Vincent-Philippe Lauzon

Defining PaaS: A flexible solution to meet your needs

January 11 2012 @11:53 AM
By: Vincent-Philippe Lauzon
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While the cloud topic has moved to the mainstream, there is still much variation with how vendors, analysts and other experts define various cloud offerings. This is particularly the case when it comes to PaaS (platform as a service).I like to refer to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) definition. In a paper published this past September, “The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing,” the authors cite this for PaaS: More...
Paul Douthit

Preparing for FedRAMP: Building security into the fabric of our cloud

December 20 2011 @8:39 AM
By: Paul Douthit
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Building security into the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a basic security principle, but one not always well followed. When it is, the result speaks for itself: a more secure system. For CGI, following this “security first” principle enabled us to become the first certified Cloud Service Provider (CSP) to deliver secure cloud services under GSA’s Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Our approach also makes it easier to comply with new forthcoming FedRAMP requirements. More...
Ken Huang

Up in the air: The future of cloud identity management

December 15 2011 @2:11 PM
By: Ken Huang
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In early December, I was invited to speak at the second annual UP 2011 Cloud Computing Conference. As more organizations turn to cloud computing, one of the pressing needs that must be addressed is the development of identity access management standards. In my presentation, I discussed the work that’s underway to develop standards and some of the issues each standards organization must resolve. More...

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