Being a user of and a promoter of cloud computing, I am also aware of challenges to the security of cloud computing environments. Cloud computing suppliers come in several flavors. I’ll address two of … [Read more...]
Is the Sidekick failure a cloud failure?
When all data for Sidekicks got lost recently [read this article in the Wall Street Journal] was it a cloud failure or was it a single system failure?[1] [also New York Times article] In the sense … [Read more...]
Slicehost- Tomcat installation on a tiny virtual server
Geek alert! This article is for Slicehost geeks only. Talk about playing on the edge, I almost fell off this time. I have eight slices (virtual servers, that is) on Slicehost (which is now owned by … [Read more...]
Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing
JD Lasica has just published a report Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing, based on an Aspen Institute meeting in mid-2008. It is one of three such Aspen Institute reports he has written, and all … [Read more...]
Netbooks and the Fragility of the Internet
I am increasingly concerned about the fragility of the Internet. With our data living more and more in the cloud, we are vulnerable when networks fail. Without email, without the documents I’m writing … [Read more...]