cloud computing

Synopsis:

The benefits of cloud computing are widely acknowledged, from cost savings to better staff utilisation, but many people fear information security risks are attached. Alan Calder, chief executive, IT Governance, explains that those fears can easily be allayed. Cloud computing in 2010 can actually offer stronger data protection than in-house servers.

I am looking forward to attend the cloudcomputing congress Europe event on the 15th & 16th of March at Olympia, London. The highlights of show include:

Whitehall IT chiefs have been warned by the intelligence agency GCHQ that security problems with cloud computing could foil their plans to use the technology to slash the cost of public services. The assessment forms part of the first report of the Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC), seen by The Register.