Cloud Computer Vendors

Brandon Butler shares a list of cloud services which provide free storage.

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Data Analytics

Bob Brown offers the names of 13 cloud data companies which are attempting to grab market share in the data analytics market.

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Cloud Computing Security

Brandon Butler says that in five years cloud computing will be more secure than what we have now.

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Moving Databases to the Cloud

John Moore records early adopters of cloud databases . A concern I have with moving vital financial data to the cloud is the possibility of communication disruption by terrorists or natural disasters. In-house data warehousing offers the opportunity of creative workarounds in data distribution, but if off-site data is completely inaccessible....

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Unforeseen Consequences of Cloud Computing

Mark Gibbs shares a Softchoice report indicating that security should be a concern for corporate cloud managers.

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Microsoft Innovation May Focus on the Cloud

Brandon Butler notes that new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was responsible for Microsoft's recent credible development as a cloud computing infrastructure company, and suggests that reliance on the cloud/Internet may be the basis for future Microsoft innovation.

My concern is that external threats, primarily "cyber security" concerns or a Cardington event, may disrupt this market and dim the luster of this approach. For similar reasons I predict rough times eventually for companies solely distributing media solely online, or solely offering education online, or solely offering banking online. An outage or disruption of the open Internet will be devastating to tech firms (and governments) relying on the Internet for the services they perform. We have been blessed with cheap access to information for the last decade or two. If the cost of transferring bits becomes expensive it will be extremely disruptive to our nation's business and entertainment practices.

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Legislated Privacy and Cloud Computing

Kenneth Corbin comments on the best and worst countries for cloud computing privacy based on the report of the BSA. The US Federal Government also addressed this issue of privacy and cloud computing policies internationally.

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Moving to the Cloud: Myths and Facts

Tech and Learning posted an article titled "Moving to the Cloud: Myths and Facts."

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Cloud Computing Security

Rob May shares his thoughts about Cloud security issues.

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