...Cloud computing can offer small businesses significant cost-saving benefits namely, pay-as-you-go access to sophisticated software and powerful hardware while at the same time offering a host of other advantages 1. Fully utilized hardware Cloud computing brings natural economies of scale. Your workloads will share server infrastructure with other organizations' computing needs. This allows the cloud-computing provider to optimize the hardware needs of its data centers, which means lower costs for you. 2. Lower power costs Cloud computing consumes less electricity. That's an inevitable result of the economies of scale I just discussed: Better hardware utilization means more efficient power use. When you run your own data center, your servers won't be fully-utilized (unless yours is a very unusual organization). Idle servers waste energy. So a cloud service provider can charge you less for energy used than you're spending in your own data center. 3. Lower people costs Whenever I analyze organizations' computing costs, the staffing budget is usually the biggest single line item; it often makes up more than half of the total. Why so high? Good IT people are expensive; their salaries, benefits, and other employment costs usually outweigh the costs of hardware and software. And that's even before you add in the cost of recruiting good staff with the right experience. When you move to the cloud, some of the money you pay for the service goes to the provider's staffing costs. But...
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...370-01 2/12/15 Cloud Computing Cloud computing involves servers and software networks; this allows centralized data storage and online access to computer services or resources. In other words, users can access software applications through the internet or any other networks through the cloud application provider. Cloud computing is just a term used to describe this process. Many things can be achieved using cloud computing as long as it’s properly done and maintained. There are various positive outcomes that derive from this innovative business approach. However, some corporate executives would prefer not to use cloud computing due to security and privacy issues. The main concern is that people’s important data and personal information would not be secured, as well, as it should be and is at risk of being compromised. With this being said, there are potential positives outcomes as well as negative ones. Cloud computing is hosted on remote servers, which receive the data that is sent to “the cloud”. Using this type of accounting software saves businesses from having to install and maintain software on each individual desktop computer. It also allows employees, in remote or branch offices, to access the same data and the same version of that same software. There are three different types of clouds: private, public and hybrid. (Cloud computing accounting software) Each of these clouds has its own specifications relating how and where it will operate. A private cloud for example...
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...2013 HIDDEN TEXT: Optional—If you do not include a copyright page, delete entire page and the following page break. HIDDEN TEXT: NOTE: this page in hard copy with all original signatures must be submitted with the dissertation to the Graduate School; this is required whether the document is in electronic format or on paper. Whereas, the page included in the electronic document will be unsigned unless it is scanned in. The Dissertation Committee for Rajul Alam Certifies that this is the approved version of the following dissertation (or treatise): THE IMPACT OF USERS AND SUPPLIERS IN THE CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY “THE QUESTION IS…. ARE WE ON TRACK TO EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION?” RAJUL ALAM SN: 1013999 rajul.alam.10@ucl.ac.uk Word Limit: 118 + 346 + 10,529 Committee: | ELAINE AXBY, Supervisor | “This dissertation is submitted as part requirement for the Information Management for Business programme at University College London. It is substantially the result of my own work except where explicitly indicated in the text.” “The dissertation may be freely copied and distributed provided the source is explicitly acknowledged.” The impact of users and suppliers in the cloud computing technology by Rajul Alam, MSi Information Management for Business HIDDEN TEXT: Given first name, and previous academic degrees (B.A. or higher) B.A., B.S., etc. Your official name is the name which appears on your UT transcript. MSIN9001: Dissertation Presented to...
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...CLOUD COMPUTING Saas and Paas Cloud computing is a significant alternative in today’s educational perspective. The technology gives the students and teachers the opportunity to quickly access various application platforms and resources through the web pages on-demand. N.NGQAYANA 2851522 9/27/2012 TABLE OF CONTENT Abstract…………………………………………………………………..3 Introduction…………………………………………………………..3 Overview………………………………………………………………3 Universities Implement Cloud Computing……………..............4 Software as a Service (SaaS)……………………………………...6 Platform as a Service (PaaS)………………………………………6 IBM cloud computing……………………………………………….7 Advantages…………………………………………………….8 Disadvantage: Unused resources……………………………………..9 Disadvantage: Interoperability issues………………………………..9 Challenges of cloud computing…………………………………………………………10 Security concerns………………………………………………………..10.1 Disaster recovery………………………………………………………..10.2 Data protection……………………………………………………………10.3 Examples and Experiences OF Universities and IBM …………11 Why Cloud Computing is Important for Business……………..11 Conclusion……………………………………………………………..13 References……………………………………………………………..14 Abstract Cloud computing is a significant alternative in today’s educational perspective. The technology gives the students and teachers the opportunity to quickly access various application platforms and resources through the web pages on-demand. Unfortunately, not all educational institutions often...
