What does the future hold for cloud computing?

July 21, 2014 Off By David
Object Storage

Grazed from Net-Security. Author: Catalin Cosoi.

Positive reports of increasing levels of cloud adoption in the UK were plentiful in the technology media in the first half of 2014. The majority of coverage indicates that growing numbers of businesses are embracing the technology’s many benefits – such as cost and time savings – and this mirrors our own intelligence.

However, amongst the positivity remain concerns about security, with discussions surrounding the storage of, and access to, sensitive data remaining ever-present. While education remains an issue that needs to be addressed, one must consider the current landscape and cloud computing’s future prospects…

Cloud storage – is it worth the risk?

As I explored last month, cloud providers are keen to impress that the data businesses store in the cloud is secure. However, from a corporate standpoint, it’s currently too early to put a definitive number on just how big the risks are for firms from a data storage perspective…

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