But as the cloud resolves issues of data storage and management, and mobile and social technologies allow for easy and immediate information sharing, Big Data now can be crunched and shared throughout an organization, leading to better decision-making and outcomes for all sorts of enterprises.
Finally, this week launches the Congressional Cloud Task Force to spearhead advancement of cloud policy issues by members of the Congressional High Tech Caucus.
FORBES: How Secure is the 'Cloud in Your Pocket?' Someone is Making It Bulletproof.
It will run on Oracle engineered systems, enabling customers to run the same apps on-premise or in the cloud with minimum deployment issues.
FORBES: Larry Learns To Love The Cloud, Oracle Stock Going To $40
The company says it can handle the security and licensing issues in cloud services, too.
Riverbed CEO Jerry Kennelly said in an interview with Forbes that the venture with Akamai is targeted at taking away the issues of latency and delay in cloud-based applications.
In many respects the myths about performance issues are a bit of FUD created by internal IT around the use of cloud computing, which many in IT view as a threat these days.
But for any business, there are always issues when keeping data stored on the Cloud.
FORBES: CipherCloud Offers Military-Grade Encryption For Gmail
There are also tax issues related to doing business in the cloud, such as correctly identifying and calculating tax obligations and filing necessary returns (44%), staying current on regulations across various jurisdictions (24%), and installing appropriate tax-risk management procedures (23%).
FORBES: Should You Check With Your Tax Advisor Before Moving to the Cloud?
At the same time, cloud computing raises a variety of legal issues that General Counsel must master.
FORBES: Unified Legal Repositories And A Coherent, Efficient e-Discovery Strategy
SMBs often lack IT staff or expertise to address security and data issues, especially in the event of a cloud data center outage.
All of these are pertinent issues in wider cloud adoption and are integral to deploying the 90 percent of applications not currently available in the public cloud.
Amazon, which generates headlines every time its cloud crashes, is already going through the public bath of fire on these issues.
FORBES: The Key to Success in Cloud Computing? Good Plumbing
These tools must be designed to provide increased visibility to virtual and cloud environment, which will allow IT personnel to more effectively identify the source of issues that arise.
FORBES: Virtualization And The Cloud: The Trouble Is Troubleshooting
He added that the case points toward important unsettled legal issues with new technology like complex cellphones and cloud storage.
Mr. Racicot also said Mr. Kerry is trying to "cloud the issue" by complaining that Republicans are attacking his patriotism rather than his votes on defense issues in the Senate.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Disqualified? John Kerry's record on national security
When an appraisal results in a value that is less than what the buyer and seller agreed to, several issues begin to swirl into a potential funnel cloud.
SGN, along with partner Revo Solutions Games, had to not only address cross-compatibility issues, but issues of upload speed as well, figuring out how to handle data in the cloud quickly, and dealing with lag.
FORBES: "Skies Of Glory" Allows Live iPhone-To-Android Gameplay For The First Time
Enterprise CIOs should consider the cost and labor saving benefits of public clouds when used with cloud management services that analyze potential cost spiral issues, utilization issues, and security vulnerabilities.
In many appreciable ways, moving a data center to the cloud reduces the number of boxes CIOs and IT leaders need to check off their lists, but there are still issues to be aware of.
The PTCO allowed DIR and the pilot agencies to a gain a greater understanding of cloud infrastructure offerings for state government and document options and issues with provider selection, pricing, access security, data security, credentialing, provisioning time frames, service levels, service remedy options, terms of use, billing models, interoperability, mobility, scalability, capacity management, provider compliance, and monitoring and licensing.
FORBES: Cloud Management Broker: The Next Wave In Cloud Computing
And where is Microsoft or Nokia in the tablet business, which is closely associated with smartphone market for obvious issues of mobility and use of cloud-based computing architectures?
应用推荐