subject: How To Make Mixed-cloud Environments Secure? [print this page] We all are familiar with the benefits that Cloud Computing has to offer to various type of business and individual's that make use of it. However with all the advantages it provides over other traditional forms of computing there are concerns related to security that come with it. In order to meet their requirements many businesses mix and match multiple cloud solutions from different vendors. This results in inappropriate cloud solutions, data variations and platforms. Already there are so many issues related to Cloud security which makes it complicated and having multiple solutions only adds to the problem. Though there are issues this trend will only get more common as more and more businesses need to come up with better solutions and the Cloud service provider also need to constantly have new offerings for their customers to remain in business.
Thus, it makes it imperative to look for better ways to ensure the data is safe and the mixed cloud environments are secure when any company wishes to have public cloud services to upgrade their current IT infrastructure and also have other Cloud based solutions in place to meet their business needs.
Firstly, there must be measures in place to make the data secure. When thinking about security of the Cloud, there must be a data-centric approach and the organization must be aware as to where its data is and how it is being handled and by whom. Having data-centric approach would ensure that only data which is meant to be in the cloud is actually deployed and nothing more.
The company must have a plan of action for employing security measures for the Cloud. This would ensure that every Cloud deployment gets all the adequate security checks done before being implemented.
Next the companies must have a long term approach to security and not just focus on individual cloud deployments. The Cloud deployments should be done keeping in mind the future needs of the company.
Lastly, it is always good to learn from others mistakes. You can learn from others who have experienced something similar and make the best use of it to your advantage.
