Happy Monday All!
I hope that the Halloween weekend was fantastic for all of you; I know it was for me. So we have touched in the past on the unease that surrounds moving data storage, Website delivery, firewall, and other critical business functions to the cloud. The word “cloud” certainly seems to carry a certain stigma along with it.
In considering how you will structure the IT operations in your own business, and whether the security issue is insurmountable, I would encourage you to look towards our own government. The Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra, has been making some waves with his embracing of cloud technologies. As always, make the decision that is most logical for your business, but I wanted to point you towards several articles showing how our government has been making strides towards the cloud.
Cloud Computing in the Public Sector
Feds to Access Email From Cloud
Vivek Kundra Wants a Web 2.0 Government
Vivek Kundra’s Cloud Computing Call to Arms
Vivek Kundra Steps Up to Cloud Computing’s Next Challenge
So… my question to you is:
If cloud technologies are secure enough for the government, are they secure enough for your organization?
We would love to hear from you via comments or through an @CloudLeverage message on Twitter!
Chris Gragtmans
