Tag Archives: Services

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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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

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Cloud Computing and Licensing Models

Software licensing and pricing models are generally not lauded as intuitive, simple, or user-friendly. The value of the use of that software could be estimated based upon a number of reasonable factors including: The number of people it served, this … Continue reading

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Cloud Security Trends, Disaster Recovery, Mobile Security & Cloud

Security Trends: Quality Over Quantity, Mobile Vulnerabilities and the Cloud According to the IBM X-Force 2010 Trend and Risk Report, spam and peaked and phishing declined last year. But total security disclosures increased, and, of course, we saw what happened … 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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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

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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

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TCS unveils cloud solution, Citrix aims to extend beyond private clouds, IDC-Dramatic Decline in On-Premises Software

TCS unveils cloud-computing solution in Karnataka Global software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Friday unveiled cloud-based computing solution iON for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Karnataka. “iON provides on-demand business solutions using the scalable cloud computing technology. Using … Continue reading

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