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L.A. critics of Google cloud services need a little perspective

EDITOR'S NOTE; Google using 'double talk' on cloud security, says L.A. consumer group
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L.A. critics of Google cloud services need a little perspective

A consumer group protesting the use of Google cloud services by the City of Los Angeles says the company is speaking out of both sides of its mouth about security, but the complaint may be overblown. Read full story

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Internal clouds are more than just virtualization
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