Measured Service

According to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), measured service is a cloud system's ability to automatically control and optimize resource use by leveraging a metering capability. It allows for monitoring, controlling, and reporting resource usage for different services (e.g., storage, processing, bandwidth), providing transparency for both the provider and the consumer and forming the basis for pay-per-use models.

Taiwan's high-tech and financial industries heavily rely on the cloud. A lack of measurement can lead to uncontrolled costs. More critically, untraceable abnormal usage could signify a security incident like a data breach or hacking, triggering risks under the Trade Secrets Act or Personal Data Protection Act. For semiconductor supply chains like TSMC and MediaTek, transparent resource monitoring is a key requirement for client security audits and essential for detecting threats like Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.

It is primarily related to ISO/IEC 27017 (Code of practice for information security controls for cloud services), which provides additional guidance for cloud environments. While not naming "Measured Service" directly, its principles are reflected in controls for monitoring resource usage to detect potential security threats. It also relates to the A.12 "Operations Security" domain of ISO/IEC 27001, ensuring the integrity of system monitoring and logging for incident response.

Winners Consulting is Taiwan's pioneer in integrating ERM, industrial engineering, and technology law. We don't just help implement ISO standards; guided by our founder's preventive law philosophy, we use data science and AI to transform cloud monitoring data into early warning indicators. Our multidisciplinary team vertically integrates ISO systems, corporate governance, and internal controls to create cost-effective, compliant cloud risk management solutions for industries like semiconductors and finance, avoiding redundant frameworks.