The Case For Cloud Security

摘要

It's all over your TV: Commercials with soft music and puffy white clouds floating by. All the while, a reassuring voice commands you: Go and do your business on the cloud. Its seductive siren song has even convinced the Obama administration to invest heavily in bringing cloud computing to its governmental processing centers. Cloud computing, a process that allows companies to store data and applications on remote servers (often involving third-party companies), is an alluring proposition. It removes the burden of server maintenance from your information technology (IT) department. It saves money because you pay only for the services you need. It encourages collaboration and cooperation between different company divisions. In short, cloud computing, in the abstract, is as idyllic as the commercials imply. But it's not as simple as saying you're going to do it and then just doing it. Moving your data to the cloud is an IT-heavy process, and during the migration it's critical that your IT team take the lead. It will be up to them to ensure there are safeguards in place - on your end and on that of your vendor - to ensure your data and applications remain safely in your hands.