-managed-zero-trust</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-10-13T21:28:34Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Managed vs. DIY Data Lakehouse: What Are You Really Signing Up For?</title>
      <link>https://spitfyre.com/blog/managed-vs.-diy-data-lakehouse-what-are-you-really-signing-up-for</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://spitfyre.com/blog/managed-vs.-diy-data-lakehouse-what-are-you-really-signing-up-for" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://spitfyre.com/hubfs/3up008.png" alt="man's hands at a computer keyboard" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;So... you need a data lakehouse. Simple enough, right? Except now you have to decide whether to build it yourself or use a managed service. And that brings up a whole new set of questions.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://spitfyre.com/blog/managed-vs.-diy-data-lakehouse-what-are-you-really-signing-up-for" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://spitfyre.com/hubfs/3up008.png" alt="man's hands at a computer keyboard" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;So... you need a data lakehouse. Simple enough, right? Except now you have to decide whether to build it yourself or use a managed service. And that brings up a whole new set of questions.&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=6844011&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fspitfyre.com%2Fblog%2Fmanaged-vs.-diy-data-lakehouse-what-are-you-really-signing-up-for&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fspitfyre.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>AI</category>
      <category>Trusted Data</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:19:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>hello@spitfyre.com (Spitfyre team)</author>
      <guid>https://spitfyre.com/blog/managed-vs.-diy-data-lakehouse-what-are-you-really-signing-up-for</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-09-30T22:19:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Who Actually Owns Your Data?</title>
      <link>https://spitfyre.com/blog/who-actually-owns-your-data</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://spitfyre.com/blog/who-actually-owns-your-data" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://spitfyre.com/hubfs/StockResize22.png" alt="woman in glasses looking closely at a computer screen" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Somewhere in the agreement you signed with your cloud provider, SaaS vendor, CRM, analytics platform, or whatever service you hired is holding your company's information, there's probably language saying that you own your data. I mean, there should be.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://spitfyre.com/blog/who-actually-owns-your-data" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://spitfyre.com/hubfs/StockResize22.png" alt="woman in glasses looking closely at a computer screen" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Somewhere in the agreement you signed with your cloud provider, SaaS vendor, CRM, analytics platform, or whatever service you hired is holding your company's information, there's probably language saying that you own your data. I mean, there should be.&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=6844011&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fspitfyre.com%2Fblog%2Fwho-actually-owns-your-data&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fspitfyre.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Data Independence</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:12:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>hello@spitfyre.com (Spitfyre team)</author>
      <guid>https://spitfyre.com/blog/who-actually-owns-your-data</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-09-30T22:12:12Z</dc:date>
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      <title>How to Avoid Vendor Lock-In and Keep Control of Your Data</title>
      <link>https://spitfyre.com/blog/how-to-avoid-vendor-lock-in-with-an-open-data-architecture</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://spitfyre.com/blog/how-to-avoid-vendor-lock-in-with-an-open-data-architecture" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://spitfyre.com/hubfs/StockResize10.png" alt="man with laptop in datacenter" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;We all know that you own your data. You own what you do with it. You need it to run your business. You rely on it. Your vendor says it’s yours. Everyone agrees that it belongs to your company. Awesome.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://spitfyre.com/blog/how-to-avoid-vendor-lock-in-with-an-open-data-architecture" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://spitfyre.com/hubfs/StockResize10.png" alt="man with laptop in datacenter" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;We all know that you own your data. You own what you do with it. You need it to run your business. You rely on it. Your vendor says it’s yours. Everyone agrees that it belongs to your company. Awesome.&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=6844011&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fspitfyre.com%2Fblog%2Fhow-to-avoid-vendor-lock-in-with-an-open-data-architecture&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fspitfyre.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>Data Independence</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:06:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>hello@spitfyre.com (Spitfyre team)</author>
      <guid>https://spitfyre.com/blog/how-to-avoid-vendor-lock-in-with-an-open-data-architecture</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-09-30T22:06:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Spitfyre Launch - Press Release</title>
      <link>https://spitfyre.com/blog/spitfyre-blog/spitfyre-launch-press-release</link>
      <description>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://spitfyre.com/blog/spitfyre-blog/spitfyre-launch-press-release" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://spitfyre.com/hubfs/WhtBACK_logo.png" alt="Spitfyre flame logo" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="color: #111111; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;Below we're excited to share Spitfyre's press release launching the company in its new iteration. Spitfyre offers an integrated &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Trust Platform&lt;/span&gt; that includes fully managed data governance, cybersecurity, and private cloud solutions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"&gt; 
 &lt;a href="https://spitfyre.com/blog/spitfyre-blog/spitfyre-launch-press-release" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"&gt; &lt;img src="https://spitfyre.com/hubfs/WhtBACK_logo.png" alt="Spitfyre flame logo" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"&gt; &lt;/a&gt; 
&lt;/div&gt; 
&lt;p style="color: #111111; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;Below we're excited to share Spitfyre's press release launching the company in its new iteration. Spitfyre offers an integrated &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Trust Platform&lt;/span&gt; that includes fully managed data governance, cybersecurity, and private cloud solutions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  
&lt;img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=6844011&amp;amp;k=14&amp;amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fspitfyre.com%2Fblog%2Fspitfyre-blog%2Fspitfyre-launch-press-release&amp;amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fspitfyre.com%252Fblog&amp;amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "&gt;</content:encoded>
      <category>News</category>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://spitfyre.com/blog/spitfyre-blog/spitfyre-launch-press-release</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-09-30T20:43:00Z</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Oliver Bay</dc:creator>
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