Video: Regulatory Considerations for Use of Cloud Computing and SaaS Environments | IVT

In this presentation from IVT's Qualifying and Validating Cloud and Virtualized IT Infrastructures, Chris Wubbolt and John Patterson focus on the historical perspective and current trends in cloud computing environments, including aspects of cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers that may be of interest to US Food and Drug Administration investigators during an FDA inspection. They highlight challenges for consumer of cloud-computing. Important compliance-related points to consider for software vendors as they shift to becoming SaaS providers are discussed. The presentation also reviews the pros and cons of cloud computing from a business and compliance perspective, including differences between traditional computing environments and private/public clouds. Examples of issues to consider when using cloud computing environments and SaaS providers are also discussed.