Practical Cloud Security ─ A Cross-Industry View

Cloud computing is a technical evolution and the blend of highly automated IT with various industry business models. It has created an explosion of cloud-driven business service solutions, creating industry-specific cloud security challenges. The authors use executive level survey data, insights from cross-industry research and their practical experience to create a practical guide for implementing cloud computing security across all service (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and deployment (Public, Private, Hybrid, Community) models. This book is required reading for the development of cloud strategies that lead to secure business growth and innovation.

Melvin B. Greer Jr., is Managing Director of the Greer Institute for Leadership and Innovation, focused on research and development. Melvin uses his knowledge in graph analytics, machine learning and cognitive computing to accelerate transformation of data into a strategic asset for federal agencies and global enterprises. His systems and software engineering experience has resulted in patented inventions in cloud computing, synthetic biology and IoT bio-sensors for edge analytics. Greer is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and US National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine.

Kevin L. Jackson is a globally recognized cloud computing expert, independent thought leader with IBM and Dell, founder and author of award-winning "Cloud Musings" blog and US Black Engineer & Information Technology Magazine Cybervisionary. Jackson has also been recognized as a "Top 100 Cybersecurity Influencer and Brand" by Onalytica (2015), a Huffington Post Top 100 Cloud Computing Experts on Twitter (2013), a "Top 50 Cloud Computing Blogger for IT Integrators" by CRN (2015) and a "Top 5 Must Read Cloud Blog" by BMC Software (2015). He is also a Fellow of the National Cyber Security Institute.