Cloud-Based Services: Assure Performance, Availability, and Security
Services available from the cloud offer cost and efficiency benefits to businesses, but until now many customers have been hesitant to buy cloud services because of concerns about security, performance, and availability. Cloud service providers need to address these concerns by offering network services that benefit virtualized applications hosted in the cloud. This document provides an overview of the trends and challenges for cloud service delivery and describes the Cisco technologies and platforms in the data center that cloud service providers can use to address their customers' apprehensions.
Carly Bohach
Carly Bohach has over twelve years of writing and editing experience for a diverse range of publications. Formerly the senior editor at Accounting Technology Magazine, she currently writes for The New Jersey Technology Council’s publications, which help technology and science professionals stay up to speed.
With Insights From:
Larry Collins
Vice President of E-Solutions and Risk Engineering, Zurich Services Corporation
Larry Collins has more than 30 years of experience in risk engineering, with 15 of those years spent coordinating/servicing large commercial, industrial, national, and regional accounts.
James Shira
Chief Information Security Officer, Zurich Financial Services
James Shira manages the security of data and assets at Zurich Financial Services at a global level. Prior to that, Shira spearheaded the information security departments at Farmers Insurance and AIG.