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Migrating Business Critical Applications to the Cloud We at The Virtualization Practice, LLC have migratedg our business critical applications to the cloud. How simple was that task? It was not as easy as we have heard from others, and not as difficult as some have had, but it was not as simple as move my VM and run. Why is this? What… Virtualizing Business Critical Applications: Data Protection A major aspect of virtualizing any business critical application is data protection which encompasses not only backup, but disaster recovery, and business continuity. It is imperative that our data be protected. While this is true of all workloads, it becomes a bigger concern when virtualizing business critical applications. Not only do we need backups, but… Security Automation = Good Security Practice As I shoveled even more snow, I was starting to think about automation, as in how could I get something to shovel the snow for me, which lead to thinking about automation within the cloud. I see lots of discussion about automation in the cloud. Many of my friends and colleagues are developing code using… Evaluating CloudsWhen evaluating clouds there are three major criteria that are used first before we get into the nitty gritty of how the system works. The criteria is not always in writing but it is in the back of everyone's mind and in many cases are nebulous to define. Herein, I will try to look at… Virtualizing Business Critical Applications – Integrity & ConfidentialityRecently I discussed Virtualizing Business Critical Applications and security, which includes availability, confidentiality, and integrity. However, that discussion was more about visibility into the environment for security operations. I purposely left off the discussion of gaining integrity and confidentiality of the data housed within those business critical applications. SaaS Auditing: Knowing who did whatRightscale has been running into a problem with the simplest of auditing requirements: how to know when someone has logged in. This problem spans nearly all their 100s of SaaS providers used to run their business. Where is the ability to do SaaS Auditing? Virtualizing Business Critical Applications – Security and ComplianceVirtualizing Business Critical Applications is often stopped either by the sudden involvement of security and compliance, a need to better understand, or a need to gain visibility into the underlying security of the virtual environment in order to build new security and compliance models. Cloud Security: On MoatsThis got me thinking about cloud security. The ongoing desire to put moats between us and the attackers. But what is us, in the cloud? Can we prevent the attacks? What are the current moat style technologies in play today? 2013 Virtualization and Cloud Computing PredictionsHerewith we offer our 2013 Virtualization and Cloud Computing Predictions. May we also wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season and a prosperous 2013.  Join my Circle on Google+ Plugin by Social Author Bio        |
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