Cloud computing providers: Characteristics and recommendations

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing

Volumn 78 LNBIP, Issue , 2011, Pages 32-45

  Lecznar, MacIej ^a   Patig, Susanne ^b  

^a SBB AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

benefits; Cloud computing; cloud computing providers; risks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

BENEFITS; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; TWO CLASSIFICATION;

CLOUD COMPUTING;

EID: 79955912385     PISSN: 18651348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20862-1_3     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (30)

1. Amazon: Amazon Web Services, http://aws.amazon.com
2. Amazon: Case Studies, http://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/
3. Armbrust, M., et al.: Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing. Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2009-28. UC Berkeley Reliable Adaptive Distributed Systems Laboratory (2009), http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/ TechRpts/ 2009/EECS-2009-28.pdf
4. Catteddu, D., Hogben, G.: Cloud Computing. Benefits, risks and recommendation for information security. Technical Report. ENISA (2009), http://www.enisa.europa.eu/act/rm/files/deliverables/ cloud-computing-risk- assessment/at-download/fullReport
5. Chappell, D.: Introducing the Windows Azure Platform. Technical Report. David Chappell & Associate (2009), http://www.davidchappell.com/writing/ white- papers/Windows-Azure-Platform-v1.3-Chappell.pdf
6. European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA): An SME perspective on Cloud Computing. Survey (2010), http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/ cooperation/economiccrime/ cybercrime/cy-activity-interface-2010/presentations/ Outlook/SURVEY-An-SME-perspective-on-Cloud-Computing.pdf
7. Garfinkel, S.: An Evaluation of Amazon's Grid Computing Services: EC2, S3 and SQS. Technical Report TR-08-07, Harvard University (2007)
8. Geelan, J.: Twenty-One Experts Define Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing Journal (2009), http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/612375
9. Gillet, A.: Cloud Computing - Interview at the MIT campus. Beet.tv (2008), http://www.beet.tv/2008/09/cloud-computing.html
10. Google: Google Apps Case Studies, http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/ business/customer-story.html
11. Google: Google App Engine - Google Code, http://code.google.com/ appengine/
12. Gregg, M.: 10 Security Concerns for Cloud Computing. White Paper, Global Knowledge Training LLC (2009), http://www.globalknowledgesa.com/pdf/WP-VI- 10SecurityConcernsCloudComputing.pdf
13. Heiser, J., Nicolett, M.: Assessing the Security Risks of Cloud Computing. Gartner, Document ID 685308 (2008)
14. IBM: Dispelling the vapour around cloud computing. Drivers, barriers and considerations for public and private cloud adoption. IBM White Paper (2010), ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/ciw03062usen/ CIW03062USEN.PDF
15. ISACA: IT Risk/Reward Barometer - US Edition. ISACA (2009), http://www.isaca.org/AMTemplate.cfm?Section=20102&Template=/ ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=56656
16. Jennings, C.: The cloud computing revolution. ComputerWeekly.com, (December 22, 2008), http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/12/22/ 234026/the-cloud-computing-revolution.htm
17. Jetter, M.: Cloud Computing: Evolution in der Technik, Revolution im Geschäft. BITKOM (2009)
18. Mell, P., Grance, T.: The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing. National Institute of Standard and Technology, NIST (July 10, 2009), http://csrc.nist. gov/ groups/SNS/cloud-computing/cloud-def-v15.doc
19. Oracle: CRM On Demand | Oracle On Demand | Oracle, http://www.oracle.com/ us/products/ondemand/index.html
20. Plummer, D.C., et al.: Cloud Computing: Defining and Describing an Emerging Phenomenon. Gartner Research, Document ID 697413 (2008)
21. Rittinghouse, J.W., Ransome, J.F.: Cloud Computing. Implementation, Management and Security (2010)
22. Salesforce: Application Development with the Force.com Cloud Computing Platform, http://www.salesforce.com/platform/
23. Salesforce: CRM Press Releases, http://www. alesforce.com/company/news- press/press-releases/
24. Salesforce: CRM Snapshots and Case Studies & Force.com Testimonials, http://www.salesforce.com/customers/
25. SAP: Virtualization at SAP, http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/virtualization
26. SETI: Institute Homepage, http://www.seti.org
27. Staten, J.: Cloud Computing for the Enterprise. Forrester Research (2009), http://www.forrester.com/imagesV2/uplmisc/CloudComputingWebi narSlideDeck.pdf
28. Weinhardt, C., et al.: Cloud-Computing - A Classification, Business Models and Research Direction. Business & Information Systems Engineering 51, 453-462 (2009)
29. Windows: Windows Azure Case Studies | Microsoft Cloud Evidence | Windows Azure Platform, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/evidence/
30. Windows: Windows Azure Platform | Cloud Computing | Online Service | Data Storage, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/