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Cloud computing and EU data protection law: Part Two
On international transfers of personal data
by Cloud Vision
Part one covered how the EU Data Protection Directive may apply to non-European Economic Area (EEA) cloud users or cloud service providers.This part summarises how EEA cloud users are affected by the Directive's requirement that EEA countries must prohibit transfers of 'personal data' outside the...
April 23, 2012 4:48 PM Read Full Post
What exactly is MFT in the cloud?
We need a clear definition to benchmark services
by Cloud Vision
Companies everywhere are experiencing greater demands for the secure transfer of Big Data, and at the same time, the availability of cloud computing for securely sharing document has grown exponentially. This in turn has pushed managed file transfer (MFT) in...
April 3, 2012 12:28 PM Read Full Post
Using log management to unlock private cloud security
Integrating security and event monitoring with private cloud
by Cloud Vision
We have established that log management is the key to visibility in the cloud. It can help IT departments to understand what is happening inside their cloud infrastructure, drawing back the veil normally associated with cloud deployments. But integrating log...
April 3, 2012 10:36 AM Read Full Post
Mapping security in the private cloud
Are the correct systems in place to navigate security issues in the cloud?
by Cloud Vision
In my last blog post, I identified some subtle but important security problems facing organisations deploying private cloud technology. In this, the second of a three-post series, I’ll explain how to tackle those problems. We have shown how IT departments...
March 27, 2012 10:32 AM Read Full Post
The private cloud security problem
How prepared are you for proper security in the private cloud?
by Cloud Vision
Cloud computing brings unquestionable benefits, but amid all of the congratulatory rhetoric, it is important to understand the dangers so that we can prepare for them. In this series of three blog posts, I’ll explain those dangers, and create a...
March 20, 2012 10:22 AM Read Full Post
Transition to cloud - The journey
Key advice on taking your business applications into the cloud
by Cloud Vision
The concept of cloud is now heard in almost every board room, forum or CIO/CTO’s weekly agenda. Whilst cloud makes an impressive proposition in terms of return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO), the main challenge faced...
March 19, 2012 4:43 PM Read Full Post
Cloud infrastructure security is the issue
A basic check list for enterprise IT professionals
by Cloud Vision
Physical Security. Facilities should be hardened with climate control, and fire prevention and suppression systems, uninterruptable power supplies, and have round-the-clock onsite security personnel. Look for a provider that offers biometric capabilities, such as fingerprints or facial recognition, for...
December 8, 2011 3:57 PM Read Full Post
Weighing up the cost of the Cloud
Pay as you go comes at a cost
by Cloud Vision
Organisations need more education about the real costs of cloud computing. There are, of course, significant benefits with cloud - speed of implementation and increased flexibility, for example. But there is also too much hype and with it important issues...
December 2, 2011 2:40 PM Read Full Post
Bringing enterprise SLAs into the cloud era
The days of one-size-fits-all uptime guarantees are numbered as focus shifts toward matching uptime with cost and application needs
by Cloud Vision
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) have been a staple of the enterprise IT industry for the past couple of decades. However, in this burgeoning era of cloud computing, the SLA approaches of old are in danger of becoming obsolete. The real...
October 25, 2011 3:39 PM Read Full Post
Three myths clouding CIO judgment
Don't be led astray by faulty beliefs
by Cloud Vision
For today's CIO, the perceived barriers to cloud computing remain security, regulation and compliance. The danger that data loss poses to brand equity, customer trust and share price is just the same whether data is stored in a cloud computing...
October 22, 2011 10:29 AM Read Full Post
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