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...Cloud Computing Group Members Ruth Wanjiru Cliff Kinyua Maritim Leonard Alphonse Kinyua Tracy Gathoni Abstract. Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared information, resources, and software, are provided to terminals and portable devices on-demand. It is a rapidly developing and excellent promising technology. Cloud computing is the product of the combination of grid computing, distributed computing, parallel computing, and ubiquitous computing. Cloud Computing model has enabled IT organizations to serve the users globally. It gives the services like Platform as a Service, Software as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service without users being much aware of the details in which the services are provided. History: The origin of the term “cloud computing” is nebulous. The term only gained traction around 2006 or 2007, but we found references dating back from much earlier [7] The idea of an "intergalactic computer network" was introduced in the sixties by J.C.R. Licklider, who was responsible for enabling the development of ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) in 1969. John McCarthy proposed the idea of computation being delivered as a public utility, similar to the service bureaus which date back to the sixties. Since the sixties, cloud computing has developed along a number of lines, with Web 2.0 being the most recent evolution. Salesforce.com in 1999 pioneered the concept of delivering applications via a simple website...
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...white pAper: cloud Securit y Securing the Cloud for the Enterprise A Joint White Paper from Symantec and VMware White Paper: Cloud Security Securing the Cloud for the Enterprise for A Joint White Paper from Symantec and VMware Contents Executive summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.0 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Enterprise computing trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Transitions in the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Evolving threat and compliance landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A security strategy for the cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.0 Key elements of cloud security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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...Cloud Computing overview advantage and challenges Overview Silver Lining or storm ahead The future of cloud computing Effective use of cloud computing in education institutions Cloud Computing for beginner Cloud computing Challenges and future directions http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110622006602/en/Future-Cloud-Computing-Survey-Reveals-Drivers-Cloud Cloud Computing GAP Task Force http://inews.berkeley.edu/articles/Spring2009/cloud-computing Table of contents 2 0 Relevant Resources 4 0 Relevant Resources 4 1 General guidelines of community design 6 2 Attracting new members 7 2.1 Methods of persuasion of a potential user 7 2.2 Encouraging users to invite friends 8 2.3 Entry barrier 9 2.4 Guidance for new members 9 3 Structure of the community 12 3.1 Member profiles 12 3.2 Member connections 13 3.3 Adding connections 15 3.4 Member reputation 16 3.5 Paid membership 18 3.6 Fake members 18 3.7 Lurkers 18 4 Encouraging user participation 20 4.1 Using uniqueness 20 4.2 Using controversy 20 4.3 Using individual recognition 21 4.4 By discouraging low quality contributions (moderation) 21 4.5 Using goal setting 23 4.6 Using E-Mail notifications 24 4.7 By showing the activity of community 24 5 Stimulating Social Interactions 26 5.1 By common Interests 26 5.3 By common current life transitions 27 5.4 By shared experience 28 5.5 By shared education 29 5.6 By showing the distance 29 5.7 By service: Photo Albums 30 5.8 By service: Profile...
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...Cloud Usage Risk Report November 2014 1 Executive summary The Adallom Cloud Risk Report is published annually, detailing actionable insights and information mined from the Adallom subscriber base. This specific report incorporates analysis of cloud application usage for over one million enterprise SaaS enabled users traversing four dominant SaaS platforms: Salesforce, Box, Google Apps, and Office 365 between October 2013 and October 2014. This report is the first of its kind to detail application usage patterns and risky behaviors for the top SaaS applications used by businesses. The key findings in this report reaffirm the need for a new approach to data governance, risk management, and security in the context of cloud adoption. Perimeter and endpoint security solutions provide minimal protection against new, emerging, and largely unknown risks. Therefore, enterprises need to proactively invest in new controls like Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions and Cloud Access Security Brokers. Key findings include: • In the cloud zombies are real: 11% of all enterprise SaaS accounts are “zombies,” inactive assigned users that are at best eating up the cost of a license, and at worst increase the attack surface of the organization. • More admins, more problems: Every administrative account represents a real and present risk to the enterprise. In some SaaS applications Adallom recorded an average of 7 administrators out of every 100 users. •...
