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Looking for results? Look at the Cloud
As the cloud transitions to an adoption and result-generation phase, enterprise cloud understanding is also going through a parallel evolution
by Cloud Vision
It is fascinating to watch the trajectory of technologies. Some, like mobile banking, make a false start before staging a spectacular comeback; others such as social technologies hit the ground running and never look back, whilst others like the Itanium...
January 10, 2013 3:52 PM Read Full Post
The ties that bind: How strong is the glue that holds your cloud together?
API performance can have a significant impact on user experience
by Cloud Vision
The 'glue' that makes cloud applications a reality is Web APIs, aka Web Services. The performance of any cloud application is dependent on these data sharing standards. But if you aren’t monitoring them, your Web/cloud application and the customers that...
September 18, 2012 4:30 PM Read Full Post
Performance: The Cloud's Achilles Heel?
IT is always accountable - even when there is no direct control
by Cloud Vision
Think about all the steps in a hypothetical ‘digital value chain’. An order comes in through a branch office or shop. HQ is queried for customer account data. Then a third party or stock management department is queried on availability...
June 21, 2012 3:50 PM Read Full Post
US PATRIOT Act - Can UK cloud customers use US cloud providers?
US providers could be forced to hand over data to US law enforcement authorities under the Patriot Act - even if it is stored in a European data centre
by Cloud Vision
There's much fear, uncertainty and doubt about whether EU cloud users can or should use services from US cloud computing providers, in light of the oft-expressed concern that US providers could be forced to hand over data to US law...
May 29, 2012 3:47 PM Read Full Post
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
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