Networking technologies in Cloud Computing

Networking

Recently, I participated in a research study under the auspices of Eurescom, working with research colleagues from Telenor, PT Inovacao (Portugal Telecom - Innovation) and Orange Labs (France Telecom). Our objective was to analyse Cloud Computing as both a technology concept and service delivery model, especially from its networking perspective, and its implications for telcos in general. We studied the current and promising networking technologies used in the Cloud, internally and externally, … [Read more...]

Network bottlenecks in Cloud Computing

Network

Many enterprises are understandably reluctant in moving their core applications to the cloud, primarily due to security issues but also due, perhaps equally, to concerns of poor network performance. According to a recent report from the Yankee Group, many thought leaders, including Trend Micro, Cisco and CSL, say the issue of latency and poor performance is, at least temporarily, hindering the adoption of cloud computing. This is not surprising. Quality of service delivery in the Cloud is … [Read more...]

Cloud computing – top threats

Cloud Computing: Security Threats

Last month, The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) published a short security guidance paper with an interesting overview of the top 7 threats to Cloud Computing (version 1.0) - according to their analysis. The paper can be used as a simple guideline for addressing, and perhaps checking off, all the major security concerns associated with implementing cloud computing and its different service modes. This is important especially as people often lack an overview of all the potential security … [Read more...]