White Papers

Corporate

Introduction to Cloud Computing Services (1.12 MB)
What is cloud computing? What are the key business drivers for cloud adoption? This paper offers a high-level overview of cloud computing technologies and core features including on-demand provisioning, usage of elastic IT services, pay-for-use billing model, and multi-tiered security infrastructure.

Managed Cloud Services (MCS)

Security Issues in the Cloud and How to Address Them (1.4 MB)
Mike Pittenger, security industry analyst and expert, discusses cloud computing security strategies. Enterprise IT security technology, policies and procedures need to be augmented rather than revolutionized to accommodate new attack surfaces that may be introduced by cloud computing. The most effective approach is still a layered defense, based on a security framework.

Managed Application Services (MAS)

Optimizing the Cloud Infrastructure for Enterprise Applications (363.74 KB)
Jim Metzler, cloud computing expert and NetworkWorld contributing editor, explores enterprise application optimization in the cloud. He put together this white paper to highlight what you should be looking for from a Cloud Computing Service Provider (CCSP) to make sure you yield attractive benefits – efficiency, agility, and a lower total cost of ownership – when you move applications to the cloud.