The International Standards Organization (ISO) has released two new standards for cloud computing in an attempt to put some order around the loose terminology in cloud computing. If you think you’ve ...

Define cloud computing. Go ahead. Do it. Now turn to the person next to you. Ask them to define it. That definition is a lot different than yours, isn’t it? One problem solution providers face as they ...

Cloud computing has transformed how businesses store data, run applications, and scale by delivering services over the internet instead of using local infrastructure. Through models like IaaS, PaaS, ...

Cloud computing offers benefits to enterprises that have a practical understanding of its risks and how to manage those risks. Cloud computing cannot solve every information and communications ...

In our last newsletter we pointed out how some industry purists believe that the phrase private cloud computing is an oxymoron – that cloud computing by definition implies the use of services provided ...

As with nearly every IT trend, including service-oriented architectures and Web services, just because we’re all talking about cloud computing doesn’t mean we’re talking about the same thing. I ...

The term “cloud computing” is still confusing for IT professionals, an August 2009 survey by Proofpoint (News - Alert) Inc. and Osterman Research reveals. Proofpoint provides solutions for email ...

There are many terms thrown around cloud computing, such as cloud-based, cloud-first, cloud-agnostic, and most recently cloud-native. Unfortunately, different companies are using the terms differently ...

The BSI has published criteria for cloud autonomy. They are intended to help assess the sovereignty of cloud services.

Cloud computing is all the rage these days, but confusion abounds over how best to secure it. Here, six IT security practitioners share their ideas on the key components of a cloud defense (part of an ...