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...overview advantage and challenges Overview Silver Lining or storm ahead The future of cloud computing Effective use of cloud computing in education institutions Cloud Computing for beginner Cloud computing Challenges and future directions http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110622006602/en/Future-Cloud-Computing-Survey-Reveals-Drivers-Cloud Cloud Computing GAP Task Force http://inews.berkeley.edu/articles/Spring2009/cloud-computing Table of contents 2 0 Relevant Resources 4 0 Relevant Resources 4 1 General guidelines of community design 6 2 Attracting new members 7 2.1 Methods of persuasion of a potential user 7 2.2 Encouraging users to invite friends 8 2.3 Entry barrier 9 2.4 Guidance for new members 9 3 Structure of the community 12 3.1 Member profiles 12 3.2 Member connections 13 3.3 Adding connections 15 3.4 Member reputation 16 3.5 Paid membership 18 3.6 Fake members 18 3.7 Lurkers 18 4 Encouraging user participation 20 4.1 Using uniqueness 20 4.2 Using controversy 20 4.3 Using individual recognition 21 4.4 By discouraging low quality contributions (moderation) 21 4.5 Using goal setting 23 4.6 Using E-Mail notifications 24 4.7 By showing the activity of community 24 5 Stimulating Social Interactions 26 5.1 By common Interests 26 5.3 By common current life transitions 27 5.4 By shared experience 28 5.5 By shared education 29 5.6 By showing the distance 29 5.7 By service: Photo Albums 30 5.8 By service: Profile watching 30 ...
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...Alleviating malicious insider in Cloud through Offensive Decoy Technology BITS ZG628T: Dissertation By ARUN PRASATH M S (2013HT13268) Dissertation work carried out at L&T Info Tech LTD, Chennai BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE PILANI (RAJASTHAN) November 2015 i Alleviating malicious insider in Cloud through Offensive Decoy Technology BITS ZG628T: Dissertation By ARUN PRASATH M S (2013HT13268) Dissertation work carried out at L&T Info Tech LTD, Chennai Submitted in partial fulfillment of M.Tech. Software Systems degree Programme Under the Supervision of Matthew Jones, Senior Software Engineer, L&T Info Tech, Chennai BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE PILANI (RAJASTHAN) November 2015 ii CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the Dissertation entitled Alleviating malicious insider in cloud through offensive decoy technology and submitted by ARUN PRASATH M S having ID-No. 2013HT13268 for the partial fulfillment of the requirements of M.Tech. Software Systems degree of BITS, embodies the bonafide work done by him/her under my supervision. Signature of the Supervisor Place: Chennai Date: 31.10.2015 Matthew Jones, Senior Software Engineer, L&T Info Tech, Chennai iii Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division First Semester 2015-2016 BITS ZG628T: Dissertation ABSTRACT BITS ID No. : 2013HT13268 NAME OF THE STUDENT : ARUN PRASATH MS EMAIL ADDRESS ...
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...White Paper Cloud Computing in Higher Education: A Guide to Evaluation and Adoption Executive Summary Public cloud computing—delivering infrastructure, services, and software on demand through the network—offers attractive advantages to higher education. For example, it has the potential to reduce information and communications technology (IT) costs by virtualizing capital assets such as disk storage and processing cycles into a readily available, affordable operating expense. Sometimes selecting a public cloud offering can create risk around security, privacy, interoperability, or performance. When it does, universities should consider private cloud deployment models to realize scale on demand, rapid platform deployment, and lower costs and carbon emissions while minimizing risk. Introduction The cloud-computing market is projected to grow from $40.7B in 2011 to $240B in 2020 (“Sizing the Cloud” by Stefan Ried and Holger Kisker, Forrester Research, April 21, 2011). , Such rapid market growth is a clarion call to all chief information officers (CIOs) to explore the possibilities offered by cloud and to assess the risks. Most are familiar with the cloud concept because many already use some aspect of cloud applications—software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS); for example, Google’s Gmail, iTunes University, and Amazon’s infrastructure, respectively. The cloud space is rapidly adopting a plethora of new acronyms...
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...Oracle White Paper—Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Brief Introduction An Oracle White Paper March 2011 Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud: A Brief Introduction Oracle White Paper—Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Brief Introduction Disclaimer The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle‘s products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle. Oracle White Paper—Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Brief Introduction Introduction For most enterprise IT organizations, years of innovation, expansion, and acquisition have resulted in sprawling infrastructure that stretches the limits of manageability. While the individual IT systems and applications in service are often well considered and expertly implemented, the sheer scale of the ongoing IT investment itself has emerged as the dominant concern. Even when best-of-breed technologies, open standards, market-leading vendors, and modern architectural practices like SOA have been employed pervasively, most enterprises now find themselves with too many platforms, too many technologies, too many domains of expertise, and too many vendors to coordinate and manage. In response, a number of technologies...
