The experience gained by the company alongside the users of the enterprise and cloud service providers of cloud computing adds an important perspective on the challenges of security in cloud, big data and Internet of Things (IoT) environments. The non-profit Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) that aims to promote the use of best practices to ensure…
The White House released a report on big data in which it calls for an update to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). The much-anticipated report comes at a time when there is a large scale debate going between technology, privacy, and civil rights. The report “Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values” focused on how…
The economic consequences of the NSA scandal are anything but marginal. But the effects in monetary terms are only part of the problem – the point is that Edward Snowden revelations of NSA scandal has changed the perception of IT industry towards cloud computing. Nearly ninety percent of the ICT decision makers have changed their…
Revealed by Edward Snowden last year, the NSA spying program has had many repercussions. The PRISM program has cost U.S. industry a $22 to $35 billion loss over three years. More than that, NSA spying caused more damages to political, diplomatic and civil society. The White House now launched an action plan surrounding the collection,…
By Jieming Zhu According to industry research firm Gartner, the worldwide market for cloud computing will grow 18.5 percent this year to $131 billion. One of the leading areas of adoption among companies of all sizes is file share and sync services such as Box, Dropbox, etc. These services are being used by employees whether the…
Email is constantly the subject of criticism, doubt and ridicule since social networking sites started redefining “personal communication”. Five years ago, predictions and expert opinion started cropping up about the impending demise of email. Lo and behold, email is still alive and very much kicking. The 20 Marketing Trends & Predictions for 2013 Project states…
Although Google Glass won’t be available to the public until 2014, many people already speculating what it will look like. Currently, there are about 1,000 individuals tasked to test its prototypes. Although some people see Google Glass as the next best thing in this digital age, there are also those who find it scary. A…
Israel has always had a great reputation as one of the best hubs of software innovation in the world, and so it is not a surprise that Israeli companies are also some of the early entrants into the cloud computing space. The cloud computing scene in Israel is made up of traditional fields of expertise…
Around the world, Internet users are beginning to tire of giving their personal data on the Internet and the big data information collected and monetized is headed for a clash with privacy concerns. According to tech analyst firm Ovum, netizens around the world begin to realize the amount of personal data collected. The survey conducted…
Cloud Computing is taking off in various parts of the globe, partly because companies are now realizing the great potential of cloud computing technology when it comes to cost efficiency, productivity, agility, and operational flexibility. However, Canadian companies seem to be lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to the adoption of…