EDITOR'S NOTE The Cloud Security newsletter is being discontinued. Starting Oct. 20, readers will start receiving our Cloud Computing newsletter instead. If you would rather receive one of our other security-related newsletters or would like to unsubscribe, please go here. Thank you for reading Network World newsletters. Google using 'double talk' on cloud security, says L.A. consumer group A consumer advocacy group that is opposed to a plan by Los Angeles to adopt Google's hosted e-mail and office applications is accusing the vendor of a double standard on security issues. How data security can vaporize in the cloud While cloud computing services offer a way to lower costs and offload basic server and storage maintenance to companies that purport to have expertise, it also presents dramatic security and legal challenges that should be considered before signing up. What kind of cloud computing project would you build with $32 million? The US Department of Energy said today it will spend $32 million on a project that will deploy a large cloud computing test bed and explore commercial offerings from Amazon, Microsoft and Google. Internal clouds are more than just virtualization Less than 2% of enterprises have deployed internal cloud computing networks, and vendors are just beginning to provide the proper tools necessary to build them. If the cloud were really the cloud then outages would be rare I'm struck by what seems like a near constant barrage of news about cloud outages and service downtime.Do we really have a cloud or just offsite Microsoft, Cisco and Linux hosting centers? Danger, Inc: living up to its name Let's say that you wanted to warn people that there are real risks in cloud computing - what would you do? You could tell them that a feature of the cloud is that you cannot be sure of the reliability of other cloud participants, or maybe even know who they are. But who would pay attention to a Chicken Little crying that there is nothing holding the clouds up in the sky? Microsoft's official response to Sidekick users: you might qualify for $100 Those waiting on word from Microsoft to find out if the company can restore data lost from T-Mobile Sidekick devices thanks to a massive cloud outage, got frustrating news. Microsoft says it is still trying to restore the data and that it will try to appease users with $100 discount that can be applied only to users' T-Mobile bills. Better definitions of cloud services needed says Forrester The number one challenge in cloud computing today is determining what cloud computing really is, according to Forrester Research. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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