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IP Transit Expert NTT America Sponsors 2010 CIO 100 Symposium and Awards

By Anshu Shrivastava
TMCnet Contributor

NTT America (News - Alert) has announced that the company’s CEO, Kazuhiro Gomi, will address the topic of cloud computing security at the 2010 CIO 100 Symposium and Awards Ceremony.

NTT America, which is a corporate sponsor of the  CIO event, provides enterprise hosting, cloud and virtualization services, managed network and global IP transit networking services.

Gomi plans to participate in a panel discussion, “Securing Data in the Cloud: Three Expert Views from the Front Lines.” He is expected to be joined by fellow panelists Treb Ryan, CEO of OpSource (News - Alert); and Bill Yeack, executive vice president of Integralis.

Company officials said that enterprises are adopting cloud technologies for speed to market, business flexibility and cost control. However, there are still serious questions about security vulnerabilities of cloud deployment.

This panel is expected to provide expert opinions from three different perspectives and address issues.

They will answer questions such as:

*How segmented is your data from other customers in a public cloud?

*Who has access?

*What attacks have been launched against cloud platforms and what are the right defenses?

NTT America officials said that they have an insight into the infrastructure supporting cloud computing, virtual storage, virtualized servers and how to secure these environments from internal and external vulnerabilities.

Gomi said that he’ll share his perspectives on critical issues such as best practices for building a public cloud on enterprise infrastructure. In addition, he is expected to highlight key features of a virtualized server environment, geographic diversity as part of security planning, how to detect and defend DDoS attacks and naming the tools necessary to compartmentalize information ownership.

Moreover, OpSource will review the role of networks and change management in securing the cloud. Also, the company will examine the use of firewalls, load balancing, VPNs, encryptions in production cloud environments.

Integralis has an understanding of the requirements for security and compliance around cloud infrastructure. It plans to provide deep detail into the importance of security and compliance considerations as they pertain to cloud infrastructure.

Earlier this month, NTT America announced activities over the last quarter in support of major technology and global business trends.

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