Six things to take into account when choosing cloud solutions
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The document discusses the benefits of cloud computing for businesses. Key benefits include paying for cloud services through operational expenditures (Opex) rather than capital expenditures (Capex), which provides more flexibility and lower upfront costs. Additionally, cloud services allow data to be securely stored in virtual locations in datacenters and accessed from anywhere, rather than requiring expensive on-site data storage. The document also outlines best practices for securely using cloud services, such as implementing basic security measures and policies, carefully choosing cloud solutions based on needs and risks, and ensuring proper protection, management and flexibility.
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Six things to take into account when choosing cloud solutions
- 1. CLOUD COMPUTING What are the benefits of moving your business services to the cloud?
- 2. ATAGLANCE WHAT IS THE CLOUD? WHERE IS MY DATA ACTUALLY KEPT? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE CLOUD? HOW DO I KNOW IT’S SECURE? BEST PRACTICES WHEN USING CLOUD SOLUTIONS WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING CLOUD SERVICES
- 4. ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA “The cloud” may refer to different things like: • The Cloud (Peak District) – a hill between Staffordshire and Cheshire and forming part of their border in England • The Cloud, a novel by Ray Hammond • The Cloud, an 1820 poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley • The Cloud in Auckland, New Zealand is a multi-purpose venue built for the Rugby World Cup 2011 • The Cloud, sixth episode of Star Trek: Voyager
- 5. BUTWEARETALKING ABOUT THIS The Cloud A metaphor for internet in cloud computing Cloud computing Using multiple server computers via a digital network, as though they were one computer But … think of it also as a SERVICE! © F-Secure Confidential5
- 6. WEBASICALLY USE CLOUD SOLUTIONS… …ALMOST EVERY DAY IN PRIVATE LIFE E-Mail service providers Google mail, Yahoo mail, Hotmail… Document storing and sharing Dropbox, Google docs, Evernote… Multimedia storing and sharing Youtube, Google Picasa, Facebook… Not to forget online games… © F-Secure Confidential6
- 8. TRADITIONAL SETUPS Storage solutions are kept in-house E-Mail traffic is handled in-house Web hosting and multimedia sharing is done in-house COMPANIES TEND TO KEEP ALL SOLUTIONS IN-HOUSE
- 9. CLOUDSETUPS Storage solutions are kept in the nearest datacenter E-Mail traffic is handled from the nearest datacenter Web hosting and multimedia sharing is hosted from the nearest datacenter YOUR DATA IS IN VIRTUAL LOCATIONS AND YOU HAVE ACCESS TO IT ALL THE TIME
- 10. NOWWEHAVETO ASKOURSELVES Are in-house solutions safer? Are in-house solutions easier to manage? Are in-house solutions cheaper? Do you even like in-house solutions? Do they cause you headaches? ?
- 11. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE CLOUD?
- 12. CAPEXVSOPEX CAPEX or Capital expenditures Expenditures creating future benefits. A capital expenditure is incurred when a business spends money either to buy fixed assets or to add to the value of an existing asset with a useful life that extends beyond the tax year. OPEX or Operating expense Expenses incurred in the course of ordinary business, such as sales, general and administrative expenses (and excluding cost of goods sold, taxes, depreciation and interest). 25% CAPEX 75% OPEX
- 13. TOMAKEITSIMPLER CAPEX or Capital expenditures Buying machinery and other equipment, acquiring intellectual property assets like patents… OPEX or Operating expense Wages, maintenance and repair of machinery, utilities, rent… 25% CAPEX 75% OPEX
- 14. OR EVEN SIMPLER CAPEX or Capital expenditures OWNERSHIP OPEX or Operating expense SERVICE 25% CAPEX 75% OPEX
- 15. WHATARETHEBENEFITS OFTHECLOUD? OPEX No investment Subscription Low risk Grow or reduce Continuous strategy Evolves, or exit Service partner Service focused CAPEX High investment Ownership High risk Only growth Long term strategy Situational snapshot Fulfillment Solution focused FINANCE FLEXIBILITY SOLUTION RELATIONSHIP
- 16. SOHOWDOESITLOOKLIKE INREALLIFE? Small SMB go for the cloud… No resources No need for owned The bigger the SMB gets go for owned… More resources Whish to own and control the solution No capabilities to manage outsourced solutions Big SMB or enterprise chose the cloud Resources at hand Capabilities to manage and control the solution No wish for big onetime investments Company size CloudLicense
- 17. HOW DO I KNOW IT’S SECURE?
- 18. THISISNOT ALWAYSSIMPLE What are your control and trust needs How to gain control and trust? How dependent can you be If the solution that you have breaks, what do you lose? How much are you willing to invest Want to go for cheep or need to go for reliable?
- 19. THISISNOT ALWAYSSIMPLE Your resources Attackers take advantage of this fact Your network security Easy entry point for attackers Monitoring capabilities Attacks not detected until it is too late Insider attacks Needs resources for preventing them Not to forget security awareness…
- 21. STOPTHINKINGLIKE: “THISCANNOT HAPPEN TOME” Money transfers Credit cards Confidential documents Business contacts Emails Hardware
- 23. THESOLUTION YOUCHOOSE Needs to be flexible manageable provides reporting functionality And most of all protects against unknown threats
- 24. STARTWITHTHEBASICS CHECK YOUR RESOURCES AND PROCESSES DESKTOP COMPUTERS Login, firewall, user rights,… NETWORK VPN, hardware, wireless access… SECURITY POLICIES How are they enforced, managed, developed… SERVERS Physical, DMZ, IP addresses…
- 25. CONTINUEWITHTHE CAPEX/OPEXDECISION What kind of solution brings you most VALUE? Think of the Risk Assessment and Management RISK = THREAT x VULNERABILITY x COST Be sure you know the MIGRATION details
- 28. WHATTOCONSIDERWHEN CHOOSINGCLOUDSERVICES The solution can handle all communication channels you use The solution can handle all the data
- 29. The solution provides top notch technology And it does not use up all your resources WHATTOCONSIDERWHEN CHOOSINGCLOUDSERVICES
- 30. ALWAYS BE REAL! Security in co-relation with paranoia But keep a healthy paranoia amount Check your situation Differences in risks, resources, needs… Be sure you have a threshold Flexibility of the solution is the key Spread awareness in the company Not everybody has to be a security expert but awareness is the key!