{"id":8340,"date":"2013-07-18T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudcomputing.sys-con.com\/node\/2742372"},"modified":"2013-07-18T13:08:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T13:08:00","slug":"cloud-performance-replaces-security-as-top-cloud-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/cloud-performance-replaces-security-as-top-cloud-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Performance Replaces Security as Top Cloud Concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\" class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"section section1 item1 section1-item1 this_week_in_cloud__july_18__2013__cloud_performance_replaces_security_as_top_cloud_concern__federal_private_cloud_spending_reaches__7_7b__and_more_ type-\">\n<div class=\"section section2 item4 section2-item4 this_week_in_cloud_update type-\">\n<h2>This Week in Cloud Update<\/h2>\n<p>Starting in August, we will be changing the name of This Week in Cloud to TechViews in order to cover other trends in addition to cloud computing, such as mobility, big data, and DevOps. Along with the name change, we will be updating the layout and the email address from which the newsletter is sent. Please be sure to add <a href=\"mailto:TechViews@ca.com\">TechViews@ca.com<\/a> to your trusted email recipient list. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"section section2 item5 section2-item5 cloud_news type-\">\n<h2>Cloud News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>A survey by Compuware of 468 tech managers found that 80% of respondents were concerned about hidden cloud costs, from unexpected bottlenecks to losing customers, according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/news.investors.com\/technology\/071513-663768-many-companies-still-fear-using-cloud-computing.htm\">Investors story<\/a>. Concerns over poor end-user performance and revenue loss were also top of mind, however security did not rank in the top seven concerns listed. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A new report by IDC predicts that spending on private cloud services by the U.S. federal government is expected to reach $1.7 billion in 2014 and $7.7 billion by 2017, according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbronline.com\/news\/tech\/cio-agenda\/green-it\/us-federal-private-cloud-spending-to-reach-17bn-in-2014-160713\">CBR online article<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>CloudVelocity released One Hybrid Cloud software which aims to seamlessly migrate applications between cloud platforms and data centers, according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.datacenterknowledge.com\/archives\/2013\/07\/16\/cloudvelocity-announces-funding-new-tools-for-aws\/\">Data Center Knowledge article<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>New data from Forrester reveals that only one third of UK firms have implemented or are planning to implement cloud computing services, according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.v3.co.uk\/v3-uk\/news\/2282448\/two-thirds-of-uk-firms-ignoring-cloud-computing-but-mobile-services-on-the-up\">v3.co.uk article<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"section section2 item6 section2-item6 featured_content type-\">\n<h2>Featured Content<\/h2>\n<p>YouTube Video: <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/zxi7HOY7wDw\">TechViews Unplugged<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the inaugural episode of TechViews Unplugged, Andi Mann and George Watt of CA Technologies discuss cloud computing with Raspberry Pi and LEGO, 3D printed prosthetics hands, bring your own device (BYOD), insider threats, PRISM and more!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"section section2 item7 section2-item7 featured_article type-\">\n<h2>Featured Article<\/h2>\n<p>\n              <a href=\"http:\/\/community.ca.com\/blogs\/innovation\/archive\/2013\/06\/27\/debating-devops-culture-change-prove-biggest-obstacle-techviews.aspx\"><br \/>\n                <b>Debating DevOps: Culture, Change Could Prove Biggest Obstacle #TechViews<\/b><br \/>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>By Denise Dubie, CA Technologies<\/p>\n<p>\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"25\" width=\"146\" height=\"176\" src=\"http:\/\/community.ca.com\/blogs\/cloud\/denise_dubie.jpg\" alt=\"Denise Dubie\"><\/img>\n            <\/p>\n<p>Technology won\u2019t necessarily be the issue for organizations looking to adopt a DevOps methodology. That is, at least, according to a #TechViews tweetchat on the topic of DevOps hosted recently by @TrendsinTech. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c@AndiMann A4. 5 things are key challenges to #DevOps. In order: People. People. People. People. Oh, and people. \ud83d\ude09 #TechViews\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The biggest challenge organizations will face is cultural, as a change in how things are done internally could prove to be the biggest hurdle potential DevOps adopters will encounter, according to chat participants. Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.ca.com\/blogs\/innovation\/archive\/2013\/06\/27\/debating-devops-culture-change-prove-biggest-obstacle-techviews.aspx\">full article<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"section section2 item8 section2-item8 cloud_views type-\">\n<h2>Cloud Views<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Is the next start-up frontier the classroom? In this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cloudtweaks.com\/2013\/07\/cloud-computing-in-education-the-new-start-up-frontier\/\">Cloud Tweaks blog<\/a>, Adam Hausman discusses how cloud computing and the chance to work toward positive change are drawing entrepreneurs to education start-ups.   <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Who can see your data in the cloud? In this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com.au\/article\/521008\/who_can_pry_into_your_cloud-based_data_\/?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=taxonomyfeed\">ComputerWorld article<\/a>, Thomas Trappler discusses how to set up a cloud contract to protect data in the cloud and in this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ca.com\/us\/lpg\/Cloud-Microsite\/Main\/Luminaries\/Thomas-Trappler.aspx\">Cloud Luminaries video<\/a>, he discusses the art of cloud contract negotiations.  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"section section2 item9 section2-item9 trend_watch type-\">\n<h2>Trend Watch<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>What\u2019s the relationship between mobile and big data? In this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/big-data-will-transform-mobile-industry-2013-7\">Business Insider article<\/a>, Josh Luger discusses how consumers are producing more data with mobile devices and how big data is optimizing mobile experiences. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A Strategy Analytics report revealed that in the first quater of 2013, 30% of global smartphone sales were driven by business users, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wirelessweek.com\/news\/2013\/06\/byod-accounts-30-enterprise-device-purchases\">Wireless Week article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ovum recently reported that one third of smartphone owners are participating in BYOD without IT&#8217;s knowledge, according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/one-third-of-smartphone-owners-go-byod-behind-it-departments-back-7000016406\/\">ZDNet article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"section section2 item10 section2-item10 upcoming_cloud_events_ type-highlight\">\n<h2>Upcoming Cloud Events <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/compsac.cs.iastate.edu\/\">2013 Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Congress<\/a>: July 22-26, Kyoto, Japan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatconference.com\/\">The Conference<\/a>: August 12-14, Wisconsin Dells, WI<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/puppetconf.com\/\">Puppetconf 2013<\/a>: August 22-23, San Francisco, CA<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/CloudCommonsThisWeekInCloud\/~4\/5El5YPCw2HY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/xhtml:img><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudcomputing.sys-con.com\/node\/2742372\" >read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>This Week in Cloud Update<\/h2>\n<p>Starting in August, we will be changing the name of This Week in Cloud to TechViews in order to cover other trends in addition to cloud computing, such as mobility, big data, and DevOps. Along with the name change, we will be updating the layout and the email address from which the newsletter is sent. Please be sure to add <a href=\"mailto:TechViews@ca.com\">TechViews@ca.com<\/a> to your trusted email recipient list. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Cloud News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>A survey by Compuware of 468 tech managers found that 80% of respondents were concerned about hidden cloud costs, from unexpected bottlenecks to losing customers, according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/news.investors.com\/technology\/071513-663768-many-companies-still-fear-using-cloud-computing.htm\">Investors story<\/a>. Concerns over poor end-user performance and revenue loss were also top of mind, however security did not rank in the top seven concerns listed. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A new report by IDC predicts that spending on private cloud services by the U.S. federal government is expected to reach $1.7 billion in 2014 and $7.7 billion by 2017, according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbronline.com\/news\/tech\/cio-agenda\/green-it\/us-federal-private-cloud-spending-to-reach-17bn-in-2014-160713\">CBR online article<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>CloudVelocity released One Hybrid Cloud software which aims to seamlessly migrate applications between cloud platforms and data centers, according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.datacenterknowledge.com\/archives\/2013\/07\/16\/cloudvelocity-announces-funding-new-tools-for-aws\/\">Data Center Knowledge article<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>New data from Forrester reveals that only one third of UK firms have implemented or are planning to implement cloud computing services, according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.v3.co.uk\/v3-uk\/news\/2282448\/two-thirds-of-uk-firms-ignoring-cloud-computing-but-mobile-services-on-the-up\">v3.co.uk article<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Featured Content<\/h2>\n<p>YouTube Video: <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/zxi7HOY7wDw\">TechViews Unplugged<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the inaugural episode of TechViews Unplugged, Andi Mann and George Watt of CA Technologies discuss cloud computing with Raspberry Pi and LEGO, 3D printed prosthetics hands, bring your own device (BYOD), insider threats, PRISM and more!