A Revolution in Cloud Networking: Citrix TriScale Technology
Learn how to deploy the multi-dimensional scaling strategy you need to build an optimized service delivery fabric for web, mobile and cloud-based applications.Force.com White Paper: Create and Run Any Application in the Cloud
This white paper addresses how IT organizations can improve productivity and reduce cost through a new paradigm shift with cloud computing. Building and running business applications with traditional software has always been complex, slow, and expensive. The cloud computing model has changed how business applications are delivered, bringing new levels of ease, adoption, and success to the challenging area of enterprise software. Just as the evolution of the Internet impacted all industries, cloud computing promises to improve IT productivity and impact on the enterprise.10 Critical Questions Small Manufacturers Should Ask Before Buying a Cloud-based ERP Solution
Looking at implementing new software or upgrading your current software? Over the last few years, Software as a Service (SaaS) has become a compelling and credible delivery model for business applications. SaaS, also referred to as “On-Demand” or “Cloud Computing”, eliminates many of the barriers that keep companies from implementing or upgrading their software. More importantly, it enables you to focus on your core business operations instead of managing IT. So Cloud-based ERP may be right for your business, but where do you start? This white paper contains 10 questions to ask when considering a Cloud-based ERP solution.The Essentials of Mobile Computing in 2012
The Essentials of Mobile Computing in 2012 brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your Mobile Computing related decisions. The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your Mobile Computing research: •Top 5 Tips for Choosing Mobile Computers •Are Your Smart Phones Tough Enough for Work? •Future Proofing Mobile ComputersNominated in Best NEW Blog of the Year
Tag Archives: Security
Cloud Storage
What is cloud storage? It means easy access to secure, inexpensive storage from anywhere. Cloud storage is practical; it will be used primarily for applications that don’t depend on high-speed, high-bandwidth connections to storage. So data sharing and data protection/data … Continue reading
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
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
Posted in Cloud Computing, Cloud Security
Tagged Amazon, Amazon Web Service, Amazon Web Services, Audit, AWS, Cloud computing, cloudcomputing, Consultants, Data integrity, Information technology, ISO/IEC 27000, NIST, Security, Security controls, Services, Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70: Service Organizations
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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
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
Posted in Cloud Computing, Cloud Governance, Cloud Security, Private Cloud
Tagged Amazon, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Web Services, AWS, Business, Consultants, Electronic health record, General and Freelance, Health, Health care, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA, IDS, Medical record, Network, OWASP, Penetration test, Policy, Protected health information, Risk management, Security, Security awareness, Security policy, Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70: Service Organizations, United States
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vShield App, vShield Edge, vShield Manager, Use Cases and Comparisons
Introduction Virtualization forms the foundation for building private clouds. Virtualization is essential for transitioning legacy applications to new cloud infrastructure; it is a key security enabler for cloud environments. Why vShield? – To focus on holding multiple company infrastructures into … Continue reading
enStratus~Cloud Governance Tool
Overview enStratus is a cloud infrastructure management platform from enStratus Networks LLC that addresses the governance issues associated with deploying systems in public, private, and hybrid clouds. The enStratus tagline is “governance for the cloud”. The company defines cloud governance … Continue reading
HP’s Partner Program 4 Private Cloud & IBM’s take on Mobiles & CLoud Security
HP Launches Partner Program for Private Clouds The company announced its CloudSystem Partner Program, which is designed to let solution providers build cloud computing expertise, this week at the HP Americas Partner Conference in Las Vegas. The main focus of … Continue reading
Cloud Security Implementation, SaaS Security
Cloud Security – Some Implementation Techniques The Cloud – Physical Security The Cloud – Logical Security The Host Operating System that resides on the actual hardware needs to have strong key access to a limited number of Administrators. Guest OS’s … Continue reading
Cloud governance, Cloud Security(XO, Intel, Ping Identity), Top 5 Questions & Building Blocks of Private Cloud, SLA
Cloud governance: Learning from SOA One of the aspects of cloud that often escapes critical evaluation is governance – the question of how all the loose associations upon which cloud depends are to be maintained and operated in a way … Continue reading
