Top five cloud computing news stories in 2012

Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Fernanda Aspe.

If we’ve learned anything since the emergence of cloud computing, it’s that cloud is not going away. And news from 2012 is proof of that. Discussions sprung up around cloud computing, from how it’s transforming enterprise IT — both easing admin’s workloads and raising concerns about security and data privacy — to how cloud services are attracting the eyes of other industry sectors with money to spend.

The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend was hotly debated, and the future of cloud service providers such as OpenStack and Oracle was thoroughly scrutinized. This top-five list of cloud computing 2012 news stories features our most popular articles covering the cloud market in 2012, as chosen by our readers…

5. BYOD and cloud services cause — and ease — IT security concerns

BYOD — and related security concerns — was one of the main causes of IT pros’ headaches. And one sticking point with BYOD in the enterprise often comes down to standards; Google Android smartphones or Apple devices may not have the appropriate management tools to meet enterprise standards. However, cloud computing offers a silver lining, as it helps mitigate risks associated with corporate data in the BYOD era.

Security as a Service (SaaS) products and automated security procedures could help enterprise IT deal with these issues. Using cloud-based anti-malware services to scan data is also a solution. But BYOD is a two-way street. End users have to respect and follow enterprise-set BYOD policies, and IT pros needs to enforce them…

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