Novell joins Windows Azure Certified Cloud Security Service

December 22, 2010, Beijing--Novell announces that it has joined the Microsoft Windows Azure Marvell Adoption Program, through Novell Cloud security Service to address cloud security challenges. Microsoft and Novell will collaborate on pre-release, non-commercial, internal testing, and validation of the Novell Cloud Security Service on the Windows Azure platform to be used for Windows Hosted applications on Azure provide a consistent framework for access, security, and compliance management.

According to research by the Cloud Security Alliance and Novell, managing and enforcing security in the cloud is a concern for IT managers when considering cloud-based solutions. The combination of Novell Cloud Security Service and Windows Azure Cloud application platform reduces security concerns by leveraging seamless cross platform authentication, one-time logon, and user audit capabilities. The interoperability of the Novell Cloud Security Service and Windows Azure will enable organizations to save money when data resources are moved to Windows Azure.

"Microsoft is delighted that Novell has joined the Windows Azure Marvell Adoption Program." Windows Azure platform enables Novell to deliver cloud-based services that extend the value of internal software deployments without the need to manage the technical infrastructure. "said Robert Duffner, director of Microsoft Windows Azure Product Management. "Integrating Novell Cloud security services into Windows Azure ensures that an identity, security, and compliance management framework exists to reassure our customers without sacrificing investment in existing applications." ”

With Novell Cloud security services, developers who use Windows Azure will be able to quickly and easily extend any enterprise identity and access management infrastructure to Windows Azure. In an organization's application infrastructure, changes to user access rights using Novell Cloud security services are immediately replicated in the cloud. The results will provide a consistent identity and security framework for customers using Windows Azure to address compliance needs in a mixed cloud environment while maintaining critical identity data behind client firewalls.

As cloud models mature, companies seeking cloud solutions to reduce costs increase flexibility and agility, such as security issues such as protecting data in the cloud and ensuring compliance with regulations is becoming increasingly important. As Novell Workloadiq? Part of the vision, Novell Cloud security services provide a multi-tenant environment with built-in metering and auditing capabilities, so cloud service providers such as Windows Azure can provide their customers with a secure, compliant computing environment.

Windows Azure is a simple, reliable, and powerful cloud computing platform that enables customers to concentrate on the developer machine without distracting themselves from operational hurdles. Windows Azure provides developers with on-demand computing and storage, hosting, expanding, and managing services over the Internet through Microsoft Data centers.

"Running applications and storing data in the cloud has obvious benefits. "Novell Global Alliance marketing director Josh Dorfman said. "Today's businesses are all about cloud services, but when it comes to cloud, security is a top priority." We are delighted to be working with Microsoft to provide Windows Azure with an interoperable set of identity, security, and compliance management products. Our goal is to provide service providers with the ability to harness cloud computing while mitigating risk and maintaining compliance. ”