Securing Your Data in the Cloud

March 31, 2009

The information technology world is buzzing about cloud computing, and in my circles specifically, cloud-based data management. The questions I'm asked most frequently (aside from what exactly cloud computing is) are about cloud security. In my presentation at Sys-Con, I outlined four different aspects to cloud security: VPNs, firewalls, encryption, and intelligent data management. In this blog post I will highlight the first few and expand on the last item.

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