Managing Compliance in the Cloud

Interesting article related to dealing with IT management complexities involved in using and running public, private or hybrid based cloud solutions.

An extract:

If there’s one word that dominated IT in 2009, it was ‘cloud’. And for good reason; the rapidly maturing market of cloud services is growing closer to realising its true promise of reducing IT costs, increasing automation, flexibility and mobility of end users and, arguably, allowing IT managers and their staff to spend more time on innovation.

Along with these benefits the cloud has also introduced a new set of IT management complexities, regardless of whether it is the public, private or hybrid model. The need for visibility is a major area of focus, followed by the control of the management of both physical and virtual environments while ensuring that data is secure, protected and compliant. IT managers must also consider issues around interoperability and the need for automation.

Link: https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/341799/managing_cloud/?fp=4&fpid=1398720840