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Featured Article<\/h2>\n<p>\n              <a href=\"http:\/\/community.ca.com\/blogs\/innovation\/archive\/2013\/06\/27\/debating-devops-culture-change-prove-biggest-obstacle-techviews.aspx\"><br \/>\n                <b>Debating DevOps: Culture, Change Could Prove Biggest Obstacle #TechViews<\/b><br \/>\n              <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>By Denise Dubie, CA Technologies<\/p>\n<p>\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"25\" width=\"146\" height=\"176\" src=\"http:\/\/community.ca.com\/blogs\/cloud\/denise_dubie.jpg\" alt=\"Denise Dubie\"><\/p>\n<p>Technology won&rsquo;t necessarily be the issue for organizations looking to adopt a DevOps methodology. That is, at least, according to a #TechViews tweetchat on the topic of DevOps hosted recently by @TrendsinTech. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;@AndiMann A4. 5 things are key challenges to #DevOps. In order: People. People. People. People. Oh, and people. \ud83d\ude09 #TechViews&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The biggest challenge organizations will face is cultural, as a change in how things are done internally could prove to be the biggest hurdle potential DevOps adopters will encounter, according to chat participants. Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.ca.com\/blogs\/innovation\/archive\/2013\/06\/27\/debating-devops-culture-change-prove-biggest-obstacle-techviews.aspx\">full article<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Cloud Views<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Is the next start-up frontier the classroom? In this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cloudtweaks.com\/2013\/07\/cloud-computing-in-education-the-new-start-up-frontier\/\">Cloud Tweaks blog<\/a>, Adam Hausman discusses how cloud computing and the chance to work toward positive change are drawing entrepreneurs to education start-ups.   <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Who can see your data in the cloud? In this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com.au\/article\/521008\/who_can_pry_into_your_cloud-based_data_\/?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=taxonomyfeed\">ComputerWorld article<\/a>, Thomas Trappler discusses how to set up a cloud contract to protect data in the cloud and in this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ca.com\/us\/lpg\/Cloud-Microsite\/Main\/Luminaries\/Thomas-Trappler.aspx\">Cloud Luminaries video<\/a>, he discusses the art of cloud contract negotiations.  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Trend Watch<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>What&rsquo;s the relationship between mobile and big data? In this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/big-data-will-transform-mobile-industry-2013-7\">Business Insider article<\/a>, Josh Luger discusses how consumers are producing more data with mobile devices and how big data is optimizing mobile experiences. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A Strategy Analytics report revealed that in the first quater of 2013, 30% of global smartphone sales were driven by business users, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wirelessweek.com\/news\/2013\/06\/byod-accounts-30-enterprise-device-purchases\">Wireless Week article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ovum recently reported that one third of smartphone owners are participating in BYOD without IT&#8217;s knowledge, according to this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/one-third-of-smartphone-owners-go-byod-behind-it-departments-back-7000016406\/\">ZDNet article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Upcoming Cloud Events <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/compsac.cs.iastate.edu\/\">2013 Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Congress<\/a>: July 22-26, Kyoto, Japan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatconference.com\/\">The Conference<\/a>: August 12-14, Wisconsin Dells, WI<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/puppetconf.com\/\">Puppetconf 2013<\/a>: August 22-23, San Francisco, CA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/CloudCommonsThisWeekInCloud\/~4\/5El5YPCw2HY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudcomputing.sys-con.com\/node\/2742372\" target=\"_blank\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8340\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}