Friday Cloud News Roundup
Cloud Council of 7
Though cloud computing is becoming the preferred technology choice, challenge remains that most CIO’s still cannot link the current definitions of cloud computing’s business value.
It is then that a group of business users, policy makers, technology and service providers and academics working with cloud technology have decided to form a non-profit group called Cloud Council of 7 (CCO7). The group, which launched their operations last 22 Feb 2012, aims to find ways to help enterprises make informed decisions when specifying and selecting cloud technologies and services.
Founding members have identified 7 characteristics of cloud technology that need to be taken into consideration. These include:
- Dynamic scalability
- Financial efficiency
- Solution adaptability
- Multi-tenancy
Visit Brandenton.com now to view the rest of the characteristics and see how this new group can guide CIO’s, CTOs, Tech vendors and senior IT executives in the specification, development and deployment of cloud computing services.
Fed-Initiated Guidance on Cloud Implementation
An article in InformationWeek expressed how cloud computing represents a paradigm shift much bigger than IT.
In the article, it says that the government has the potential to be the cloud market’s single largest purchaser and that this government segment can play a major role in shaping how services are purchased and consumed. Agencies adopting the cloud need to think carefully how they work with the cloud service providers to hammer out the terms of service. Here are some factors that they need to consider:
- SLA’s – clear forms, definitions and mechanisms
- Security – FedRAMP, baseline guide
- Privacy – Compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974
Visit Information Week to read the article and see how the federal government helps various agencies adopt and address cloud concerns.
Innovation Program by the Cloud Security Alliance
The last Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) summit during the RSA Conference discussed the dramatic increase in cloud security awareness as delivered in an article in CFO World.
According to Jim Reavis, co-founder and executive director of CSA, the open market has produced inadequate information security for cloud computing. With this in mind, the CSA aims to have some initiatives in:
- Developing relevant solutions to address security issues
- Mobile computing initiatives
- International push into Asia Pacific
In a nutshell, the CSA hopes to identify key issues related to trust security that inhibit the adoption of cloud and those that incubate technology solutions that address systematic cloud computing security gaps.
Read the full article about the CSA initiatives and how this will help eliminate barriers to cloud adoption by organizations, visit CFO World.
Will the Cloud Lead to Software Obsolescence?
An interesting article in Cloud Computing Topics speculates around the concept of software being obsolete because of cloud computing.
As the author sees it, this will rather present new opportunities for business software to reach markets that on-premise versions cannot.
The author also mentioned some instances where there will always be a market for both on-premise and cloud solutions:
- CRM Application
- ERP Solutions
At the end of the article, the author suggests that a typical company should adopt a mix of on-premise and cloud-based solutions as appropriate to meet their needs and budget.
Read about the comparison of on-premise and cloud versions and see how the author arrived at this conclusions, visit Cloud Computing Topics.
Cloud Fair 2012
The newest and largest cloud computing conference and expo, Cloud Fair 2012 Cloud Computing Conference and Expo is to be held on April 17-19 in Sherator Seattle.
As announced in Daily Markets, leading cloud companies will be attending to deliver reports, user case studies and hands-on tutorials.
Some keynotes include:
- Box COO Dan Levin
- AWS Technology evangelist Jimesh Varia
- Comcast’s Martha Tate
- Google’s Senior Manager Adam Swidler
Find out more about the expo and read on the rest of the keynote list at Daily Markets.
Cloud Security Summit 2012
User identity is the next big issue in cloud computing safety, this is according to security company Ping Identity in reference to the 2012 Cloud Security Summit on July 16-20 at Vail Colorado.
The focus of the event would be exploring the central role of identity in enterprise. Much as there are organizations and experts on this matter, there is still no definitive “perfect way” to handle identity in the cloud as the ability of IT to address security issues is still in its infancy.
The main objective of the summit is to establish best practices that can adapt to a rapidly changing marketplace and help limit breaches that stem from shifts such as the trend toward the use of personal technology in business.
Read the full article on this year’s Cloud Security Summit and see what else will be tackled in the event, visit The Info Boom now.
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