IT shops rally around private clouds; Microsoft wants ISO security certification for its cloud services

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Spotlight Story IT shops rally around private clouds Private clouds -- where companies use their own infrastructure and provision virtualized services to end users via automated tools -- are gaining traction among IT leaders who want to deliver advanced services at lower cost. Read full story Related News: Microsoft wants ISO security certification for its cloud services Microsoft wants to get its suite of hosted messaging and collaboration products certified to the ISO 27001 international information security standard, part of an effort to assure customers about the security of its cloud computing services. Recession, service outages not hampering cloud adoption If there was a 30% chance a product will fail, would you buy it? When it comes to cloud computing, the answer for many customers appears to be yes. 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