23Oct/090
Bookmarks for October 22nd 2009
These are my links for October 22nd 2009:
- 19 Ways to Build Physical Security into a Data Center - Quite old now (2005), but still very relevant. It doesn't matter how many layers of security you have in the cloud infrastructure software if you allow unauthorized access to the hardware!
- Cloud Cube Model: Selecting Cloud Formations for Secure Collaboration - From the Jericho Forum - a model for organizing cloud computing into four dimensions - so it really should be a hypercube
- Cloud Standards Wiki - Not sure who actually runs this, but it's a useful collection of links relating to cloud standards
- Daoli Project - Interesting - a project to leverage Trusted Computing in the Cloud - the hypervisor becomes part of the Trusted Computing Base (TCB).
14Oct/090
Bookmarks for October 13th 2009
These are my links for October 13th 2009:
- OpenCrowd - Cloud Computing > Cloud Taxonomy, Landscape, Evolution - Useful cloud taxonomy diagram
- Hey, You, Get Off of My Cloud: Exploring Information Leakage in Third-Party Compute Clouds - Mapping Amazon EC2's internals and instantiating co-resident machine instances with a view to mounting cross-VM side channel attacks.
- Cloud Security Alliance - Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing - Comprehensive overview of the cloud security landscape
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Gmail - Note - you'll have to enable keyboard shortcuts in Gmail Settings
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Reader - Great time-savers for Google's feed reader
- Cloud Computing Ecosystem Map v1.0: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants - Mega-map (by Troy Angrignon) of everything cloud related
- OpenCrowd - Cloud Computing > Cloud Taxonomy, Landscape, Evolution - Useful cloud taxonomy diagram
- Hey, You, Get Off of My Cloud: Exploring Information Leakage in Third-Party Compute Clouds - Mapping Amazon EC2's internals and instantiating co-resident machine instances with a view to mounting cross-VM side channel attacks.
- Cloud Security Alliance - Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing - Comprehensive overview of the cloud security landscape
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Gmail - Note - you'll have to enable keyboard shortcuts in Gmail Settings
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Reader - Great time-savers for Google's feed reader
- Cloud Computing Ecosystem Map v1.0: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants - Mega-map (by Troy Angrignon) of everything cloud related
- Brewer's CAP Theorem - Nice article on Brewer's CAP (Consistency, Availability, Partition Tolerance - pick any two) theorem and its implications for distributed systems. Interesting to see the parallels with eventual consistency in directory services. Bonus reference to the Sex Pistols' seminal 4th June 1976 Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall gig in the intro!
29Sep/090
Bookmarks for September 28th 2009
These are my links for September 28th 2009:
- Amazon Web Services: Overview of Security Processes - This document is intended to answer questions such as “How does AWS help me ensure my data are secure?” Specifically, AWS physical and operational security processes are described for network and infrastructure under AWS’ management, as well as service-specific security implementations.
- The Datacenter as a Computer: An Introduction to the Design of Warehouse-Scale Machines - Written by Luiz André Barroso and Urs Hölzle, a distinguished engineer and a vice president respectively at Google, this book describes the architecture of 'warehouse-scale computers', the main factors influencing their design, operation, and cost structure, and the characteristics of their software base.