#9 - Introduction to the Cloud

Have you ever wanted to learn the basic fundamentals of the cloud?  This podcast provides a 50,000 foot view of the cloud.  Specific discussions include: What is the cloud? What types of clouds are there and what are the differences? What is the term shared responsibility model and what does that mean for securing the cloud? Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:10 The Basics of Cloud Computing 06:20 Cloud Computing and Infrastructure as a Service Model 10:17 The different levels of responsibility in an Elastic Compute Cloud Environment 13:18 How to host a server in the cloud 15:33 The differences between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS 17:30 The consequences of committing to the cloud 19:15 The rise of AWS locations 21:21 The politics of Cloud Provider Infrastructure 24:15 The benefits of the cloud 26:30 AWS's share responsibility model 30:43 The impediments to a high level of security in the cloud 34:46 How to sleep soundly with your data n the cloud 37:18 How to run a hybrid cloud 39:46 The challenges of hybrid clouds 43:03 Seven design principles for securing the cloud