A Risk Assessment Framework for Evaluating Software-as-a-Service | (SaaS) Cloud Services Before Adoption

Lionel Bernard

ISBN 10: 3659223212 / ISBN 13: 9783659223211

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

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A Risk Assessment Framework for Evaluating Software-as-a-Service | (SaaS) Cloud Services Before Adoption | Lionel Bernard | Taschenbuch | 136 S. | Englisch | 2012 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783659223211 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: A Risk Assessment Framework for Evaluating Software-as-a-Service | (SaaS) Cloud Services Before Adoption
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659223212
• ISBN 13: 9783659223211
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 9D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 221 grams
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Synopsis

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is rapidly becoming the standard software platform for many organizations seeking to reduce their IT costs and take advantage of the inherent flexibility, quick deployment, ready access, and scalability of the SaaS concept. SaaS is part of the paradigm shift toward cloud computing in software, hardware, and IT services acquisition. Swayed by its noted benefits, SaaS adopters may neglect to consider the risks associated with SaaS and overall cloud-based services before adoption. SaaS risks stem from its multi-tenancy, Internet dependency, and the requirement to entrust cloud providers with confidential data. Existing standards for selecting commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or custom-built software and frameworks for evaluating the risks of cloud-based services are either too broad to apply specifically to SaaS or do not take into account some of the unique requirements of SaaS. Furthermore, the issue of risk relevancy is significant if adopters are to formalize the SaaS decision-making process.

About the Author

Dr. Lionel Bernard is a computer professional with over twenty years of experience helping a variety of organizations adapt technology to streamline their operations. He holds an undergraduate degree in Information System from Lawrence Technological University in Michigan and a MBA degree from Howard University in Washington, DC.