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ISACA: 5 cloud governance questions BoDs must ask

ISACA issues in a white paper five key questions that the board of directors must ask to ensure consistent practices to maximize value and manage risk of cloud computing.
Asia Cloud Forum editors 03-May-2013

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Royal Orchid Hotels deploys RateTiger for growth

Bangalore-based Royal Orchid Hotels is leveraging cloud technology and channel management solutions to secure double-figure profit increases. The hotel group has expanded from 12 to 35 properties in three years.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 05-Sep-2012

Telco’s difficult cloud journey beyond IaaS

Telecom companies or telcos eyeing the cloud computing market have an opportunity to leverage their network assets and billing relationships with customers not just to offer IaaS but also to extend their service portfolio across the cloud stack, potentially acting as cloud brokers even.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 05-Sep-2012
CSA adds details on Open Certification Framework
The Cloud Security Alliance has announced additional details of its Open Certification Framework, and its partnership with the British Standards Institution to ensure the framework is in line with international standards and is based on a comprehensive certification process.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 05-Sep-2012

Identity management a key part of Cloud 2.0

Jim Reavis, co-founder and executive director of Cloud Security Alliance, sees current cloud deployments as Cloud 1.0, a new business model with old technologies. As the industry heads towards Cloud 2.0 with true multitenant technologies, identity management will become more crucial.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 05-Sep-2012
Indonesian CIOs seek virtual IT, business agility
Virtualization is a hot area in Indonesia as CIOs from Jakarta discussed their keen attitude to create fully virtual environments to support changing applications and user requirements.
by: Chee-Sing Chan 31-Aug-2012

CloudSec 2012: Experts chart secure cloud journey

Global thought leaders and experts gathered at Trend Micro’s CloudSec 2012 event in Singapore mid-August to not only discuss strategies for securing the cloud but also offer insights into how cloud computing will evolve.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 29-Aug-2012

Geoprise: Asia Pac cloud adoption lags by 3 years or more

Despite the cloud computing hype in America and Europe, a study by Bangkok-based Geoprise Technologies shows that the Asia Pacific region hasn’t reached the peak of the technology hype curve quite yet.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 29-Aug-2012
CloudShare gets visibility into cloud setup with Splunk
CloudShare, a provider of pre-production cloud for dev and test, demos and POCs, uses Splunk software across their entire infrastructure for monitoring, troubleshooting, and solving customer service issues, as well as for operational intelligence about their business.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 29-Aug-2012
XM Asia Pacific hosts clients’ platform on Savvis cloud
XM Asia Pacific is hosting its clients’ digital engagement platform on the Savvis Symphony Open public cloud platform through Savvis’ data centre in Singapore. The service is offered to customers in China, Australia and Japan.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 29-Aug-2012

Don’t let big data disrupt your cloud strategy

Most of today’s WANs by themselves are simply unable to effectively move terabytes and petabytes of data into the cloud. And service providers are not in a position to assume the costs of supporting big data requirements due to competitive cost pressures.
by: Alan Leong, Silver Peak 29-Aug-2012