Has your Boston area small business begun using a cloud computing network yet? If you have this article could be of interest to you because it talks about how to deal with governing the network clouds that are being used on a more frequent basis every day now. This article will answer many questions surrounding the cloud network and is certainly a read that you will want to make time for in your day. Cloud computing seems to be the way of the future and if you agree, reading this article is in your best interest.
For all the talk of Cloud computing, the governance issue remains, for many enterprises, the great unknown. Cloud computing inevitably impacts business processes, making governance vital to managing risk and adapting to take advantage of new opportunities.
Industry body, ISACA, is looking to change that, issuing a new guide for implementing controls and governance.
Entitled, IT Control Objectives for Cloud Computing: Controls and Assurance in the Cloud, the guide looks at business case development, standards and practices to assist with governance and how to establish business goals for the Cloud. It also outlines risk considerations and responsibilities, and a Cloud computing management audit/assurance program.
According to a survey of ISACA’s Australian members, less than half — 42 per cent — currently include Cloud computing strategies within their enterprise. And 80 per cent of these organizations limit Cloud computing to low-risk, non-mission-critical IT services.
“Cloud take-up in Australia is relatively slow compared to other countries,” said ISACA international vice-president and the Queensland Department of Communities associate director-general, Tony Hayes.
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