Be thankful for these 3 cloud advances

Grazed from InfoWorld. Author: David Linthicum.

It’s that time of year again when we give thanks. We can be thankful for at least three aspects of cloud computing — and think about a few others.

1. Be thankful there have been no major cloud data breaches

Knock on wood, right? All the major hacks — including Sony Pictures, Home Depot, and Target — didn’t involve cloud computing. The ability to secure the cloud depends on how much effort goes into designing the right security and using the right technology. Fortunately, we can maintain high security levels in the cloud. By contrast, traditional systems — especially as they age — are easier targets…

2. Be thankful that outages are less frequent

Outages still occur, but large, widespread cloud outages are no longer major news events. The cloud providers became much better at operations, which includes preventing outages. Networks, core servers, and power systems are all redundant these days. Typically, no single component failure brings down the entire cloud service, or even large portions of it. Thus, clouds have proven to be more reliable than most traditional systems…

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