Cloud Computing Improves Security, Unisys Architect Says

It's nice to see usual wisdom flipped on its head sometimes. A good example of CW flipping comes with remarks by Unisys Chief Architect Scott Sanchez, who will convey a gathering at the upcoming Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York entitled, How Cloud Computing Improves Security.

The thinking behind this title, of course, runs counter to the soaked of hands and gnashing of teeth by IT managers and consultants about the potential security problems posed by a student body left shit to Cloud Computing. As he writes, we are constantly bombarded with articles and presentations about the security risks in cloud computing and why organizations need to be concerned about them as they consider a move. The truth is that organizations need to be concerned about security but they needn’t be paralyzed by fear.

In fact, he continues, the sensitive concern we are seeing has actually become a prompt to action and has begun to drive cloud security to a whole new level.

Scott's session, which will be held on Tuesday, April 20 at 9:10am, will spotlight on the key areas where a successful voyage to cloud computing can actually improve security and reduce risk, and address some of the major issues to account for before and during that migration, he writes.