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Amazon CloudSearch-Information Retrieval as a Service

The idea of using computers to search for relevant pieces of information was popularized in the article “As We May Think” by Vannevar Bush in 1945. As We May Think predicted (to some extent) many kinds of technology invented after … Continue reading

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Trends For Cloud Service Providers and Traditional IT Vendors in 2012

Cloud Service Providers Emphasis on Cloud Security Governance and compliance will gain more visibility Emphasis on High Availability, stronger SLAs with better coverage for liabilities, managed support services, etc. Features like HA, Strong SLAs, etc. will become standard features in … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing Adoption Concerns

Security Compliance Certification schemes will take time to emerge. Confidentiality and Auditability Performance, Reliability and Availability More concerns on Reliability and availability after Amazon’s glitch Loss of control Scaling Vendor Lock-in Legal Forensics Related articles SaaS Trends in 2012 (clean-clouds.com) … Continue reading

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Public Cloud Case Studies

Bankinter (Increase in Efficiency) Spanish industrial bank through a joint venture by Banco de Santander and Bank of America 60% of Bankinter transactions are performed through remote channels, and 46% of those through the Internet. Use of Public Cloud –      … Continue reading

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Recent Trends in Cloud Services Adoption

The cloud is also a world with various layers and choices. Do you adopt a public, private or hybrid cloud model? Do you use the cloud for software or your whole infrastructure? Are you a formal (enterprise IT) buyer or … Continue reading

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Latest on Cloud Computing~Predictions, New Offerings and Other News

AWS Storage Gateway Amazon Web Services has launched a public beta test of AWS Storage Gateway, which allows enterprises to back up application data in Amazon’s cloud using a software appliance. The AWS Storage Gateway is a service connecting an … Continue reading

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Amazon DynamoDB: NoSQL in Amazon Public Cloud

Cloud Computing is moving from being “IT buzzword” to reasonable yet reliable way of deploying applications in the Internet. IT managers within companies are considering deploying some applications within cloud. A cloud-related trend that developers have been paying attention is … Continue reading

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SAS 70 & Cloud Computing

The Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) has become the ubiquitous auditing report by which all cloud computing service providers are judged.  So how did this financial auditing report become the standard by which we examine cloud service … Continue reading

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Hybrid Cloud

As per NIST’s definition of Cloud Computing, Cloud has 5 essential Characteristics, 4 deployment models and service models. Read about PaaS Let’s talk about Hybrid Cloud… Hybrid means a thing made by combining two different elements; a mixture. Lets take … Continue reading

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HIPAA Compliance Level in AWS and Responsibility

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996(P.L.104-191) [HIPAA] was enacted by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996. It was originally sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kan.). Title … Continue reading

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