Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing
This report is by J.D.Lasia provides some back ground on the topic as it gives the reader the benefit of the considerable insights that emerged from the round table dialogue. It begins, as the conference did, with description and definition of the cloud.
Author(s): J.D.Lasica
110 Pages 
Introduction to Cloud Computing by Srinath Beldona
This book covers the following topics: Basic Cloud computing principles, Deployment Models, Service Models, Economic Considerations, Operational Characteristics, Service Agreements including Service Level Agreements, Cloud Security, Cloud Risks and compliance, How to select a Cloud Provider.
Author(s): Srinath Beldona
100 Pages
This note covers the following topics: Basic concepts, Cloud computing infrastructure, Cloud applications, Virtualization, Resource management and Security.
Author(s): Dan C. Marinescu
139 Pages
IBM Smart Storage Cloud (PDF 116P)
This book covers the following topics: What is cloud computing, Introduction to cloud delivery models, Public clouds, Private clouds, Hybrid clouds, Community clouds,Cloud workflow macro patterns, What is a storage cloud, Benefits and features of storage cloud, Storage classes for cloud, Storage cloud delivery models, Public storage cloud, Private storage cloud, Hybrid storage cloud, What enables a smart storage cloud, Global collaboration for OpenStack storage components, OpenStack block storage component, What does IBM offer for storage cloud, What are others doing in the journey to storage cloud.
Author(s): Larry Coyne, Shivaramakrishnan Gopalakrishnan and John Sing
146 Pages
Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing
This book doesn't tell you exactly what, where, or how to move into the cloud, but to provide you with practical recommendations and key questions to make that transition as securely as possible, on your own terms. This book explains the following topics related to cloud: Cloud Architecture, Governing in the Cloud, Operating in the Cloud, Traditional Security, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery, Data Center Operations, Incident Response, Notification, and Remediation, Application Security, Encryption and Key Management, Identity and Access Management, Virtualization.
Author(s): Cloud Security Alliance.org
76 PagesAdvertisement
