Cloud Computing Governance

This is a brief summary of some Cloud Computing governance issues

Technical Issues

Determine how the Cloud Provider::

• Supports change management
• Provides for high-availability
• Provides for redundancy and failover (if any)
• Provides for security related to the Internet
• Provides for physical security

Legal Issues

It is important to determine what needs to be in a contract with your Cloud provider. Things to consider:

• Service standards to be maintained
• Retention of rights to your data
• Legal jurisdiction where the data center is located
• Privacy laws where the data center is located
• Liability of data breaches
• Policies and procedures related to providing digital forensics data in the event of any legal dispute, cyber attack, or data breach.
• Notification of changes when they occur at the data center
• Disaster recovery
• Remedies for various possible problems
• Details for what occurs at the beginning and end of the contract period

Business Issues

Your business relationship with a Cloud provider should involve:

• The Cloud provider's reputation
• Financial stability of the Cloud provider
• The length of time the Cloud provider has been in business
• Management practices for the data center

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