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18 Sept 2012

Cloud Computing and How to Prevent Complications

Cloud computing diminishes reliance on firm-maintained servers by offloading data center materials to Internet facilities external to the organization. The result is dynamic allocation of IT infrastructure. The user can do more with less, through provision of inexpensive, flexible resources, precisely aligned to your specific needs and available on-demand.

Cloud services offer lower costs and increased operational agility. However, the benefits of The Cloud do not come without security and outage complications that can interfere with performance.

Security Problems

Many challenges to security exist. Avoiding upkeep enhances agility but results in diminished control. Simple issues stemming from Cloud's basic premise of sharing and collaborating can lead to security problems. Performance of Cloud computing can be jeopardized by something as seemingly inconsequential as a misplaced mobile phone.

And IT itself is always subject to attack from such sources as malware, Trojans, viruses or worms. The Cloud's capacity to provide rapid solutions for your IT tasks engenders security risks even as it permits expanded flexibility and innovation at reduced cost. Challenges to safety of Cloud computing necessitate security systems development.

Ongoing vigilance is required due to increasing cyber threat from illegal abuse of advanced infection techniques. IT smart analytics, service assessment and optimization for best-practice protection of enterprise data are essential. In this context, administrators of Cloud networks are well-advised to:

1. Supplement and balance perimeter defenses.
2. Seek best practices for network security, that is uncomplicated, inexpensive and well-regulated.
3. Use verified security to halt and terminate threats promptly and efficiently.

As Cloud professionals gain experience in security strategy, they can better modify security IT for enhanced deployment impact.

Outages

Cloud services reflect your firm's specific needs and processes, but are dependent upon your host's performance. For instance, if your server's storage facilities suffer a blockage or slowdown, your own operations can grind to a halt. While Cloud promises access to and speedy deployment of your essential data and processes, no organization should rely entirely on provider guarantees of automatic protection.

An understanding of your host's disaster recovery setup should be supplemented by your own back-up IT; that way, your important data will be available under any circumstances. Servers can suffer from their own software/hardware bugs and database errors which, until corrected, eliminate ALL the benefits of Cloud computing. No Cloud-host operates entirely without calamity or crisis. Make certain everything you transfer to the Cloud is as risk- and error-free as possible.

The cloud can't eliminate weaknesses inherent in your in-house processes, so verify their performance capacity. Existing Cloud methods are not foolproof. Security enhancement and limitation of outages are issues of Cloud strategy formulation that must be addressed. Cloud's unimpeded ease and excellence is a myth; be practical and prepared.

  Stephen Craig

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