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Security Is Not Only Thing Overlooked by Eager Adopters of Cloud-Based Services
Dec 28, 2012Businesses are adopting cloud-based services mainly to speed up innovation and cut costs,often overlooking the security risks of this new delivery model. But security is not the only thing that is being overlooked by eager adopters of ...
Tags: analysis, security risks, date, overlook
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Insisted More Efforts Are Needed in Cloud Standardisation If EC'sforecasts to Be Met
Dec 24, 2012The industry has welcomed the European Commission's (EC's) ambitious cloud computing strategy but insisted more efforts are needed in areas of cloud standardisation, security and data protection if the EC'sforecasts are to be met. The ...
Tags: European Commission, cloud computing, cloud standardisation
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Today's Change Means This Self Certification Process
Dec 18, 2012Selecting cloud service providers could become easier, thanks to changes made today to the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) code of practice. In 2010, CIF published a the code to promote the adoption of cloud-based services. It previously ...
Tags: cloud service, cloud code, CIF, self certification
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Computing Standards Are Crucial to Improve Maturity of Cloud-Based Industry
Dec 17, 2012Meaningful cloud computing standards are crucial to improve the maturity of cloud-based services and bring increased flexibility, security and interoperability, but too many competing standards could wreak damage, warned the Cloud Industry ...
Tags: meaningful cloud, computing standards, cloud industry, APM Group
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Security and Data Privacy Are Top Concerns for UK Businesses Adopting Cloud-Base Services
Sep 26, 2012Security and data privacy are still the top concerns for UK businesses adopting cloud-based services,research shows. Security(82%)and privacy(69%)top concerns when it comes to migrating to the cloud for the third year in a row,according ...
Tags: CIF, Security, data privacy, CoP, cloud service, UK
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The Number of First-Time Users of Cloud Computing Services in The UK Has Increased by 27%
Sep 17, 2012The number of first-time users of cloud computing services in the UK has increased by 27%from last year,according to research from the Cloud Industry Forum(CIF). But the CIF survey showed that,while the rate of adoption has ...
Tags: Cloud Industry Forum, CIF, uptake rises, increased by 27 percent
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Lack of Cloud Standards and Interoperability Made It Difficult to Move Workloads
Aug 1, 2012The lack of established cloud standards and interoperability has made it difficult to move workloads between private clouds and public clouds and some experts say these problems hinder cloud adoption. Without any industry-wide cloud ...
Tags: cloud standards, private clouds, public clouds, cloud services