A working definition for cloud computing—a new computer technique with potential for achieving significant cost savings and information technology agility—has been released by a team of ...

That one, version 15, was posted to the NIST cloud computing website in July 2009. In January 2011 that version was published for public comment as public draft SP 800-145.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued the final version of its special publication aimed to help demystify cloud computing. Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations ...

Here are the requirements that need to be part of a cloud computing initiative, outlined by NIST: Requirement 1: Interoperability, performance, portability, and security standards: "Standards ...

NIST Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations, SP 800-146, can be downloaded from here. Comments should be sent to [email protected] by June 13, 2011. •Date: 17th May 2011 • Region: ...

These documents, along with others from NIST and NIST working groups, will be incorporated into the NIST U.S. Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap, expected to be published in November, 2011.

Guidelines and standards such as the Cloud Security Alliance’s (CSA) Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Cloud Computing Security Reference ...

Cloud computing is a nebulous concept. It means one thing to one person and something else to another. A team of computer scientists at the National Association of Standards and Technology (NIST) has ...

NIST’s guidance adds to existing work done by the Cloud Security Alliance and the European Network and Information Security Agency and it’s Cloud Computing Risk Assessment.

SP 800-144 is geared toward system managers, executives and information officers making decisions about cloud computing initiatives; security professional responsible for IT security; IT program ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of the "U.S. Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap, Volumes I and II," which focuses on strategic and ...

Defining The Expanding World Of Cloud Computing Date: May 21, 2009 Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summary: A working definition for cloud computing -- a new computer ...