HP has introduced new services that address common security concerns associated with cloud adoption, designed for clients to increase enterprise agility safely through cloud solutions.

Cloud computing offers improved IT response times to changing requirements by delivering immediate access to vital services and information. However,complexities arise when data management in the cloud is extended to a service provider’s infrastructure and legacy IT operational models are not compatible with cloud integration.

HP is clearing the path to the cloud with new consulting services that deliver a comprehensive approach to building protection into a cloud strategy, while evaluating storage requirements for effective data management in the cloud. These services include best practices, management scenarios and cloudsimulation to educate clients on how to successfully secure and store data in a cloud environment.

Protecting the cloud

Security is one of the greatest concerns hindering organizations from moving to a cloud environment, and it should be integrated into an overall cloud approach at multiple levels. HP offers a comprehensive Cloud Protection Program across people, process, policies and technologies that delivers the same level of security for a hybrid cloud as a private IT environment. It is composed of three key components:

•      HP Cloud Protection Consulting offers workshop, roadmap, design, implementation and foundation services. This helps clients protect against Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) defined threats at the cloud and virtualization levels through strong partnering and comprehensive testing with Microsoft, Red Hat and VMware.
•      HP Cloud Protection Cloud Reference Architecture provides a comprehensive cloud protection architectural framework based on best practices, embedding cloud security design from business, functional, technical and implementation viewpoints.
•      HP Cloud Protection Center of Excellence (COE) offers an innovative lab environment that enables HP to test solutions as well as partner and third-party products that support cloud and virtualization protection to provide clients with innovative cloud security solutions.