Tag: cloud security

Pairing Cloud Computing Benefits with Security and Compliance

The added business value of cloud computing is multi-faceted, as Online Tech’s co-CEO Mike Klein outlined in a previous article, The Six Benefits of Cloud Computing, which I’ll summarize here: Lower Costs Pooling of computing resources means better efficiency and … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing Drives Infrastructure as a Service & Data Center Growth

A recent article by CIO.com reports on the growing trend of outsourcing IT infrastructure to service providers – according to the IDC, service providers currently account for 13 percent of new data center space, with projected growth to be more … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing Supports Southeast Michigan Tech Job Growth

According to a recent guest blog on CrainsDetroit.com, the top ten manufacturing job postings in the Southeast Michigan region are related to the information technology field, including positions such as software developers, computer programmers and system analysts. The Michigan auto … Continue reading

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Outsourcing Cloud Computing Security

Considering outsourcing security management of your data vs. keeping it in-house? InformationWeek.com and DarkReading.com’s report on Finding the Right Security Outsourcing Balance sheds some light on the benefits and potential pitfalls of outsourcing, as well as the criteria your organization … Continue reading

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Liveblogging from Online Tech’s Spring into IT Seminar!

I’m liveblogging from Online Tech’s Ann Arbor data center – our Spring into IT seminar is underway! The first presentation of the day is You Are Vulnerable: How Not to be a Data Breach Statistic by Adam Goslin of High-Bit Security, … Continue reading

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NIST Recommendations for Security in the Outsourced Cloud

NIST (The National Institute of Standards and Technology) provides a number of recommendations addressing security and privacy issues with outsourcing cloud hosting services in its Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing published last December: Governance NIST refers … Continue reading

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Spring into IT: Online Tech Hosts Tech Seminar

Online Tech will host a spring tech seminar next Friday, May 11 from 8 A.M.-1 P.M. at our Ann Arbor 2 data center location. Presentations by tech, security and compliance professionals include topics such as mobile technology, cloud security, and … Continue reading

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Department of Defense’s Cloud Computing Strategy: Saving Money & Increasing Security

The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) recently passed by Congress includes a section on data centers and servers, concerning the IT industry and cloud hosting providers (Section 2867). What do the provisions call for? A plan to reduce the … Continue reading

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Last Chance to RSVP: PCI, HIPAA & Cloud Presentations

Last Chance: RSVP to attend Online Tech’s New Ann Arbor, Michigan Data Center Open House – Friday (tomorrow) 3-7pm! Aside from ongoing data center tours, refreshments and wine, you’ll get the latest on IT compliance from a Certified HIPAA Practitioner … Continue reading

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EMR Market Trends: Cloud Computing and Economics

According to Accenture’s study of healthcare software, hardware and services companies, the global market for EMR systems is expected to reach $19.7 billion in 2013, with North America experiencing a 9.7 percent growth from 2011 to 2013. When asked how … Continue reading

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