I have used many cloud services in the enterprise. While more IT support can be good I still worry about management - account management; pruning access to former employees; services with one account and shared passwords; backup policies etc.
Allowing cloud services and managing cloud services are two different things.
Well there you are, Kim. Exactly, which is what can happen if you don't understand and design the redundancies necessary to maintain and deliver that trust. That's exactly why many need more information.
Agreed, Mich. A clear definition, and maybe a couple of architectual designs, that show the advantages and disadvantages of different designs, would advance the adaptation and wider spread use.
I agree with Kim and you, migration to the Cloud seems the way to go, but I would add that besides design and development, companies need information, clear information on what is the Cloud, how to choose a Cloud provider, and what this migration implies. At www.bell.ca/enterprise/EntPrd_Inf_Landing.page you can find some white papers and assessment tools
I wonder if IT is getting *too* comfortable. Are they taking appropriate security, liability, regulatory, privacy, disaster recovery, and other precautions?
23% are worried -- but are they taking appropriate action?
I suspect that more and more functions will migrate to the cloud, almost without businesses realizing it; that people will wake up one day to find that security concerns, though real, didn't stop cloud adoption.
With nearly one in four expressing security concerns about cloud services, one wonders how long it will take before that percentage goes way down. With such a significant number showing some concerns, it may take years before most feel comfortable in the cloud.
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Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.
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