Above The Clouds: Managing Risk In The World Of Cloud Computing

Above the Clouds: Managing Risk in the World of Cloud Computing acts as a primer and strategic guide to identify Cloud Computing best practices and associated risks, and reduce the latter to acceptable levels. From software as a service (SaaS) to replacing the entire IT infrastructure, the author serves as an educator, guide and strategist, from runway to getting the organization above the clouds. Valuable tips on how to choose your provider of Cloud Services are also offered.

Kevin T. McDonald is an imaginative IT security and project leader with over 30 years of industry and government experience.He specialises in infrastructure protection, cyber security and business continuity planning for government and commercial clients and has published and spoken in a variety of venues.

He is a member of the Tech America Cloud Computing Committee, the IAC-ACT Cross-SIG Cloud Computing in Government committee and the Cloud Security Alliance.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration (BSBA) Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis program from the University of Arkansas and holds certifications from the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium,Inc. ((ISC)²®) as a certified information systems security professional (CISSP), from the Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) as a certified information systems auditor (CISA), from the Project Management Institute as a project management professional (PMP) and is a certified business continuity professional (CBCP) from the Disaster Recovery Institute International.