A lot of talk has been done about cloud computing and the most cited topics remain security and compliancy in the cloud, and rightly so! However, having experienced a bit of hands-on with Public cloud environments I would like to put security aside for a moment and deal with an equally important risk that...
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Amazon announced the support of Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server Standard 2008 R2 on their EC2 platform. Therefore, customers can implement the new features, such as support for IIS 7.5, additional Active Directory features, new management tools, and performance improvements that are included with Windows Server 2008 R2. Customers can also purchase...
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On March 22, 2011 HP released a press release stating that it’s Converged Infrastructure private cloud solution is attracting large organizations in the healthcare and finance industries. These customers have been relying on HP technology for many years and it comes to no surprise that they trust HP with their critical data and services....
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Rackspace are now offering support services to organizations running OpenStack as their cloud operating system. Rackspace Cloud Builders is a new business that offers training, certification and support to companies and service providers. OpenStack is an open source Cloud operating system which Rackspace uses throughout its infrastructure. Rackspace can provide companies both the hands-on...
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A survey by ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) back in November of 2009 showed that Confidentiality of corporate data, privacy, and data availability and integrity are the three main concerns of SMBs about Cloud Computing. Confidentiality of Corporate Data is definitely the main showstopper (holding back, no-go) amongst SMBs. A year and...
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eDiscovery in the Cloud may become a daunting task if not planned in advance. As your resources move to the Cloud in some faraway datacenter your control diminishes and keeping track of the dynamic services and assets within the cloud will rely on the provider’s control and management solutions. If the Cloud on one...
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