Amazon rolls out Config to manage cloud resources

Box: You can bring your own keys to encrypt in our cloud Build single sign-on into your Web and mobile apps

InfoWorld Cloud Computing Report February 12, 2015 Amazon rolls out Config to manage cloud resources AWS Config does two main jobs. It takes a snapshot of the state of your AWS resources and how they are wired together, then tracks changes that take place between them. Anything added, deleted, or manipulated gets logged, with changes recorded in AWS CloudTrail. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Box: You can bring your own keys to encrypt in our cloud 2. INSIDER Build single sign-on into your Web and mobile apps 3. What the cloud can learn from the data-breach epidemic 4. Microsoft files for 'Windows 365' trademark, hints at future service Resource compliments of: LinkTek Hidden Problem with Office 2013 Migrations Did you know that migrating to Office 2013 will cause links that point to the migrated Office documents to become broken? This is an often unknown and hidden problem that can result in costly disruption to business processes. LinkFixer Advanced automatically fixes these broken links! CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A FREE TRIAL VERSION OF LINKFIXER ADVANCED NOW! Box: You can bring your own keys to encrypt in our cloud Box's new service, Box EKM (Enterprise Key Management), allows customers to use their own encryption keys to encrypt data in Box. By offering the opportunity to bring one's own keys, Box is hoping to to knock down one of the longest-standing and toughest arguments against storing sensitive data in the cloud. READ MORE INSIDER Build single sign-on into your Web and mobile apps You don't want to build one-off authentication and authorization in every Web and mobile application you create. Instead, try a service like Okta or Microsoft Azure AD.READ MORE What the cloud can learn from the data-breach epidemic Those who deploy cloud systems can learn a lesson from network breaches: The effectiveness of security depends wholly on the planning and technology applied to the problem, for both cloud and traditional systems. READ MORE Microsoft files for 'Windows 365' trademark, hints at future service Talk of an Office 365-like subscription for Windows has surfaced regularly, but Microsoft has said nothing of such plans. Recently, however, Microsoft has pitched the phrase "Windows as a service" to describe Windows 10. READ MORE Resource compliments of: Cloud Cruiser How to Manage Costs for Your Private Cloud Join this educational webcast to learn how to move your organization to a consumption-based private cloud, examples for OpenStack. What to expect: * real-world customer use-cases when deploying private clouds using OpenStack * best practices for data collection, service rates, billing and chargeback.CLICK TO CONTINUE DAILY NEWS, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX FIRST THING Start your workday with Today's Headlines: First Look, and find out what the tech world will be talking about all day. Subscribe now!