144. Do you think Regulations and Legal Compliance is an important
aspect of Cloud Computing?
Yes, in Cloud Computing we are using resources that are owned by the Cloud provider. Due to this our data resides on the servers that can be
shared by other users of Cloud.
There are regulations and laws for handling user data. We have to ensure that these regulations are met while selecting and implementing a Cloud
computing strategy.
Similarly, if we are in a contract with a client to provide certain Service Level Agreement (SLA) performance, we have to implement the cloud
solution in such a way that there is no breach of SLA agreement due to Cloud provider’s failures.
For security there are laws that have to be followed irrespective of Cloud or Co-located Data center. This is in the interest of our end-customer as
well as for the benefit of business continuity.
With Cloud computing architecture we have to do due diligence in selecting Security and Encryption options in Cloud.