Items Tagged with "Cloud Computing"
Choosing Secure Data Storage - A Difficult Dance
February 21, 2012 Added by:Bozidar Spirovski
There are multiple pros and cons across our storage systems parameters, but at first glance, the enterprise storage systems have the upper hand. Bear in mind though, such systems always come with exorbitant pricing, especially on any upgrades after the initial purchase...
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The Dangers of Non-Contextual Pattern Matching
February 15, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
Even a system inconsistency such as an abnormal page transition velocity on your flagship web application can be overlooked - until you put all those together and realize you're being SQL Injected and someone is stealing your multi-terabyte database out from under you...
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NIST Finalized Guidelines for Security in the Cloud
February 13, 2012 Added by:David Navetta
According to NIST, SP 800-144 is geared for those involved in cloud computing initiatives; security personnel responsible for security and privacy measures for cloud computing; system and network administrators; and users of public cloud computing services...
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A Checklist for a Move to the Cloud
February 11, 2012 Added by:Ben Kepes
There’s s flip side to technology democratization in that the high level of accessibility also means that it’s very easy for organizations to set themselves up as vendors – sometimes without the necessary level of professionalism that would be optimal...
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Tips for Organizations Heading to the Cloud
February 09, 2012 Added by:Ben Kepes
Identify the data that is touched by each IT process. Is there any data that has to stay in-house for security or compliance reasons? You may need to change IT processes so the sensitive data is not affected by the transition...
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Department of Justice Misdirection on Cloud Computing
February 08, 2012 Added by:Electronic Frontier Foundation
The DOJ has been unequivocal that cloud users have no right to challenge government access to "non-content" information held by Cloud systems - their location, their contacts, their communications patterns and more. Lawyers call this the "third party problem"...
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Paper Clarifies PaaS for Federal IT Buyers
February 07, 2012 Added by:Kevin L. Jackson
“Whereas the first wave of cloud computing was about consolidating data centers, the PaaS wave is about consolidating applications. It will be a more complex ride, but the savings will be greater...”
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Straight Talk on Cloud Computing for the Enterprise
February 06, 2012
One of the fantastic things about events like this is that real people show up to listen, learn and share with their fellow attendees, and that's absolutely amazing. We managed to bring together some industry experts with vast practical knowledge on cloud computing...
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Living in the Clouds: Master the Cloud Event - Toronto
February 03, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
Security is more about understanding the model you'll be undertaking than trying to fit some ideals you have about the cloud security nirvana. Each provider model (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, etc.) has differing offerings and quirks for security. Watch those contracts closely...
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Master the Cloud, Montréal - Notes from the Road Part 2
February 02, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
As clouds pop up, expand and workloads become mobile across virtualization platforms, federation will allow a much easier move from one provider and from one platform to another without having to worry about separate authentication, authorization, and validation efforts...
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Master the Cloud, Montréal: Notes from the Road...
February 01, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
Cloud computing provides the customer an unparalleled chance to jump into a new computing paradigm which sheds some of the legacy issues and the excessive costs associated with unused capacity most of our organizations have humming along in our data centers...
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On Software Vendor Access to Customer Data
January 30, 2012 Added by:Ben Kepes
The issue is a massive one for the industry and in a back-channel discussions a number of people made comments regarding how much of a risk to the cloud industry service provider access to data is. One person went on to say that this perception is poison to sales growth...
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NIST Cloud Computing Guidelines on Security and Privacy
January 25, 2012
"Cloud computing and the other deployment models are a viable choice for many applications and services. However, accountability for security and privacy in cloud deployments cannot be delegated to a cloud provider and remains an obligation for the organization to fulfill..."
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Content Raven – High Speed Low Drag
January 10, 2012 Added by:Jeff Bardin
Security professionals are always struggling to get usage statistics with security products. Content Raven gives you great metrics and analytics out of the box. I can track by user and/or device and /or location what the user has looked at and for how long...
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CloudMASTER and CloudGURU Certifications
December 30, 2011 Added by:Kevin L. Jackson
These continuing education programs provide a solid technical background in modern web services deployment and administration. Students will learn concepts, principles, techniques, and practices needed to administer and secure a modern cloud-enabled business environment...
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IT Trends for 2011 and Beyond
December 25, 2011 Added by:Bill Gerneglia
CIOs and senior IT business decision makers must maintain a focus on specific trends that will effect the industries in which they compete. You should already be thinking about how technology is going to help shape your business far into the future. CIOs have to be forward-thinking...
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