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Database security in cloud

Hello...

I have a database and web server and i need to host them in the cloud, each on a sparate server.

What is the most secure scenario I can get from the could to host eh DB? it is critical and needed to be secure.

Thanks in advance!

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Aneesh

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Suliman Abu Kharroub

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Thank you for your input...

So, is it secure to host eh DB on the cloud ? like EC2.

Do I have an options to a security layer on the could ?

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Ogandos

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Suliman Abu Kharroub

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I am reading about it...

Thanks again.

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Shalom Carmel

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Suliman Abu Kharroub

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Thanks all!

Suliman Abu Kharroub

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Dears,

Can someone help me to understand one more question: what will happen for the DB instance and web instance when the physical or virtual machine require restart for windows update installation ? it will reboot automatically ? and how often ?

If its necessary to post this question on a new tried please advise.

Thanks all,

Shalom Carmel

Please post a new question.

It production environments, it is not recommended to define windows update on autopilot.
The decision of when to update should be a conscious decision.

Being in the cloud really simplifies life for updating and patching. Remember, a new server instance costs very little to test for a few hours.
You should have an up to date images of your servers, so you just fire up a new instance of your application, patch it, test it, create a patched image, and roll over with very little disruption. If you have load balancers (like Amazon ELB) you can have zero disruption.

Microsoft has Azure SQL and amazon has RDS which are Databases as a Service that are maintained updated and patched by the vendor, so look into them too.