Businesses assured they can trust cloud computing
February 23, 2011
Businesses and public sector bodies can put their faith in cloud computing, an industry expert has insisted.
Art Coviello, chief executive of data security firm RSA, insisted it is possible to use virtualisation to make the cloud a safer place, although he acknowledged this may at first appear to be "counter-intuitive".
He went on to state the importance of businesses putting security measures in place, explaining: "We now know a criminal ecosystem has developed.
"Nation states and non-state actors like WikiLeaks pose new threats that can only be countered with our own cooperative ecosystem."
Earlier this month, Andrew Stevens – the new chief of IBM Australia – forecast cloud computing services will be adopted by an increasing number of businesses over the coming months.
According to the Australian, he predicted 2011 will be a "big year" for the technology, with this growth partly attributed to the rise in use of tablet PCs and smartphones among employees.