Cloud Security Journal on Ulitzer
Two weeks ago, I delivered a webinar about new security models in the cloud
with Anne Thomas Manes from Burton Group. Anne had one slide in particular,
borrowed from her colleague Dan Blum, which I liked so much I actually
re-structured my own material around it. Let me share it with you:
This graphic does the finest job I have seen of clearly articulating where
the boundaries of control lie under the different models of cloud computing.
Cloud, after all, is really about surrendering control: we delegate
management of infrastructure, applications, and data to realize the benefits
of commoditization. But successful transfer of control implies trust–and
trust isn’t something we bestow easily onto external providers. We will
only build this trust if we change our approach to managing cloud security.
Cloud’s biggest problem isn’t securi... (more)
Cloud Computing on Ulitzer
Back in June, we released the very first security hardened virtual machine
images for the Amazon Web Services Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) environment.
These original images were based upon the OpenSolaris 2008.11 release and
were configured in accordance with the guidelines published by Sun the Center
for Internet Security.
Since its initial release, we have provided an update to offer this image in
the European Region. In August, we took another step forward with the release
of a security-enhanced image based upon the OpenSolaris 2009.06 release.
This image went beyond just the simple hardening of its predecessor to add
functionality such as encrypted swap, non-executable stacks and auditing that
was enabled by default. With such a strong foundation, it should have been no
surprise that it was likely to be used as a foundation for layere... (more)
Seven Extreme Customer Centricity Tips for Digital Transformation
One of the most important tenets of digital transformation is that it's
customer-driven. In fact, the only reason technology is involved at all is
because today's customers demand technology-based interactions with the
companies they do business with.
It's no surprise, therefore, that we at Intellyx agree with Patrick Maes,
CTO, ANZ Bank, when he said, "the fundamental element in digital
transformation is extreme customer centricity."
So true - but note the insightful twist that Maes added to the
customer-driven digital mantra: extreme.
In the context of digital transformation, then, what are some examples of
customer centricity we would consider to be extreme? Here's our take.
Extreme Customer Centricity #1: Ditch the IVR
Quick show of hands: who likes interactive voice response (IVR)? You know,
"pre... (more)
DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amid the proliferation of real
time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors,
log files and transactional applications, Big Data has found a host of
vertical market applications, ranging from fraud detection to R&D.
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140821/138541
"Big Data Market: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies,
Industry Verticals & Forecasts"
Key Findings:
In 2014 Big Data vendors will pocket nearly $30 Billion from hardware,
software and professional services revenues Big Data investments are further
expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 17% over the next 6 years, eventually
accounting for $76 Billion by the end of 2020 The market is ripe for
acquisitions of pure-play Big Data startups, as competition heats up between
IT incumbents Nearly every large scale IT ven... (more)
Enables Users to Separate 'News from Noise' with Real-Time Social Graph
Search, Tag Cloud and Trending Topics
LONDON, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Zensify(TM) Ltd (http://www.zensify.com) today
announced immediate availability of its free application, allowing users to
aggregate, update, search and discover information across multiple social
networks and Web services from the single Zensify application, available for
Apple(R) iPhone(R) and iPod(R) touch via the iTunes(R) App Store.
Zensify is the first solution to aggregate all your social networks into a
single feed, which allows you to discover the trends and information across
your entire social graph. A multi-functional product, Zensify enhances the
social network 'power-user' experience by combining updates from the
following services into one news feed:
Facebook(R) - Update your status, receive the status and phot... (more)
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- SAXOTECH, a leader in
content management, circulation and advertising technology, today announced
GateHouse Media, Inc. (GateHouse Media) has selected the SAXOTECH Mediaware
Center and SAXOTECH Online for greater workflow management and multi-channel
publishing across its 79 dailies, 261 weeklies and more than 390
locally-focused websites.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120228/CG60549)
Implementing SAXOTECH's cloud publishing solutions will greatly enhance the
efficiency of the newsroom by integrating print and digital publishing. The
improved workflow and sharing of information across all GateHouse Media
publications should lead to increased audience and digital offerings.
SAXOTECH's managed hosting in the cloud will power the newspapers' websites,
ensuring uninterrupted access to news and information... (more)
REDWOOD SHORES, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/19/13 -- Oracle (NYSE: ORCL)
News Facts
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), the German Federal Employment Agency, has
deployed Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c to provide a comprehensive management
solution for its Oracle application platform. Supporting more than 6 million
customers, and with the rapid growth of its IT department, BA needed a
management solution to help increase IT efficiency, while decreasing
complexity. Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c manages thousands of Oracle
WebLogic Server instances across the test, stage, and production environments
within the BA data centers. These Oracle WebLogic Server instances --
expected to grow to more than ten thousand in the near future -- span more
than 150 physical servers and host over 5,000 application deployments. The
combination of Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Enterprise M... (more)
SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/28/14 -- Chef, IT automation for speed
and awesomeness, today announced that Parse has automated hundreds of Amazon
Web Services servers with Enterprise Chef. Parse uses the hosted version of
Enterprise Chef and AWS Auto Scaling to manage massive and unpredictable
demand for its cloud-based application development services, enabling the
company to manage 30-40 different services with only a three-person
infrastructure team.
Parse, acquired by Facebook last year, delivers a scalable and powerful
compute backend that enables businesses to launch fully featured apps in very
little time without worrying about server management. The company leverages
hundreds of AWS servers to deliver its cloud app platform, including dozens
of services ranging from data storage to push notifications. With a small
team and a rapidly growing customer ... (more)
PARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwired - June 16, 2014) - Wyndham Hotel Group, the
world's largest hotel company with approximately 7,500 hotels and part of
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today added to the footprint of
its namesake Wyndham Hotels and Resorts® brand with the 376-room Wyndham
Anaheim Garden Grove in Garden Grove, Calif.
The recently renovated property, a Disneyland® Good Neighbor Hotel, offers
family-friendly guest rooms with bunk beds for kids, high-speed wireless
internet access, three on-site restaurants and bars, shuttle service to area
attractions and businesses and approximately 36,000 square feet of function
space that can accommodate up to 1,800 attendees.
Owned by OHI Resort Hotels, LLC, and managed by Pacific Hospitality Group,
Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove is situated at the center of the Anaheim area's
popular leisure and business destin... (more)
The fact that you're reading this article means that you are probably
planning a service-oriented architecture (SOA) initiative and recognize that
some level of governance is required in order to be successful. If you are
like most people in this position, you are also somewhat confused as to the
meaning of SOA governance. Governance is the current buzzword, and combining
governance with SOA creates a phrase that every independent software vendor
(ISV) wants a piece of. How do you sort out what is marketing hype from what
is truly valuable and relevant to your organization's SOA efforts?
Governance Scope Within an IT Organization
Much of the hype around SOA governance has been focused on operational
governance. Defining, tracking, and managing factors like service-level
agreements (e.g., average response time, peak response time, average
throughput, peak throughput) ... (more)
Dr Adam Kolowa (pictured), Founder & CEO of Parasoft and panelist at SYS-CON
Events' "SOA Web Services Power Panel" at SOA Web Services Edge Conference
& Expo - June 5-6, 2006 - in New York City, writes:
Security has the inherent nature of spanning many different layers of a Web
Services system. Web Services vulnerabilities can be present in the operating
system, the network, the database, the Web server, the application server,
the XML parser, the Web Services implementation stack, the application code,
the XML firewall, the Web Service monitoring or management appliance, or just
about any other component in your Web Services system.
Therefore security testing, which is important for any software application,
is even more crucial for Web Services. This article explores security issues
specific to Web Services and illustrates the engineering and testing best
practic... (more)
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