Archive for February, 2010

Cloud Providers Shrug Off Liability For Security

February 13th, 2010

The calendar may show a different date but, the argument remains the same. Back in ’99 I had a protracted/heated exchange with my corporate ISP regarding DDoS attacks. Their logic was simple. Not our problem. They used the analogy of a cab. We get you there but, that’s it.

Ugh.

From ZDNet:

At a Cloud Law Summit in London on Wednesday, Microsoft’s head of legal, Dervish Tayyip, said the company would not provide financial guarantees against data-protection issues on cloud contracts.

“We’re not an insurance company,” Tayyip told ZDNet UK. “What is important is that customers understand the [cloud] offerings are standardised — they are what they are. If the offering does not meet customer needs, maybe the cloud is not a realistic offering.”

Wow. How not to win the hearts and minds of potential customers.

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(Image used under CC from Philipp Klinger)

Private Cloud Deployments: Top 8 Planning Requirements

February 13th, 2010

Here is an article that appeared in the San Francisco Gate today. It provides a list of considerations for private cloud deployments.

From SF Gate:

Virtualization is understood as one of the key building blocks for private clouds. As a dynamic technology that enables IT organizations to reinvent how they think about management, it has the potential to make some things easier or make all things harder. Silo buying, heterogeneity, politics, poor integrations, and immature management tools can inhibit virtualization’s full value.

For the full list, read on.

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