A Buyer's Guide to Cloud Apps

A BUYER'S GUIDE TO CLOUD APPS $150 BILLION THE SIZE OF THE CLOUD COMPUTING MARKET BY 2013. OF COMPANIES IN THE WORLD 74 CLOUD COMPUTING: THE DELIVERY OF COMPUTING, STORAGE AND APPLICATIONS AS A SERVICE TO END USERS. USE SOME TYPE OF CLOUD SERVICE. SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS) POPULAR A MODEL WHERE SOFTWARE AND ASSOCIATED DATA ARE CENTRALLY HOSTED ON THE CLOUD. SAAS APPLICATIONS ARE UPDATED MORE FREQUENTLY THAN TRADITIONAL SOFTWARE. BUSINESS CLOUD APPS: • CRM • ERP • ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE • PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE • MARKETING AUTOMATION SOME OF THE BIGGEST ENTERPRISE • BILLING AND INVOICING • COLLABORATION SOFTWARE CLOUD COMPANIES INCLUDE: • WEB HOSTING · ECOMMERCE NETSUITE VERACODE • HR SOFTWARE GOOGLE LOGMEIN SALESFORCE RIGHTNOW TECHNOLOGIES CITRIX WHAT SAAS BUYERS SHOULD CONSIDER SUCCESSFACTORS CONSTANT CONTACT SKILLSOFT CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES TALEO CORPORATION DEMANDTEC DEALERTRAK KENEXA ULTIMATE SOFTWARE 1. PRICING MOST COMMON: A MONTHLY OR ANNUAL FEE. SOME SAAS VENDORS OFFER A FREEMIUM MODEL PRICE TIERS BASED ON FEATURES, SEATS, APPLICATIONS, SUPPORT OPTIONS FREQUENCY OF PAYMENT PERIODS, PER TRANSACTION 2. FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY • USER INTERFACE ADMINISTRATION • COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER SYSTEMS · EASE OF DEPLOYMENT AND MIGRATION 3. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS WHAT IS THE APPLICATION'S AVAILABILITY? EXAMINE THE SAAS PROVIDER AVAILABILITY DOWNTIME PER YEAR DOWNTIME PER WEEK 99% 3.65 DAYS 8.78 HOURS - NUMBER OF RELEASES PER YEAR • PRODUCT ROADMAP • FINANCIALHEALTH • SCALABILITY 99.9% 1.68 DAYS 10.1 HOURS HOW SAFE WILL YOUR DATA BE? 99.999* 5.26 MIN. 6.05 SEC. 99.99999% 3.15 SEC. 0.0605 SEC. 75% SECURITY & RELIABILITY IT DOWNTIME COSTS $26.5 BILLION IN LOST REVENUE OF BUSINESSES ARE CONCERNED • IDENTIFY SLA'S EARLY IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS • ANALYZE THE PROVIDERS ARCHITECTURE • ASK TO SEE THEIR DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN ABOUT THE OF CLOUD SERVICES. 54" OF RESPONDENTS CITING SECURITY AS THEIR TOP CONCERN IN TRANSITIONING TO THE CLOUD. SIX WAYS TO LEAVE LESS TO THEIR WORD AND MORE TO THE FACTS. 1 PHYSICAL DATA CENTER SECURITY WHAT ACCESS CONTROLS AND SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE? 2 SECURE AND RELIABLE STORAGE IS DATA ENCRYPTED DURING TRANSFER AND AT REST? 3. DATA IS THERE ANY ACCESS PERMISSIONS AND PROTECTION AT • PROTECTION NETWORK AND APPLICATION LAYERS? 4. NETWORK SECURITY ARE BEST IN BREED FIREWALLS AND LOAD BALANCERS BEING USED? 5. APPLICATION SECURITY WHAT APPLICATIONS ARE BEING TESTED? ASK FOR PENETRATION TESTING REPORTS 6 POLICY AND COMPLIANCE MEASURES: 6. IS YOUR PROVIDER COMPLIANT WITH PCI, HIPAA, ISO 27001? DOWNLOAD VERACODE'S SAMPLE RFP FOR APPLICATION SECURITY SCANNING TOOL SELECTION. INFO.VERACODE.COM/CASE-STUDY-SAMPLE-RFP.HTML PRESENTED BY: VERACODE Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_Service http://en.wikipedia org/wiki/Cloud_computing http://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/photostory/22401 49040/Top-10-cloud-providers-of-2012 http://www.saasexperts.net/blog/most-popular-posts/ http://www.himss.org/content/files/CarestreamWhitePaper_CloudSecurity pof http://gigaom.com/2009/02/25/7-questions-to-evaluate-saas/ http://sandhil.com/article/how-to-evaluate-saas-vendors-five-key-considerations/ http://cloudcomputingtopics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Clouspectator.png DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING