The Impact of SaaS and Cloud

Impact of SaaS and Cloud

The future isn’t what it used to be

Martijn.Kriens@iCrowds.net

In the news…

november 2009

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mobiel

netwerk

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netwerkstoring

maart 2009

Kapotte router

oorzaak

urenlange

landelijke storing

betaalautomaten

September 2011DigiNotar-hackers blijken 531 certificaten te hebben vervalst

September 2011, Computerworld

Dutch struggle to

revoke DigiNotar

SSL certificates

SaaS and Cloud: new possibilities

and new vulnerabilities

(1 − z3 / 6) / (z − z2 / 2)2 + c

Simple variables, complex

consequences

The basics

• (Unlimited) Scalability– IT becomes a scalable cost

• (Ubiquitous) Communication• Transactions in milliseconds

• (Seamless) Cooperation– Opening up internal systems for partners

• Anytime, Anywhere– Instantaneous as well as a-synchronous

• (Maximum)Transparency– Digital trust through access to data and certificates

Double edged

• New possiblities– Opportunities– Disruptive innovation

• Complexity– Risks– Chaos in prediction outcomes

opportunities

800 million Digital Friends

Digital marketplace

Digital hardware

Buildingblocks

of the Internet

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Convergence

SoftwareproducerSoftwareproducer

ServiceproducerService

producer

Productquality

Servicequality

Combination of services ad

software creates new added value

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BasisregistratiesCombination leads to new added values

PAAS Research Questions

• Convergence– “What is the business

convergence phenomenon?”

– “What is a appropriate business model to gain substantial competitive advantages?”

• Multi-Tenancy– “How to support

variability in a multi-tenant software-as-a-service environment?”

– “How to organize hybrid product and service organisation”

Risks

Buildingblocks

of the Internet

Buildingblocks

of the Internet

Mashup

In mashup normally more than 80% is reuse of existing services and less than 20% is new software

Testability

No clear test environment

for full application

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BasisregistratiesCombination leads to new single points

of failure

“Hidden” relations between

environments

Lazy use of security

Centralised De-CentralisedDistributed

Rand

In a distributed environment control can not be imposed from the top

Trust

as·sur·ance

A statement or indication that inspires confidence

Level of proof to build confidenceTrustworthy > adequate proof of trust

Confidence in the capabilities to realize promises …

TTISC Research questions

• Q1: What are the risk elements

• Q2: What are the risk control patterns

• Q3: What is the integrated model of risk and controls

• Q4: How to achieve assurance in SaaS chains

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MacromyopiaWe overestimatethe short term resultsof technologyand underestimatethe long term results

Jaron Lanier