Cloud Computing: With More Options Come More Risks and More Innovation to Combat Potential Issues
October 19, 2011
We all know two of the main concerns involving anything enterprise are security and reliability. These important issues fueled the article What to Do If Your Social Cloud Provider Pulls the Plug, posted by the IBM-sponsored site Internet Evolution.
The article discusses the importance of diversifying in order to minimize risks. Maria Korolov, the author and President of Trombly International, states:
One solution I proposed…was for corporations to set up hybrid clouds – using a private company-owned, behind-the-firewall cloud as an add-on for when you suddenly need more capacity, or as a backup for your own facilities.
Unfortunately many social networking companies don’t allow the exportation of contacts or other secure information, so backing it up via private storage is not possible. She offers some sound advice for alternative ideas.
While I was reading this article, I thought of PolySpot, a company specializing in decision-powered infrastructure and apps, which provides a solution on par with the level of circumspect the author of this article proposes is necessary.
PolySpot can interact with the cloud, create a mirror, and process your content for decisions. Basically, you get the benefit of free and public with the security of an enterprise innovator.
Megan Feil, October 18, 2011
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