Archive for March, 2010

Different Clouds For Different Purposes

March 30th, 2010 By Lori Salow Marshall
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One of the fundamental concepts in our approach to cloud computing is “the right cloud, the right way.” During this phase of the industry maturity curve, the “cloud” is sometimes interpreted as simply a technology deployment alternative to servers, providing a virtualized, cost-effective environment utilized mostly by the enterprise.

Over time, cloud adoption will be driven more by the business model and the characteristic requirements of the workload, rather than about infrastructure efficiencies alone. As innovation explodes around cloud services, new solutions will emerge that support niche business issues or community requirements.

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Pushing For Standards In Cloud Computing

March 23rd, 2010 By Jay Noble

CSC is definitely trying to drive standardization in cloud computing, because it will not only improve things like interoperability of systems and portability of data, it will be central to securing the cloud.

And this is where a lot of the acronyms we’re working with come in, the various organizations and ideas such as NIST, SCAP and OMOP. Read more

Working At Both Ends Of The Cloud IT Stack

March 21st, 2010 By Randy Arthur
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Along with my colleague, Lori Salow Marshall, I’ve been working at both ends of the IT stack, so to speak — working on building out CSC Trusted Cloud Services offerings in the realm of infrastructure at the bottom, and orchestration at the top.

With cloud infrastructure, we’re trying to develop a point-click-and-buy service for virtual machines. Not every enterprise client can take advantage of this type of service from, say, Amazon or other public cloud providers of virtualization because of security or regulatory compliance mandates.

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Yes, Cloud Computing Is Disruption (And That’s OK)

March 19th, 2010 By Jay Noble

There is a disruption factor that’s undeniable when talking about cloud computing, and it’s disrupting business on many different levels.

That’s a relatively harmless thing when you’re talking about disrupting business models by enabling software-as-a-service through cloud architecture. But there’s also the disruption that technology can cause in the labor force.
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A Lesson On Lists And Trusted Cloud Services

March 19th, 2010 By Ron Knode
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Lists are usually good things to have. They help us to organize tasks, concentrate our attention, and discipline our time and money. On the other hand, lists can also "cloud" the real goal or objective, and nudge us into a one-at-a-time, check-off style of work (occasionally called "stovepipe" work) that prevents us from recognizing linkages between items on the list, and targeting the ultimate objective or outcome.

I worry then about "recipes" for security in cloud computing.
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