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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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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 Cloud Computing? (With Real World Examples)

Cloud computing is a disruptive model for enabling on-demand, convenient, flexible access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be quickly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service … Continue reading

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NIST-National Institute of Standards and Technology

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 … Continue reading

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NIST Releases Federal Cloud Roadmap, Architecture

The organization that creates technology standards for the federal government has released a new cloud computing roadmap and reference architecture as part of its continued efforts to help federal agencies adopt this technology model. The documents provide guidance for agencies … Continue reading

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Cost Benefits of Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing is a “newsworthy” term in the IT industry in recent times and it is here to stay! Cloud Computing is not a technology, or even a set of technologies — it’s an idea. Cloud Computing is not a … Continue reading

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