Survey Of Cloud Computing And Healthcare

A critical lack of availability is negatively impacting healthcare, because Information Technology (IT) lack of control over cloud computing, leading to more issues involving availability, reliability, integrity and confidentiality (Kuo, 2011). Availability is a rising risk in the healthcare fields for Information Technology (IT) management using cloud computing (Kuo, 2011). Despite the hype of cloud computing advantages, research confirmed 58% of firms using the cloud have no idea if the cloud is within the U.S. and forty-two% do not know where the cloud servers are placed (Turner, 2013).

Healthcare Provider Organizations in the United States are going through a major restructuring process. New regulations are being imposed, new standards are being created to adopt, and financial pressures are increasing for healthcare institutions. In the midst of this whirlpool of changes, healthcare leaders are constantly looking for befitting solutions that can empower them with instruments that sustain the system against any turbulance and help leaders guide their organizations towards success. In this turbulent journey, information technology has come up to assist the leaders with the novel concept of cloud computing. The purpose of this article is to

Cloud computing is an emerging model where users can gain access to their applications from anywhere through their connected devices. A simplified user interface makes the infrastructure supporting the applications transparent to users. The applications reside in massively-scalable data centers where compute resources can be dynamically provisioned and shared to achieve significant economies of scale. A strong service management platform results in near-zero incremental management costs when more IT resources are added to the cloud. The proliferation of smart mobile devices, high speed wireless connectivity, and rich browser-based Web 2.0 interfaces has made the network-based cloud computing model not only practical but

“Cloud” computing is the fanciest buzzword in the computer industry, currently surpassing the last big term “web 2.0”. Every big player in the computer industry launched a cloud service last year. Notable examples are iCloud by Apple, (Apple 2012) or Microsoft Cloud Services (Microsoft 2011), copying various innovators like Google or Dropbox, who offer similar services since much longer. The latter is the most successful

There is a crucial need for further research relating to cloud computing in the healthcare industries, because statistics show few case studies by researchers to improve the impact relevant to cloud computing services affecting the availability of healthcare resources (Kuo, 2011). Recent studies indicate approximately 75% of the healthcare chief information technology officers are anticipating moving to the cloud computing era (Kuo, 2011). Cloud computing is an internet based method where information and resources can be shared with different devices. Improvements have been marginal and cloud computing is not being viewed as an alternative (Griebel et al., 2015). However, such leaps pose significant threats to organizations especially when it comes to health data. The proposed study aims at adding knowledge to

In the medical industry, it is critical to ensure the confidentiality of patients’ personal health records when storing and managing them. Before cloud computing surfaced, heath providers used local servers and hard drives to store their records and data. As cloud computing has been becoming more and more popular, many healthcare providers are using the cloud to store and manage their sensitive data. This paper will investigate the different access control models, Role-Based Access Control and Attribute-Based Access Control, to validate the confidentiality of data when storing and managing personal health records on cloud services. The competitive evaluation of the access control models will be done to identify possible flaws in these

Cloud computing is a one of the most talked of topics in the field of Information Technology in recent times (Keyun, Joe, Taha, & Ibrahim, 2013). This subject area of cloud computing basically is a term used to describe computer resources available as a service accessible over a network (Darren & Kim-Kwang, 2013). The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) define cloud computing as a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access on a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. networks, servers, storage, applications and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction (Peter & Timothy, 2011). Due to the attractive nature of the model there has been rise in the use of cloud computing. Gartner, an IT research and consulting firm, says that cloud computing is growing will become the bulk of IT spend by 2016 (Gartner, 2013).

In very short span of time, cloud computing has become integral part of everyone’s daily lives. It has been growing rapidly and has captured wide range of market. Cloud has given rise to new mobiles and tablets which run powerful applications. It maintains our friendship via those apps and stores our personal data. It has several of importance like:

In the last few years, the advancement of cloud computing technology has revolutionized the IT infrastructure and business model of many organizations. Businesses from green field startups, to enterprises and market giants have repositioned their services and infrastructure to take benefits of Cloud computing models. Cloud technology is leveraged by the underlying infrastructure and virtualization techniques that make the magic of on demand resource allocation, service orchestration possible. While the Internet provides the ubiquitous access necessary for utilization of the cloud services.

A major shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity is under way as more companies tap into Web-based applications like cloud computing and Web 2.0. A host of providers including Amazon, IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft are helping businesses use the Internet to tap into everything from more server capacity to software that helps manage the workload. Assigning these tasks to an offsite location is known as cloud computing (Kroenke, 2013, King, 2008, Wardley, 2012, Hinchcliffe, 2014).

ABSTRACT- Cloud computing is a type of computing, instead of having local servers or personal devices to handle applications it trusts on sharing computing resources. Cloud services can help the healthcare industry to access and manage health records effectively

Cloud computing is a topic of which much is assumed. The average person recognizes the term “cloud computing” as having to do with their storage from their iPad or iPhone on the online storage area which syncs their Apple devices to their computer. This common cloud is called the iCloud. That is where common knowledge ends about this topic. However, upon further exploration, a deeper understanding is gained with greater explanation, and it is realized that cloud computing is something that is used all of the time on many levels of everyday technology. While the terminology remains cryptic to the mind of most people, the concepts behind the practical uses of cloud computing become quite clear. It is relatable and understandable. Upon this revelation, the iCloud is recognized as the tip of the preverbal iceberg when speaking about cloud computing. It is important to discuss and further understand the many types of cloud computing as well as the various applications to life through technology. This affects how information is stored online, computers are protected, information is secured, emails are processed, and many other factors that are taken for granted in the world of technology. Cloud computing is a general term used to describe how information is stored, utilized, and accessed over the internet. There is no cloud, but the word cloud gives the connotation of an abstract place which is known to exist but is too vast to touch or contain (Griffith,

Cloud computing is a part of internet growth, it’s the next generation of internet. Cloud computing deliver everything –computing resource, infrastructure, application, and business process to personal collaboration – and can be access as service wherever and whenever through various devices. The cloud itself is a set of hardware, networks, storages, services, and interface that enable to delivery of computing as services based on user demand. (Hurwitz, J, 2009)

Cloud computing have revolutionized life as we know it; it allows people to store, manage, and access their data by using a network of remote servers which are hosted on the internet rather than using a local server or own hardware. A recent study conducted by KPMG found that 81% of businesses were either evaluating cloud services, planned a cloud implementation or had already implemented a cloud strategy [1]. Organizations tend to use the cloud to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Cloud is not a commodity, some people think that it comes out of the sky, while in fact it comes from physical hardware inside brick and mortar facilities which are connected to hundreds of miles by networking cables.

Cloud computing have revolutionized life as we know it; it allows people to store, manage, and access their data by using a network of remote servers which are hosted on the internet rather than using a local server or own hardware. A recent study conducted by KPMG found that 81% of businesses were either evaluating cloud services, planned a cloud implementation or had already implemented a cloud strategy [1]. Organizations tend to use the cloud to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Cloud is not a commodity, some people think that it comes out of the sky, while in fact it comes from physical hardware inside brick and mortar facilities which are connected to hundreds of miles by networking cables.