security

Building the cloud-ready data center network

Interconnecting a growing number of virtual and physical devices while keeping the network simple requires a scalable, cloud-ready data center. The three critical steps to realize this are: 1) Simplifying the devices, 2) Sharing of resources and 3) Virtualizing security services.
by: Andy Miller, Juniper Networks Asia Pacific 16-Jul-2010
CloudAudit stabs at cloud standards, again
A group of industry veterans, led by inimitable security wonk Chris Hoff, has announced a working draft for a set of new capabilities for cloud provider application programming interfaces.
by: SearchCloudComputing.com staff 09-Jul-2010

India's first consumer cloud platform accessible at cybercafes

Sify Technologies will run or sell devices and connectivity into these Sify-run cybercafes, which constitutes more than one-third of all Indian Internet traffic.
by: SearchCloudComputing.com staff 07-Jul-2010
Gartner: APAC contributed 3% of cloud services revenue in 2009
Worldwide cloud services revenue is forecast to reach US$68.3 billion in 2010, a 16.6% increase from 2009 revenue of US$58.6 billion, said Gartner.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 29-Jun-2010

Building trust in the cloud

This article discusses the three stages of trust development between cloud service providers and users, as well as the best practices and technologies involved along the way.
by: Humphrey Chan, SafeNet 28-Jun-2010
IT security pros: Have your say in cloud computing decisions
There's certainly more overall optimism than I've seen in some time, but my most surprising discovery was that security pros can't get enough of the cloud.
by: Eric B. Parizo, SearchSecurity.com 28-Jun-2010
Symantec secures private cloud with endpoint event coverage
Symantec today announced an updated version of its data loss prevention suite designed to help businesses prevent data leaks in their changing IT environments and protect information in private clouds.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 25-Jun-2010

6 considerations for hybrid cloud planning

We expect IT organizations that build private clouds will eventually look to extend their cloud model to hybrid clouds, meaning that those building a private cloud consider the extensions needed to expand to a hybrid cloud.
by: Bill Claybrook, Contributor, SearchCloudComputing.com 04-Jun-2010

Springboard: 4 myths and realities about cloud-security

Springboard Research recently completed a survey of 474 organizations across Asia Pacific. When asked about the major concerns and/or barriers to cloud adoption within their organization, 20% of respondents cited security as their primary issue.
by: Michael Barnes, Springboard Research 31-May-2010
VMware leaks plans about vCloud Service Director
vCloud Service Director, codenamed Project Redwood, is a set of VMware technologies that provide the interface, automation, and management tools to tie VMware environments in the enterprise into private clouds and link them seamlessly with outside service providers running its vCloud Express service.
by: Jo Maitland, Executive Editor and Carl Brooks, Technology Writer, SearchCloudComputing 26-May-2010