Cloud Sherpas and CipherCloud Announce Partnership to Bring Security to Cloud Customers
April 26, 2012
Cloud computing is continuing its penetration into the global business realm. Companies recognize that it is far more than a better IT solution; rather, they see it as a better business solution. That said cloud sourcing, or choosing a services provider, is a complex undertaking fraught with risks and challenges. How do you get it right? What about sensitive data in the cloud? These kinds of questions have been addressed by CipherCloud which provides a unified cloud encryption gateway that encrypts sensitive data in real time before it’s sent to the cloud.
The recent announcement of a new partnership between Cloud Sherpas and CipherCloud will introduce CipherCloud’s encryption gateway technology to Cloud Sherpas’ customer base while expanding geographical and vertical markets for both companies. Founded in 2008, Cloud Sherpas, a leader in the Cloud Service Provider market (CSP (News – Alert)), was recently named the Google Enterprise 2011 Partner of the Year. This was based in part on their deep-rooted commitment to Google technologies and customer success, as evidenced by the number of Google (News – Alert) Apps Certified Deployment Specialists engaged throughout its organization…
According to Dev Ghoshal, senior vice president of operations at CipherCloud, “By working together, Cloud Sherpas and CipherCloud are able to help organizations worldwide that otherwise would not be able to move to the cloud. Cloud Sherpas has helped more than 1.5 million users with the process of implementing Salesforce and ‘Going Google.’ We are excited to be working with them as they strive for the next 1.5 million.”
Data privacy, data residency, compliance, and security are continuing concerns with cloud adoption. Many of the top hosting providers now offer cloud services and adequate encryption tools for sensitive data have been slow to implement.
In addition to the economic advantages of an on-demand computing environment, these companies enjoy the flexibility of being able to scale their services up or down to accommodate changing needs or business requirements, without having to invest in new equipment. Yet while any type of company that requires application hosting could benefit from the provisioning of computing resources as a service, these companies do not want to expose sensitive data via the public cloud.
“Security in the cloud is a paramount issue for our customers, particularly for those facing regulatory requirements in the financial and health care industries and customers in countries with data residency requirements,” said Eran Gil, SVP, global business development, Cloud Sherpas. “Several organizations have already approached us with interest in CipherCloud’s cloud data protection gateway.”
CipherCloud’s award-winning technology secures sensitive customer data across multiple public and private cloud applications without impacting functionality or performance. The solution uses comprehensive security controls including strong encryption, tokenization, activity monitoring, and malware detection. CipherCloud has been recognized by Gartner (News – Alert) as a Cool Vendor in Cloud Security in 2011.