Head Back Into the Cloud - Part III

posted Oct 18, 2012, 2:14 AM by Tom Pedersen [ updated Oct 31, 2012, 5:43 AM ]

Time to update/freshen my arbitrary list of Cloud Computing reference materials - originally posted HERE in 2010 and updated HERE in 2011. The topic is still evolving and full of techno-complexities, but beginning to settle - use common sense as you evaluate/adopt.

Cloud Computing Overview

Financial Times/Gartner – “The Business Landscape of Cloud Computing” - Sept 2012
'e-book', but short (40 page) easy read for non-techies from http://www.ft.com/management/connected-business.
Harvard Business Review, “What Every CEO needs to know about the Cloud” - Nov 2011
Free (if you register) via ITWorld
CSA/ISACA "2012 Cloud Computing Market Maturity Study"
Registration required here too, but it's free - http://ww.isaca.org/cloud-market-maturity

Cloud Computing Reference

Stick to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - @ www.nist.gov/itl/cloud/

Special Publication (SP) 800-145: Definition of Cloud Computing, September 2011
Special Publication 500-291, Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap, July 2011
Special Publication 500-292, Cloud Computing Reference Architecture, September 2011

Lot of important work @ Cloud Security Alliance - https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/

Security Guidance V3, November 2011 - register to download PDF HERE

Wikipedia - Cloud topics still turbulent - use with care, MANY people/companies poking at this!

Directories of Cloud Computing Companies/Products

http://www.cloudbook.net - lists of Cloud Products/Services, Gov Clouds, Research Clouds and Cloud Groups
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/star/ - CSA STAR Registry of Security Controls used by Cloud Providers
http://www.cloudshowplace.com/ - Directories of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS products/companies
http://cloudharmony.com/clouds - Directory of public clouds (PLUS some VERY interesting tools/reports)
http://www.getapp.com/ - Nice list/marketplace for cloud-based Business Apps (SaaS)
http://www.cloudxl.com/ - "Organized list of cloud computing and software as a service providers" - Interesting
http://www.saasdir.com/ - Categorized list of cloud-based Business Apps (SaaS) list w/ ratings, reviews, etc.

Cloud Computing Podcasts & Blogs

Cloud Computing Podcast - Still nicely done, I miss co-host, Bill tho - subscribe
Interesting info/statistics at http://softwarestrategiesblog.com/
Alltop Cloud Computing News

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