http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2009/what-we-mean-when-we-talk-about-the-open-cloud/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:12:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2009/what-we-mean-when-we-talk-about-the-open-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Michael Mullany Tue, 12 May 2009 19:52:54 +0000 http://blog.engineyard.com/2009/04/01/what-we-mean-when-we-talk-about-the-open-cloud#comment-46 We don't mean that security is not a big issue, but rather that how to secure data in a data center environment is a fairly well characterized problem with fairly well understood solutions. We don't mean that security is not a big issue, but rather that how to secure data in a data center environment is a fairly well characterized problem with fairly well understood solutions.

]]> http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2009/what-we-mean-when-we-talk-about-the-open-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-44 roger Tue, 12 May 2009 17:18:23 +0000 http://blog.engineyard.com/2009/04/01/what-we-mean-when-we-talk-about-the-open-cloud#comment-44 Unfortunately, for many companies, security and governance are anything but minor issues. This is especially true if you want to use the facility for anything that might be government related work, or have import/export considerations. And I would suggest that even if that weren't a need for my business, I would be reluctant to commit to a provider who doesn't think security of my data is a major issue. Unfortunately, for many companies, security and governance are anything but minor issues. This is especially true if you want to use the facility for anything that might be government related work, or have import/export considerations. And I would suggest that even if that weren't a need for my business, I would be reluctant to commit to a provider who doesn't think security of my data is a major issue.

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