of the ASP\'s service, the security of the program and the ASP\'s maturity with regard to security awareness. Finally the guidelines


future. For these reasons Cisco Systems has developed a comprehensive evaluation guideline. This guideline includes evaluating the scope


financial future of the ASP in general, i.e. how stable a company is and if it has the resources to continue business into the foreseeable


Exposure of corporate data to other ASP customers * Compromise of corporate data Some other risks include failure to account for the


Loss of control of corporate data * Loss of control of corporate image * Insufficient ASP security to counter risks *


a firm must assess the level of risk associated with the ASP itself. Failure to properly account for such risk can lead to: *


be problematic Evaluating an Application Service Provider security when moving to an ASP infrastructure can come at a high cost, as such


market may result in changes in the type or level of service available to clients * Integration with the client\'s non-ASP systems may


critical business function, thus limiting their control of that function and instead relying on the provider * Changes in the ASP


as provided since ASPs can only afford a customized solution for the largest clients * The client may rely on the provider to provide a


that impact the enterprise\'s bottom line Some inherent disadvantages include: * The client must generally accept the application


Reduction of internal IT costs to a predictable monthly fee. * Redeploying IT staff and tools to focus on strategic technology projects


agreement guarantees a certain level of service * Access to product and technology experts dedicated to available products *


experts * Improved reliability, availability, scalability and security of internal IT systems * A provider\'s service level


application experience than the in-house staff * Key software systems are kept up to date, available, and managed for performance by


eliminated from the client site * Software costs for the application are spread over a number of clients * Vendors can build more


on a \"per-use\" basis or on a monthly/annual fee The advantages to this approach include: * Software integration issues are


servers that support the software * ASP makes information available to customers via the Internet or a \"thin client\" * ASP bills


associated with ASPs include: * ASP fully owns and operates the software application(s) * ASP owns, operates and maintains the


Virtualization), some deploy in a single instance multi-tenant access mode, now more frequently referred to as \"SaaS\". Common features


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