"Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) is an initiative by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) to document security controls offered by cloud computing providers."
Operates as an in-memory data grid that dynamically caches, partitions, replicates, and manages application data and business logic across multiple servers.
Young said IT managers considering a move to the cloud should ask the following questions, for starters:
--How portable is the technology and data across international borders?
--Who is backing the service provider?
--Is the provider certified, and by whom?
--Where does the data originate?
--How is the identity management process set up?
--Who manages physical security at the provider's facilities?
--How is change management handled?
--What happens to your partnering model?