Last place I was forced to look into this and due to the lack of perceived security I was able to kill it before it got going. Keeping or editing sensitive information where you do not control where it is stored or who can or can not look at it just makes it too dangerous to be used. How would you explain to the boss the loss of control of a multimillion dollar patent, because someone demanding access to the files/hacking the online storage and saw the details of the work, including the work dates. Too many times the Cloud based companies have caved to authorities demanding to look at files they would have needed a search warrant to get if it was behind a firewall or under full control of the company.
Jon On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Tim Vander Kooi <[email protected]>wrote: > Our opinion here is that it is an acceptable solution for no- > business-critical applications (spam filtering being the biggest), but for > anything that is critical to operations it is not considered and never will > be. “Cloud computing” makes my business IT systems only as reliable as the > skills of the backhoe operator digging around my telco’s line on my > neighbor’s property. Not a position we will ever be comfortable putting > ourselves in. > > Tim > > > > *From:* Alex Eckelberry [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:05 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Cloud computing... your opinions > > > > We're working on cloud computing initiatives (like everyone), and I'm also > doing a fair amount of research into the area. (Of course, the whole idea > of "cloud computing" is itself fairly silly, when it's just a renaming of > the concept of a network-connected computer. But whatever, it's the hot > topic.) > > > > There are areas where it makes sense, such as email filtering. Web > filtering, well maybe not so much. CRM (like SalesForce.com), makes sense. > > > > > I'm curious -- what are your thoughts on cloud computing? What might be > the security questions you would ask your cloud computing vendors? What > irks you about it? What is good about it? > > > > > > Alex > > > > Alex Eckelberry, CEO > Sunbelt Software > 33 N. Garden Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33755 p: 727-562-0101 x220 > e: [email protected] MSN: [email protected] > w: www.sunbeltsoftware.com b: www.sunbeltblog.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
