The evolution of global standardization bodies and government policy is paving the way for businesses and government agencies benefit from the use of the cloud. Each region of the world adopts different approaches to policy development, formulation of guidelines and best practices for using cloud safely within the limits of their respective laws and slightly…
PayPal, Nok Nok Labs, Agnitio, Validity Sensors, Lenovo and Infineon Technologies formed a coalition called the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance to develop a standards-based open approach that automatically detects when a FIDO-enabled device is present and offers users the option to replace passwords with more secure authentication techniques such as biometrics. Google, Microsoft, Salesforce.com,…
More studies confirm that the average safety offered by the data center over the cloud is higher than the average recorded at similar facilities on premises, but WikiLeaks scandal and espionage activities conducted at the level of governmental institutions, with everything shown by the work of the National Security Agency (NSA) could shift the focus…
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud computing, is led by a broad coalition of industry professionals, companies, associations and other key stakeholders. Its mission is to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud…
The demand for cloud computing is strengthen when the companies have reached the awareness that they need to provide innovative IT services while reducing costs. The cloud model promotes investment in technology, allowing scheduling, provisioning, with a rapid and dynamic management of virtualized computing resources on demand. IBM has supported thousands of clients around the…
This week, VentureBeat hosted CloudBeat 2012 in Redwood Shores, California, where executives from VMware, Dropbox, Box, SAP, PepsiCo, Nebula, and many others provided deep insights about how people are using the cloud. CloudTimes was a Media Partner for the event. Cloud computing, a broader concept than it seems, is still fresh for many companies who…
Software pricing and packaging is an art form regardless of whether it’s delivered as a service or as physical on-premise software. There is also a lot of science involved. This paper explores the most critical aspects of introducing and managing SaaS applications and presents ISVs with ideas on how to build, execute and manage effective…
Few small SMEs are taking advantage of cloud computing technology, but many who opt for the services have seen their revenues rise in the past year, a new study has found. The survey commissioned by business software provider MYOB found that 79 percent of SMEs are not using cloud technology, only 14 percent said they…
Cloud computing could be described as evolutionary outgrowth of previous computational approaches, based on both existing technologies and new technologies. Although the cloud presents new opportunities around the sharing of resources, the relative newness of the model does not clearly overcome some of the barriers, which will need to be addressed before it becomes pervasive….
Cloud computing and cloud services are growing exponentially in different countries and no longer consider as a trend but a necessity. Research firm Gartner recently published a report that said more than one third of all digital data will be stored in the cloud by 2016. The U.S. is the fourth most friendly in the…