tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653558328125881331.post5092658908692372121..comments2024-03-05T00:00:34.263-05:00Comments on Ben Collins: The Rack RevolutionBen Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16641016264284463086noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653558328125881331.post-5268966778561785392012-09-26T18:33:27.401-04:002012-09-26T18:33:27.401-04:00Have to add this little bit: Linux-Based Servergy ...Have to add this little bit: <a href="https://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/cloud-computing/641488-linux-based-servergy-advances-data-center-efficiency" rel="nofollow">Linux-Based Servergy Advances Data Center Efficiency</a>Ben Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16641016264284463086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653558328125881331.post-61935890011963004412012-09-26T18:32:44.098-04:002012-09-26T18:32:44.098-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ben Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16641016264284463086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653558328125881331.post-62517386305976584092012-09-26T17:19:21.549-04:002012-09-26T17:19:21.549-04:00I understand, Ben, and I wasn't making an indi...I understand, Ben, and I wasn't making an indictment of Servergy by any means. I was more looking at the state of the industry in general. It's more about implementation of security controls, which is in the realm of the cloud operators, not the backend systems.Brad Alexandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653558328125881331.post-90861226519267959702012-09-26T16:19:51.775-04:002012-09-26T16:19:51.775-04:00@Brad While I understand your concerns and worries...@Brad While I understand your concerns and worries, that's more of an issue with cloud managing companies having safer and more secure practices. Not something that Servergy directly deals with.<br /><br />That being said, however, our systems offer some hardware based security features that I can't delve into at this time, but they do allow for more secure partitioning of virtual machines and accelerated crypto. This can always aid in making the cloud more secure.Ben Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16641016264284463086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653558328125881331.post-37740311711888283132012-09-26T16:15:45.289-04:002012-09-26T16:15:45.289-04:00While in general, I like this concept, I am also c...While in general, I like this concept, I am also cynical enough to believe that companies want your data for their own nefarious purposes. Like determining your tastes/preferences, tracking you, and so forth.<br /><br />The other issue I have is that very few of these companies in the cloud deploy their offerings in what I would consider a secure manner. The number of sites getting their databases popped and put on pastebin grows every week, because they don't properly store their password files. In addition, you occasionally see bombshells dropped such as Dropbox using the same key to encrypt user data.<br /><br />Finally, there is the whole government interference thing. I saw an article about an OWS member being arrested for a misdemeanor for being on the Brooklyn Bridge during a protest. The judge subpoenaed his Twitter records, and threatened Twitter with a contempt charge if they didn't turn them over. Normally, this type of data requires a warrant, but the judge did not do this. So Twitter is being coerced into turning over data illegally.<br /><br />It comes down to once it leaves your perimeter, your data is not your own any more. With some things, I'm okay with that, but others, not so much.Brad Alexandernoreply@blogger.com