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Government community cloud
Uber Global's cloud service models to be provided within the government community include SaaS and IaaS. A prerequisite for such environments is a secure Internet gateway that has been appropriately certified by the Defence Signals Directorate.
by: Uber Global 12-Jul-2011
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Managing risks in the cloud
This paper examines info-security concerns in the cloud and challenges the misperception that a shared infrastructure introduces risk that can be neither quantified nor controlled. Information assurance in the cloud is achievable through a holistic approach to info-security that integrates people, processes, and technology into solutions that are aligned with an organization’s business needs and risk threshold.
by: NetApp 08-Jul-2011
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Enabling the path to private cloud: Self-service
Self-service is an advanced element of private cloud that improves management efficiency and business agility and lowers opex. A self-service environment streamlines the interaction between users and the IT department within an enterprise. It empowers internal consumers of IT services to request and receive appropriately configured IT resources on demand, with minimal IT intervention.
by: NetApp 05-Jul-2011
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5 steps to successful integrated cloud management
IDC expects more organizations will want to integrate cloud-based app development and operations with infrastructure cloud solutions. By 2012, 85% of net-new enterprise apps will be specifically designed to be accessed in the cloud, even as many mission-critical apps that were not built for cloud continue to deliver business value.
by: IDC 29-Jun-2011
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on Amazon EC2
Novell and AWS joingly offer a packaged IaaS solution stack including the Amazon EC2 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to help software developers and enterprise IT organizations build and run their applications in the cloud.
by: Novell 24-Jun-2011
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Ready your infrastructure for the cloud
This paper aims to addresses these questions: What trends in the data center are driving a need for cloud computing? What has happened in technology to make this the perfect time for cloud? How prepared is my data center infrastructure to reap the benefits of the cloud?
by: Emerson Network Power 07-Jun-2011
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