Can we trust cloud providers to keep our data safe?

Grazed from BBCNews. Author: Matthew Wall.

Cloud computing – storing data and applications remotely rather than on your own premises – can cut IT costs dramatically and speed up your operations. But is it safe? Despite the rise of public cloud platforms offered by the likes of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, less than 10% of the world’s data is currently stored in the cloud. So what’s holding many companies back? Technology of Business explores the issue of cloud security.

What’s so good about the cloud anyway?

Building your own energy-hungry data centres is expensive and time-consuming, while managing hundreds of software applications chews up IT resources. If you can outsource a lot of this hardware and software to specialist tech companies that can expand or reduce the level of service according to your needs, it can save you a lot of time and money…

Read more from the source @ http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36151754