Will Standardizing the Cloud Make it Secure or Stifle Innovation and Openness?

Keywords: Rackspace Cloud, Security
Authors: Jonathan Bryce, Rackspace Mosso Co-Founder.
Abstract:
Cloud computing has dramatically lowered the barriers to entry for new web entrepreneurs wanting to start innovative businesses. However, the lack of interoperability, consistency and security concerns across services keeps many businesses from adopting. There have been several calls for standards to help make services from different cloud providers interoperable and ultimately more useful and secure to enterprises.

Uncertainty abounds, with questions such as "Are standards really needed?" "Who should be involved?" “Can the cloud ever be secure?” and "What are potential consequences of working in the cloud?"

This talk will explore the pros and cons of standards, address myths surrounding security in the cloud, while also providing insight from customer feedback and what new cloud technology trends Mosso sees coming this year.

About Mosso, The Rackspace Cloud

Mosso, The Rackspace Cloud, provides on-demand scalable website, application and storage hosting. Through its suite of cloud solutions, Cloud Sites™, Cloud Files™ and Cloud Servers™, Mosso enables astute developers and IT managers to minimize the hassles, upfront investments and high costs associated with dedicated hardware while offering the ability to easily scale hosting resources