The rapid growth in the availability of cloud services and high speed broadband connectivity, present opportunities and
challenges to the enterprise. The trick to harnessing this value is to choose cloud based services where they demonstrate value for money because cloud computing is a new way of delivering computing resources, not a new technology.
This paper provides guidance on what cloud computing is and highlights some of the issues and benefits that CIOs need to understand in order to implement it successfully in their organization. The dual issues of security and privacy are key to cloud computing success and must be adequately addressed before critical services can be transitioned to the cloud.
This cloud computing policy direction document addresses the following:
- Provides guidance on cloud computing
- Encourages undertake proof of concept studies to fully understand the risks of the cloud environment
- Recommends a strategic approach to the cloud