Category: Digital Transformation

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Part IV – The trouble with data center audits

Part IV – The trouble with data center audits

So far, I’ve explored compliance issues pertaining to the world of cloud computing. Last time, I shared the trouble with SAS 70 audits. Now, in the final installment of this series, I’m going to look at data center audits.

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Part III – The trouble with SAS 70 audits

Part III – The trouble with SAS 70 audits

In my last post, I wrote a bit about Joe’s sub shop. Specifically, I used an analogy to show there are certain things you should expect and be able to see when it comes to safety, whether it’s gloves and hairnets for food preparation or an audit report like SysTrust for data center compliance. Now, I’m going to build on the same analogy to get into some of the specific shortfalls of the common SAS 70 audit.

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Part II – Compliance: A cloud services pitfall disguised as the solution

I kicked off this series about compliance and the cloud with a piece about the false comfort of data center audits. In my next two posts, I’m going to drill down into the most common “solution” offered by today’s cloud vendors -- a SAS 70 audit from the data center provider.

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PART I – Compliance: The false comfort of data center audits for cloud services

PART I – Compliance: The false comfort of data center audits for cloud services

Compliance is one of the most common sources of stress a company faces when moving solutions into the cloud. It’s a complex and arcane topic to begin with. When the inherent reduction in control that comes with outsourcing an IT service to the cloud is added, FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) can easily derail even the most carefully planned project.

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Software as a service solutions and IT security: (Potentially) a match made in heaven

I had a few minutes the other day to peruse my backlogged library of articles (you know – the ones you put away until you can get your head above water

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On-Premises vs. SaaS; Manual vs. Automatic

On-Premises vs. SaaS; Manual vs. Automatic

Recently, a local software company in a non-competitive industry approached me to get my opinion about SaaS, and the strategic importance of developing a SaaS product plan. It was the first time in a long time that I even thought about that question. In fact, last week, I celebrated six years of running the SaaS offering for Hyland Software. Since then, while I have defended and evangelized the SaaS approach, I had not really thought about the go/no-go decision.