Security and Personal Computing

Not all

Clouds are the same.

We clearly.

Cloud (translated: cloud) is the new word used to describe innovative and exciting technologies. The idea is that structures outside the organization's headquarters (or of the person) computing resources are used as internal: these structures are accessible through an account and live in huge remote data centers. Use of facilities outside the organization offers great advantages; However there are also disadvantages, Some are so important that it can not be underestimated certain.

There are two distinct philosophies in the cloud: the “Cloud Computing” and the “Personal Cloud Computing”. The first is a huge and powerful “public”, that is accessible by all: hundreds of thousands or millions of simultaneous users. The second is a private system, much smaller and less powerful, available only to the owner and operating exclusively within its Internet domain.

About some of the differences between the two systems with regard to safety and protection of sensitive data and privacy.

A great idea,

but also a great risk to your privacy.

Would you give your house keys to a stranger?

Well, the weakness of Cloud Computing that raises the most concern is precisely related to privacy and legal. To use a Cloud Computing service is necessary first of all to subscribe and agree to the terms of use, then upload their data on public servers. The direct consequence is that if the servers are being violated, the hacker will have access to your data, exactly as if it violates your local computer.

The risk becomes more concrete as they grow the amount of data assigned to servers, enough to not allow a company, at least the current state, to be able to completely dismantle its IT infrastructure to support the use of Cloud Computing. Overall, There are two major drawbacks of this technology:

Security of data – besides the already mentioned possibility that they may be abused by hackers, having no longer under control of the infrastructure we have to trust on reports from our supplier, counting on his good faith and that of his technical; technicians who have access to a potentially huge amount of data (also sensitive and possibly covered by trade secret).

Quality of service – The infrastructure of a provider that provides distributed services of Cloud Computing to hundreds of thousands or millions of users is, of course, very complex; more complex a system, becomes more difficult to understand and manage risk in both phases of implementation and management and use. This results in a greater possibility of encountering technical problems leading to inefficiency. As it is impossible to assure customers that the infrastructure is truly bug-free, a provider should seriously need to have a disaster recovery plan, that allows you to move around the workloads from one infrastructure to another (facing substantial additional investment). And in light of the facts, Contrary to what you might think those are very few companies willing immobilisation of such capital to ensure real security and continuity of the service provided: serve as a warning to all the recent events that occurred at a well known and well known hosting provider National.

In conclusion, Cloud Computing is an excellent alternative processing system, but the philosophy on which this solution is based can not inherently provide any assurance that a definitive technology, in this field, should ensure.

If the Cloud is Personal

your business becomes more secure.

Trust: playing at home is better.

The Personal Cloud Computing is based on a micro infrastructure installed within your existing hosting and operational.

This choice allows to obtain a personal cloud dedicated to the needs of your business only. It only responds to your needs and can be configured according to the needs of your organization. Although the computing power is vastly inferior to a system of distributed Cloud Computing, The Personal Cloud Computing is much more eclectic, economical and safe.

If cloud computing needs of large economic investments, large spaces, Equipment and enormous demands in terms of energy in order to operate, Personal Cloud Computing is limited to use existing infrastructure at your hosting (typically a web-server) in addition to a pre-installed software named Web Based OS (Operating System based on Web). The Web Based OS is, after a pleasant user experience based GUI (Graphical User Interface) and the same way as the best standalone operating systems, the bridge between the hardware of the web server and your computer, tablet o smartphone che siano, and with whom be making your request processing.

The economy of operation of a Personal Cloud Computing allows the individual firm, even small, almost instantaneously to repay the cost required for its adoption, which is no longer necessarily tied to a subscription, but possibly also to an on-demand solution.

Unlike Cloud Computing, Personal Cloud Computing ensures the security of your sensitive data and your privacy, since the latter are processed and are deposited in a very limited, already familiar to you and for which, Realistically speaking, rarely think of a hacker attack, it is a micro infrastructure that no one, apart from us and our collaborators, known to exist.

In short, Personal Cloud Computing does not suffer from the disadvantages of Cloud Computing, as the external structure is still contained within its domain, and then your hosting system. An application-level servers, as our ownCloud OS, will develop and make available all the data to you that you are the legitimate owners, and staff of your company that you have decided to entrust. No prying eyes on the outside of your organization can access and, unlike what happens in Cloud Computing, Your privacy is really confined within your own sphere of action and control.

Personal Cloud Computing: the cloud safer for your Business.