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Cloud Computing: Federal Surveillance Actions Threaten US Cloud Vendors

By Dick Weisinger

The US Cloud Computing industry stands to lose up to $35 billion over the next three years as a result of revelations about the NSA PRISM program, estimates the Washington, D.C.-based think-tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF).  Estimates of

SaaS Security: Scrutinizing the Security Terms of Cloud Vendor Contracts

By Dick Weisinger

Numerous surveys and reports have found that the biggest worry businesses have today about adopting cloud/SaaS technologies is security.  For example, security is reported as a top concern by analysts like IDC, Gartner, and Forrester. With concerns around security high, it

Cloud Computing: Businesses Weight the Pros and Cons

By Dick Weisinger

Cisco and PC Connection have done a new survey on Cloud Computing.  The answers to most of the survey questions are consistent with other similar surveys. Driver:  What Drives Businesses to be Interested in the Cloud? 42 percent – Improved

SaaS: North America Leads Global Growth

By Dick Weisinger

Software as a Service, a technology largely pioneered and developed in the US, has seen acceptance and strong growth in the United States, but elsewhere, globally, growth has not been nearly as strong.  A report from Siemer and Associates compared

Cloud Computing: Offshore Services Pressured by the Cloud

By Dick Weisinger

Public Cloud services are expected to increase 18 percent in 2013 to $131 billion and to then grow to $180+ billion by 2015 predicts Gartner. Cloud services are expected to pressure traditional offshore service providers.  Gartner suggests that service providers