Cloud Computing isn’t Private

Posted by Doug Wolfgram on Dec 16, 2010 in Technology | 0 comments

“Cloud computing places your data in the hands of companies that neither care about you or your data.” That isn’t a direct quote but rather, the summary by a writer at TechCrunch of an overall feeling about shared computing data and it’s impact on privacy. If your company is considering cloud computing, you might want to consider this:

1. Will your cloud provider take your side or the government’s if federal agents come knocking and asking for your data?

2. Who is really in control of the security and privacy of your data on the cloud?

3. Can your disaster recovery and business continuity plans provide concrete, predictable results when you have to restore or recover cloud systems? Can you accurately predict the downtime and thus, loss to your company?