Cloud Security Guidelines for IBM Power Systems

Cloud security reference architecture

Cloud computing can potentially be a disruptive change to the way an organization’s IT services are delivered. Without sound planning and design, the complexity of cloud computing can be inhibitory to business adoption.

This chapter outlines the proven Cloud Computing Reference Architecture (CCRA) that IBM both employs in building private clouds for clients and also uses in the IBM owned public and private clouds. This chapter particularly focuses on the security aspects of the CCRA, and how they relate to ...