The Enterprise Cloud

Archive: 05-2012

• Easy-to-use encryption add-on secures your Google Docs

  Nick Hardiman explains how the Cipherdocs TAiLS add-on works to encrypt your documents on Google Docs.

  Posted by Nick Hardiman | May 31, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Cloud security: Technology, processes, responsibility

  Thoran Rodrigues discusses cloud security concerns and breaks down the three primary elements that must all work together to provide a comprehensive security approach.

  Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | May 30, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• How to perform security checks on AWS files using keys and signatures

  Nick Hardiman walks you through the process of verifying AWS files by working with public keys provided by Amazon and using digital signatures.

  Posted by Nick Hardiman | May 22, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT

• Cloud security tool basics: GPGTools, checksums, fingerprints, and digital signatures

  Nick Hardiman explains how files downloaded to work with Amazon EC2 can be verified using basic cloud security tools. He describes what they are and how they work here.

  Posted by Nick Hardiman | May 17, 2012, 8:34 AM PDT

• The future of data centers: Is 100% cloud possible?

  Guest blogger Robert Offley explains how the market is shifting today, what barriers remain for total cloud adoption, and if an evolution to 100% cloud is likely to occur.

  Posted by Guest Contributor | May 16, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• The 10 traits of the smart cloud

  Thoran Rodrigues interviews Dr. Satwant Kaur, a leading expert on emerging technologies, about the required traits of the “smart cloud.”

  Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | May 11, 2012, 11:33 AM PDT

• Installing the Amazon EC2 API tools and ensuring basic security

  Nick Hardiman explains the process of creating an auto-scaling group in order to ensure his web service has adequate capacity. But before downloading the needed tools from Amazon, security must be...

  Posted by Nick Hardiman | May 9, 2012, 12:51 PM PDT

• Rackspace, OpenStack, and evolving cloud standards

  Rackspace is officially adopting the OpenStack cloud platform, but there are other players in the cloud standards arena. Thoran Rodrigues identifies the major competitors likely to influence cloud...

  Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | May 7, 2012, 12:45 PM PDT

• Load-testing a web service: How to interpret what you see

  Nick Hardiman performs load-testing on his AWS EC2 machine to see how his web service performs under increasing loads.

  Posted by Nick Hardiman | May 4, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• An emerging cloud trend: Solution-as-a-service?

  Thoran Rodrigues recognizes an emerging trend in the cloud, perhaps, even a new layer in the cloud stack. Where does Solution-as-a-Service fit in and what is it?

  Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | May 2, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT