This source basically makes a case as to why utility companies should use cloud computing. It says that using a cloud can reduce the overall operating cost while being able to access data faster. Even with all the threats to cloud computing (which the author mentions some), the advantages outweigh the risks.
Excerpt:
"In the end, cloud-based services are not inherently less secure than traditional architectures. They just require a different way to recognize and address problems."
This segment surprised due to the fact that I have read countless entries saying that clouds are much more insecure than other networking arrays as well as having the data on a physical computer system.
If I were to assume this segment to be true, then no business should even blink their eye at not using the cloud. Everyone should just switch right away seeing as it's no less secure than your average network.
2nd Source:
font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Bradner, S. (2009). Cloud computing security: Who knew? Network World, 26(17), 16-16. Retrieved from https://ezproxy.hacc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/215992663?accountid=11302
This source contradicts the other source, specifically the excerpt I pulled out from the first one. It explains that cloud computing can take on many different combinations of characteristics, in that no two cloud systems are exactly alike when created. This makes security a very big issue and hard to discuss how to protect every cloud system out there. This important because it shows how the first source wasn't quite right or at the very least accurate. Though credible, the first source highlights mostly on the positives of the cloud and tries to put off the negatives. It's also important to see how people are divided on the issue of security for cloud computing
-Derek Sheaffer
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