While it has become difficult to say anything specific about cloud operations and security, enterprises looking to set up a cloud solution for the first time should find the most secure options available. Efficient web-based processes and security should be compatible, and IT professionals have to consider potential flaws when setting up cloud architecture.
Even if they can't prevent every hazard, a private cloud could at least make it easier to follow important regulations regarding internet protocols. In an article for Computer World, consultant Al Kuebler recently pointed to this as one of the advantages a private cloud has over public and hybrid clouds.
Unlike the alternatives he mentions, Kuebel says private clouds offer a high degree of control and specification. This could extend to the type of policies a company is expected to follow, based on their industry expectations.
"In many cases, you don't have any administrative-level access to the environment; you only have the ability to configure the applications that you use," he writes. "Companies that need to comply with Dodd-Frank or HIPAA, for example, where very clear controls and security measures are required, often find the private cloud a much better option."
With governments, the need for cloud security is great, especially as different devices are brought into the fold for continued integrated access. Entities in need of all of the benefits of internet-based solutions should use a legacy system modernization process to enhance necessary screens and address UI issues for the long term while making user education more efficient.
Although modernization will bring vast potential improvements, it doesn't have to involve a major overhaul of the current interface, making it a natural fit for operations. Administrators and other IT professionals save their organizations time when they choose tools for upgrading that fit in easily with current operations.