Cloud service providers store data all over the globe, and are constantly
moving that data from one datacenter to the next for reasons as wide-ranging
as cost considerations and redundancy requirements. Does this mean that the
requirements outlined in varying data residency laws and privacy regulations
are directly at odds with how cloud computing works?
The question is an especially delicate one when the cloud service provider
stores and processes data in a jurisdiction that is perceived to have far
less stringent privacy and data protection requirements - or may allow
government agencies far broader data subpoena powers. Since the cloud
computing model relies on distributed infrastructure to generate cost and
flexibility benefits for customers, building a datacenter in each data
residency jurisdiction quickly becomes cost-prohibitive. And, applying a set
of const... (more)
Cloud computing has dramatically altered how IT infrastructure is delivered
and managed, as well as how IT functionality is consumed. However, security
and privacy concerns continue to be major inhibitors for risk-conscious
organizations to adoption of cloud computing - whether infrastructure as a
service, software as a service applications or email as a service.
Cloud service providers, in response, have made strategic decisions on the
investment they make in directly addressing these concerns in order to
encourage broader adoption of cloud-based services. By implementing control... (more)