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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing
Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Joseph Beal, Chief Information Security Officer of CCSI (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: Let’s talk about information security as it applies to the government and from the perspective of the cloud. What are the key drivers? What is the government’s level of concern about cyber crimes, and what are the drivers in that situation? Joseph Beal: We focus a lot [on] APT, which is advanced persistent
Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Joseph Beal, Chief Information Security Officer of CCSI (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: I did not realize that the government uses telecommuting. Joseph Beal: Yes. It’s a driver. It’s a way for them to cut down on time, and they can work more efficiently. SM: I just want to clarify: Is that something that you predict will happen or is it happening? JB: We’re in the
Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Joseph Beal, Chief Information Security Officer of CCSI (Part 1)
CCSi is a 20-year-old company that serves only the needs of the U.S. government. That’s quite a hefty client for anyone to handle. The U.S. government requires all the same types of support as any other organization. Since the information it handles is much more sensitive that what the average company does, CCSI has its
Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Chris Gatch, CTO of Cbeyond (Part 6)
Sramana Mitra: So, you do deals whereby you bring new products into your channel on a revenue-sharing basis? Chris Gatch: A lot of the services we sell to our customers are with third-party partners. Our desktop security product was delivered in partnership with F Secure. Our desktop backup product is in partnership with a large
Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Chris Gatch, CTO of Cbeyond (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: It’s very exciting that small businesses can afford technology at a completely different order of magnitude. Chris Gatch: Yes, it’s amazing. The capital required to start businesses now is dramatically less. The dollars involved in VC rounds have gone down as a result of cloud technology. What’s cool is that the stuff the
Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Chris Gatch, CTO of Cbeyond (Part 4)
SM: What is the impact of Apple in all of this? CG: They’ve changed the browser landscape pretty considerably. They’ve driven HTML 5 shift in the industry and are forcing customers to have to redevelop sites that are moving away from Flash. We haven’t to have client solutions for tools that we roll out that
Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Chris Gatch, CTO of Cbeyond (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: The best way for us to understand the business and the dynamics of the business environment in which you play is to do use cases and segments. That’s why I’m leading you down this path. Chris Gatch: Sure. To that end, let me give you an example. We have a customer that’s a
Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Chris Gatch, CTO of Cbeyond (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: And what does it cost? Chris Gatch: It’s going to vary. A cloud data center can start at about $350 for a private center, which includes a completely segmented network environment, a logically separate firewall, about half a terabyte of storage, and a modest level of computing resources. It can scale to much
