governance

Cloud legal issues I: 'Must-do' items in contract negotiations

Cloud users are advised to self-assess and understand the relevant threats, controls, parameters, and metrics in any cloud SLA. Perform a risk assessment of each cloud vendor based on a wide range of criteria: legal, technical, business, service, security, governance, audit and response.
by: Carol Ko 11-Jul-2011
Cloud Security Alliance launches audit & compliance tools
The Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Stack toolkit will help the key stakeholders of the cloud assess private and public clouds against industry established best practices, standards and critical compliance requirements.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 18-Nov-2010

ISACA on cloud audit program: new governance needed

Norm Kelson, lead author of ISACA's audit programs, explains to Asia Cloud Forum ISACA's propositions of its new cloud computing audit program, whether it applies to all jurisdictions, and how it can help benefit the ICT community at large.
by: Carol Ko 30-Sep-2010

Cloud: Fed up with all the hype of "cloud computing"?

There have been a number of significant technology developments in the past years which make it commercially viable for service providers to provide IT solutions to meet your business needs, with the benefit of more flexible financial and operational characteristics...
by: John Gillam, BT 26-Jul-2010
Ovum: Today’s cloud governance is flawed
Ovum believes a new approach is needed as cloud computing, the latest in a series of disruptive trends affecting IT departments, cannot thrive without an effective governance framework that promotes and ensures coordination between IT teams.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 24-Jun-2010
Poll: IT execs outsource for specialized IT skills
A recent survey showed that CXO level IT decision-makers confirmed their support for outsourcing and out-tasking models, primarily to gain access to specialized IT skills.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 23-Feb-2010