PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers sees the movement to cloud computing as a journey. While this journey can enable increased flexibility, scalability and cost management, it requires a cohesive business strategy as it represents transformation for your entire organization -- people, processes, and systems. If executed well, this journey can pave the way for significant cost savings, optimized business processes, and improved controls for cloud computing users. For technology providers, cloud computing can provide an opportunity for new revenue streams, mission critical service offerings, and superior brand recognition.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is committed to helping our clients move strategically to take advantage of the benefits of cloud computing, both as providers of cloud computing services and users. Our depth of experience in IT Strategy and Governance, Enterprise Risk Management, Business Process Optimization, Security, Third Party Assurance/SAS 70, Tax and IT Audit uniquely position us to work with our clients across industries to embrace cloud computing in a thoughtful, strategic, and managed perspective.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwc.com) provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 163,000 people in 151 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.

"PricewaterhouseCoopers" refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or, as the context requires, the PricewaterhouseCoopers global network or other member firms of the network, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity.

Thought Leadership Collateral

Technology Forecast: Summer 2009

In this issue of the Technology Forecast, we explore the impact of cloud computing trends on IT infrastructure and its role in creating a foundation for business agility. It shows how today's IT environments are dominated by a collection of built to order legacy solutions that were designed to deliver functionality in a silo, but not designed for agility and change. Read more in PDF [69Kb]

Security Among the Clouds

Cloud computing is rapidly moving from hype to a must-have service model. The benefits are certainly real, but a business must ensure that the cloud environment is secure enough for its essential data. This white paper looks at how cloud computing has become a fresh approach to IT services and the security risks. Read more in PDF [114Kb]

Providing Third Party Assurance Solutions

The business issues and challenges of cloud computing are raising greater awareness of the risks of moving business-critical IT out of the direct control of management. Customers are demanding assurance that these areas are controlled, but it has been a challenge for Providers to offer this assurance because no single standardized report covers all the inherent risks of SaaS cloud computing. Providers need a more effective third party assurance reporting method. Read more in PDF [1,275Kb]

Conference Sessions

• Keynote Presentation. Trusted Assurance Services - Providing a Method for Cloud Computing Users to Feel Confident in the cloud
• Track Leveraging the Value of Big Data in the Cloud