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A couple of weeks ago Larry Ellison was onstage at TechPulse360 and he made a point of eviscerating the imprecise term “cloud computing.”
It is clear that Larry Ellison isn’t against cloud computing, but rather against an over-hyped term that seems to mean everything and that really isn’t new. He makes some very good points, but there can be no denying that there is a fresh momentum among companies to examine services that offer them key benefits provided by the cloud.
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Our CEO, Gray Hall, was recently interviewed by the Web Host Industry Review about how Alert Logic is working with the hosting industry. You can view his interview below:
Gray addressed many topics relevant to SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) security and compliance, and highlighted how Alert Logic is uniquely positioned to work with the hosting industry. When discussing why hosting providers would want to work with Alert Logic, he pointed out that not only do we have great technology, but we are uniquely suited to be integrated in the services that hosting providers offer. In particular, we offer the following:
Cloud services is a hot topic. Whether it is cloud storage, server capacity, or software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud services offer significant benefits to businesses and there is significant interest in learning about these offerings. This week IDC updated their definition of cloud services and they did a great job of explaining the attributes you can expect from a company with these types of offerings.
Their most basic definition of cloud services is as follows:
“Consumer and business products, services and solutions delivered and consumed in real-time over the Internet”
They go onto explain the key attributes of a cloud-based solution:
These types of solutions can be delivered in either public or private clouds.
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Last week I attended the PCI Security Standards Council’s Community meeting in Las Vegas and there was a lot of interesting discussion. Attendance was good as there was a large group of merchants, service providers, Approved Scanning Vendors (ASVs) (like AlertLogic), and Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs).
One topic that was reiterated and is a theme we have touched on several times is that passing a PCI security audit is not the goal of the standards council. The standards are about security and not compliance. Bob Russo, GM of the Security Standards Council emphasized the need for consistent security practices by making an analogy to locking his car. He made the point that you lock your car every day, not just Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You want your systems ready and monitored so that when someone tries to break into your car- the alarms bells go off.
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Recently I’ve spent time writing about the pros and cons of SaaS security and cloud-based log management. Today I thought I would take a moment to discuss some of the advantages of cloud storage.
Cloud storage is a hot topic. A quick Google search on cloud storage reveals an increasing level of market competition in this space. Here are some of the highlights:
