Controlling Risk in Virtualized Environments session discusses practical education and Information Technology approaches providing strategies for effective risk management in Virtualization and Cloud adoption. The topic will cover key cloud concepts & terminology, cloud and virtualization project components and their implications in Information Technology Service Management (ITSM), as well as security and legal aspects in governance. The discussion will be interactive.
Leveraging guidelines proposed in the CompTIA Cloud™ and ITpreneurs Virtualization Essentials™ curriculum, this hour will also outline steps organization should take to increase their success rate of implementing cloud computing, improve in-house cloud competencies, and decrease dependence on external consultants and services.
Discussion points include:
Service Management - (ITIL):
Cloud computing as a set of technologies and an approach to IT service delivery.
Governance – (COBIT): Detailing ways that risks should be mitigated such that investments generate value.
Information Security- (ISO/IEC 27001):
"Risk Management or Governance" through specific "Policy" where information security ensures that information in the cloud is safe and secure.
Participants in this class will be provided with the ING Cloud Case Study, which they may find useful in preparing for their own Corporate Cloud Strategy