IBM Projects $7 Billion Cloud Revenue
Back in 2011, IBM projected that cloud services would generate $7 billion in revenue for the company by 2015. This statement came during an interview with IBM’s CFO Mark Loughridge. This year, the company’s path towards this ambitious goal became clearer. This article takes a closer look at how IBM has delved deeper into the [...]
Service Oriented Architecture & the Cloud
Take a look at cloud computing services these days and you’ll often find them coupled with the term “service oriented architecture.” While this is a trendy IT buzzword, experts caution that they are not to be confused, even though the two terms can be combined to support service deployments. Through cloud computing, enterprises are able [...]
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 [...]
Cloud Identity as a Service (IDaaS)
Defining Identity as a Service According to the CSA (Cloud Security Alliance), Identity as a Service (IDaaS) refers to the management of identities in the cloud, apart from the applications and providers that use them. IDaaS is an extremely broad term, including services for software, platform and infrastructure services in both the private and public [...]
