Posted on 29 September 2014.Data security and trust in cloud-based services are a rapidly growing concern for IT decision makers within large organizations, according to a new global study from BT.
While 79 percent of those surveyed in the US (70 percent globally) are adopting cloud storage and web applications within their business, their confidence around cloud security is at an all-time low.
Yet despite this, 69 percent in the US (50 percent globally) say they have adopted mass market 'consumer' services, rather than those designed specifically for the enterprise.
The new study explores the attitudes to, and use of, cloud-based services of IT decision makers from enterprise organizations in eleven countries and regions around the world. Full Article
Trust in the cloud is at an all-time low
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Hi Jasper
To be honest I am not surprised as I thinkthat most people think that the Cloud is something magical, and when they find out what it really is, and how little control they have over it, etc., the bubble bursts.
Regards, Baldrick
To be honest I am not surprised as I thinkthat most people think that the Cloud is something magical, and when they find out what it really is, and how little control they have over it, etc., the bubble bursts.
Regards, Baldrick
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