Recent outages in public cloud environments demonstrate why concerns about reliability, security and privacy need to be taken seriously and addressed transparently.

FORBES: Out Of The Cloud, And Into The Business of "Yes, Now"

Create or enhance security and privacy polices around the use of cloud computing.

FORBES: The Great Enterprise Migration to the Cloud Begins

The technology solutions available through G2G Cloud Solutions support reduced operating costs, increased reliability, security, and privacy protection for government data.

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Ensure privacy and security requirements for all vendors (especially cloud providers).

FORBES: It's Time For The Security Industry To Step Up And Play Offense

The survey, conducted by Wakefield Research and commissioned by Citrix, said the top three reasons why people avoided using the cloud were cost (34%), security concerns (32%), and privacy worries (31%).

FORBES: Clueless About Cloud? Why It Doesn't Matter

And as Crosby says, consumers have largely come to grips with the security and privacy trade-offs that come with the cool apps the cloud enables.

FORBES: In Corporate IT, The Cloud Changes Everything

Vendors have started to provide customers with assurances that they are in compliance with security standards and patient-privacy laws, he says, and the advantages of cloud storage are likely to be increasingly persuasive, especially on the cost side.

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