cloud service providers

Just How Persistent Are Your Cloud Bits, Anyway?

Have you ever wondered what happens to your data if you cancel services with your cloud service provider? Is the data really gone, or does it persist? Beth Cohen looks at the common data backup and disposal practices and how various backup practices can affect the outcome.

If There Is No Network, There Is No CloudAs more services shift to the cloud, the reliability, security, and quality of the network become of paramount importance. Beth Cohen examines private networks as a way to solve the problem of notoriously unreliable Internet service.
Under the Kimono—Cloud Data Center SecurityDo you really trust that your cloud service provider is adequately protecting your data? An astonishing 94 percent of all compromised data involved servers, and most public cloud infrastructure providers offer customers little or no insight into their underlying data center security practices.
The Sunny Future for Cloud Management ToolsAn emerging class of enterprise-ready, cloud management tools is in various stages of development, launch, or production, Beth Cohen takes a look at the more mature platforms, the up and coming tools, and the various categories of cloud management tools on the market today.