Cloud Interoperability: Approaches and Challenges
Numerous governments and enterprises are looking to cloud computing strategies to consolidate their IT infrastructures, cut spending, ensure their IT systems will be scalable and facilitate innovation in services. At the same time, cloud service providers are identifying and addressing the challenges posed by mixed IT environments. Service providers and vendors are finding that they [...]
Microsoft’s European Cloud & Interoperability Center: Towards a Pan-European Cloud Strategy?
On March 22, 2011, Microsoft opened a new cloud computing center in Brussels, the European Cloud & Interoperability Center (CIC). With an investment of 5.3 million euros, Microsoft hopes to encourage innovation and economic growth across Europe through private sector implementation of cloud computing. The objective of the center is to provide a reference for [...]
Understanding Application Security in the Cloud
Whether in or out of the cloud, application security is a crucial part of any IT strategy. There are, however, a number of new concerns to be aware of when deploying applications in the cloud. Developers must be aware of the challenges posed to application security by the open, flexible and publicly accessible nature of [...]
CloudAudit/A6 & the CSA
CloudAudit, initially launched in January 2010, is a working group made up of volunteers with cloud, networking, security, audit, assurance and architecture backgrounds. Addressing Challenges in the Cloud CloudAudit addresses the issue of transparency, a major challenge within the cloud computing industry. In order to meet compliance and security requirements, enterprises often need some access [...]
