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Securing data in the cloud
Ensure data security in the cloud by classifying and storing it under the proper protection requirements. Continue Reading
Protecting IaaS from domain name system threats
Understanding and resolving IP-related threats stemming from the domain name system will help maintain the security of your Infrastructure as a Service offering. Continue Reading
Remote management threatens Infrastructure as a Service security
Secure an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering by mitigating poor credentials, implementation flaws and other threats that affect remote management solutions. Continue Reading
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The most important threat facing an IaaS cloud service
The number one threat to using an Infrastructure as a Service offering is the vulnerabilities of the underlying operating system and services. Continue Reading
The best for last? Reviewing Terremark
Although an investment from VMware should mean that Terremark is the best among vCloud Express providers, our contributor finds that all the hype over Terremark's services may be for nothing. Continue Reading
Force.com Platform development tips
In Development with the Force.com Platform, the author describes how to use the Force.com platform to create business applications in the cloud. Read a free excerpt here.Continue Reading
Top threats in a PaaS cloud service and how to avoid them
Platform as a Service offerings suffer from vulnerabilities, such as lax default application configurations and holes in Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols, which should be monitored and mitigated.Continue Reading
VMware vCloud Express providers: Hosting.com, Logica and Melbourne IT
Hosting.com, Logica, and Melbourne IT may not fit the bill as as vCloud Express providers, mainly because they seemed to have missed the "express" part of vCloud Express. And according to our contributor, a product being in Beta doesn't mean it ...Continue Reading
Reviewing bluelock vCloud Express
Using blueblock vCloud Express is a fairly good experience. The user interface (UI) is clean and fast, virtual machines (VMs) spin up quickly, and the time from registering an account to having a VM online is under 20 minutes.Continue Reading
Mitigating the top three Software as a Service security concerns
While Software as a Service users rely on the service's provider for general security needs, issues such as insecure credentials can still threaten a system's privacy.Continue Reading
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Five requirements for deploying an application in a public cloud
Thinking about deploying an application in a public cloud? Investigate these five requirements to ensure success.Continue Reading
Running a Web service on Google App Engine
Google's App Engine for building Web applications in the cloud is beginning to support Java servlet-based Web services. It's still under development, but you can experiment using Eclipse support or command-line utilities in the SDK.Continue Reading
Network considerations in cloud computing
The impact of networking on cloud computing is best understood by considering public and private cloud applications in one dimension and cloud access versus intra-cloud networking in the other.Continue Reading
Identifying applications for public and private clouds
Before leaping head first into cloud services, figure which applications are best suited to a public versus private cloud. This article will help you define target apps for the cloud.Continue Reading
Making sense of cloud-based SLAs
Service-level agreements have become the master link in the chain that connects IT departments to cloud service providers, making it essential for IT managers to understand how SLAs can make or break a services relationship.Continue Reading