Comments on: VMware vCloud Express: Right move, wrong focus

By: Jo Maitland

Jo Maitland — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:13:06 +0000

Buying stuff with a credit card is not the issue. Buying cloud services with a credit card and working around the IT department’s policies for security and reliability is the problem.

By: Flicka7

Flicka7 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:04:00 +0000

Kapa: My guess is that Ms. Maitland is referring to the idea that quickly, cheaply, easily putting mission critical data “out there somewhere” is not encouraged in too many companies. Nevertheless, your point is correct- with the right controls, CCs are fine.

I run a small co. providing virtual machine services to SMBs. Yet it is rare that I run into [B]ANYONE[/B] who knows more than I do about IT security– and when I do, I really pay attention. This is the fundamental problem- corporate doesn’t understand how insecure their IT assets are [I]right there in their own building[/I], or how much effort it takes to train staff to be security conscious. Until that issue is addressed more comprehensively, cloud computing will not take off.

By: Kapa

Kapa — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:38:25 +0000

Your lead-in doesn’t make any sense. Every company has different rules for purchasing. I have worked with several that ONLY buy equipment and software with a credit card.