Cloud computing – data privacy and compliance

Cloud computing - data privacy

Often, when the cloud computing discussion takes off, especially in relation to public clouds, one recurring issue soon emerges, namely, the the issue of data privacy and responsibility. It seems clear that different legislations related to data privacy and, especially, cross-border transfer of data is causing a lot of uncertainty and retention by many IT managers considering cloud services. Especially does this relate to certain type of data, e.g. financial information, health records and … [Read more...]

The emergence of mobile cloud computing

Mobile cloud computing

Did yo know that digital media entertainment (DME) traffic currently represented by the iPhone is already 35 times higher than that created by traditional handsets? Many analysts believe that most mobile apps will move from being handset-centric (thick-clients) to the cloud so that mobile terminals will run applications directly from the cloud - especially as apps become larger and feature rich. Today, this is not necessarily the case. Take iPhone for example - where users purchase and … [Read more...]