Tag Archives: Information technology

NIST and Cloud Computing

Overview NIST’s Role is to provide guidance to industry and government for the creation and management of relevant cloud computing standards allowing all parties to gain the maximum value from cloud computing About NIST NIST, an agency of the U.S. … Continue reading

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NIST-Federal Cybersecurity Guidelines Now Cover Cloud Computing, Mobility

Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released the first public draft of Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, Special Publication (SP) 800-53. The … 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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Cloud Predictions for 2012 from a Researcher’s Eye

Public Cloud: Ostrich mentality in cloud adoption will no longer be accepted in the Cloudy Environment. Public Cloud breakdowns won’t affect the mindset of an organization to adopt Cloud Computing because of the considerable improvement in the maturity of Cloud … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing and Communications/Collaboration tools

Typical requirements, characteristics of Collaborators within enterprises Today’s business realities force companies to radically change the way they operate on a global scale. Companies are expanding operations to many parts of the world in order to secure and optimize talent … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing and Project and Portfolio Management

Project and Portfolio Management PPM attempts to spotlight on an elementary question: “Should organization be doing this project or this portfolio of projects at all?” Objective: To determine the optimal mix and sequencing of proposed projects to best achieve the … Continue reading

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XaaS-Anything as a Service

Cloud-based services were evolving quickly, and possible services in the cloud are endless and could include a mix and match of the following: v      Hardware/Systems v      Operating Systems v      Virtualization (all aspects) v      Middleware v      Applications v      Integration software v      … 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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What is Growth~From a Cloud View

As per WordWeb, Growth is a progression from simpler to more complex forms. It’s a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important. We can call it “Development” as well. Growth refers to an increase in … Continue reading

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Cloud Security Alliance Announces Trusted Cloud Initiative White Paper

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announces that the Trusted Cloud Initiative has published its initial white paper, “Trusted Cloud Initiative Quick Guide to the Reference Architecture”. The purpose of the quick guide is to take a user through the Trusted … Continue reading

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