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...RAWSON HOMES PTY LTD. REPORT ON ICT ENVIRONMENT & ADOPTION OF CLOUD COMPUTING PRESENTED TO PETER RAWSON GENERAL MANAGER/CEO RAWSON HOMES PTY LTD. 29 September 2011 September 21, 2011 Peter Rawson Rawson Homes Pty Ltd Unit 34/11-21 Underwood Rd HOMEBUSH, NSW PH: 02 9764 6442 Dear Mr. Rawson: We are submitting to you the report, due 3rd October, that you requested. The report is entitled REPORT ON ICT ENVIRONMENT & ADOPTION OF CLOUD COMPUTING. The purpose of the report is to inform you of our analysis of your current IT infrastructure as well as the costs and benefits of a cloud computing adoption strategy. The content of this report concentrates on the structural and acoustical aspects of the CSU Performing Arts Center. This report also discusses cable-stayed technology. Sincerely, Kai Minors 1. Executive Summary 2. Part 1: Introduction i. The Organization ii. Corporate structure iii. The major business processes iv. Statement of the problem 3. Current IT Infrastructure and Challenges i. Ecosystem ii. Current usage and efficiencies 4. Cloud Computing: Costs and Benefits. i. Overview of Cloud Computing ii. Goals and success factors of an agile IT infrastructure. iii. Benefits/Costs of Cloud Computing iv. Private vs. Hybrid vs. Public Cloud 5. Cloud Adoption Strategy 6. Recommendations 7. Conclusion 8. References 9. Appendix 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...
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...Telework. ACS, A Xerox Company Managerial Applications of Information Technology IS 535 Professor: Anne Peters By: Samira Taghavi June 13, 2012 Table of Contents Proposal Introduction………………………………………………….. 3 Business Problem……………………………………………. 3 Benefits of Solution…………………………………………. 4 Approach……………………………………………… . ..…..5 Target Audience……………………………………………. 5 Milestone 1 Company Background………………………………………. 6 Business Issues……………………………………………… 6 Benefits of Solving Problem………………………………… 7 Proposed Technology Solution……………………………… ..8 Milestone 2 Detailed Technology Solution………………………………. 9 Value of this Approach……………………………………… 11 Business Process Changes…………………………………... 11 Milestone 3 Additional Technology Solutions…………………………… 12 Additional Business Process Changes………………………. 12 Overall Recommendations…………………………………... 13 Implementation Plan………………………………………… 13 Conclusion…………………………………………………... 14 References……………………………………………………………... 14 Proposal Introduction It’s 5:45 in the morning and you are waking up to the annoying sound of your alarm clock going off. You are fighting yourself just to get out of bed to drive to work. You may have to drive 5 days out of the week and sometimes...
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...g Easier! Making Everythin ™ mputing Cloud Co Learn to: • Recognize the benefits and risks of cloud services • Understand the business impact and the economics of the cloud • Govern and manage your cloud environment • Develop your cloud services strategy Judith Hurwitz Robin Bloor Marcia Kaufman Fern Halper Get More and Do More at Dummies.com ® Start with FREE Cheat Sheets Cheat Sheets include • Checklists • Charts • Common Instructions • And Other Good Stuff! To access the Cheat Sheet created specifically for this book, go to www.dummies.com/cheatsheet/cloudcomputing Get Smart at Dummies.com Dummies.com makes your life easier with 1,000s of answers on everything from removing wallpaper to using the latest version of Windows. Check out our • Videos • Illustrated Articles • Step-by-Step Instructions Plus, each month you can win valuable prizes by entering our Dummies.com sweepstakes. * Want a weekly dose of Dummies? Sign up for Newsletters on • Digital Photography • Microsoft Windows & Office • Personal Finance & Investing • Health & Wellness • Computing, iPods & Cell Phones • eBay • Internet • Food, Home & Garden Find out “HOW” at Dummies.com *Sweepstakes not currently available in all countries; visit Dummies.com for official rules. Cloud Computing FOR DUMmIES ‰ Cloud Computing FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Judith Hurwitz, Robin Bloor, Marcia Kaufman, and Dr. Fern Halper Cloud Computing For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing...
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