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Application Security and Cloud Service Models

Application security is very dependent on how the application is presented to the user or other application/service. Application security is more than avoiding code vulnerabilities. It is time to stop thinking about security as an afterthought and start incorporating security … Continue reading

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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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Private Cloud Case Studies VMware, Microsoft, Eucalyptus

Zynga Cloud Case Study Zynga started out with a dedicated hosted IT infrastructure, but its business growth quickly outpaced its ability to add infrastructure. It moved to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accommodate the rapid scale demands in the vertical … Continue reading

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Vertical Cloud Computing

A vertical market or vertical or vertical industry is a group of alike businesses and customers that does business based on precise and focused needs. Drivers across Verticals Cost Benefit of going for a Operating Expense (OpEx) based approach vs … Continue reading

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Private Cloud, VMware and Microsoft Private Cloud’s Licensing and Pricing

As per NIST’s definition, Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal … Continue reading

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TOP 17 FAQs on Cloud Computing

1.1          What is Cloud Computing? Why is it relevant for Business? Cloud separates application and information resources from the underlying infrastructure, and the mechanisms used to deliver them. Cloud enhances collaboration, agility, scaling, and availability, and provides the potential for … Continue reading

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Orchestration -Amazon Simple Workflow Service and Microsoft System Center 2012 – Orchestrator

Orchestration Orchestration describes the automated arrangement, coordination, and management of complex computer systems, middleware, and services. This usage of orchestration is often discussed in the context of service oriented architecture, virtualization, provisioning, Converged Infrastructure and dynamic datacenter topics. It defines … Continue reading

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Trends for Cloud Customers in 2012

For Buyers Most enterprises still enter into contracts to use IaaS services. User’s attitudes are evolving rapidly within limits. More Cloud Options: As the market continues to open up, more options are sure to appear, and organizations will need to … 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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