Apparently Brad Smith’s mother never told him, “Be careful what you wish for.” Mr. Smith went to Washington yesterday and spoke out in favor of federal laws to support cloud computing.
Smith is a senior vice-president and general counsel at Microsoft, and he was speaking at the Brookings Institution, one of the top think tanks in [Read More →]
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Microsoft is asking Congress to legislate on cloud computing
January 22, 2010 — GusFTC investigating cloud computing as possible threat to consumer privacy
January 5, 2010 — GusWill cloud computing architectures make it easier for snoops to satisfy their curiosity? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun to explore whether cloud computing has implications for data security.
The news was first reported by The Hill which uncovered a filing made by the FTC with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The notice was given [Read More →]
Cloud security clashes with politics in Los Angeles
October 15, 2009 — GusIt started as a noble effort by IT managers within the Los Angeles city government. Over the last eighteen months, they worked on a plan they believe capable of saving several million dollars while giving 30,000 municipal employees updated software.
They did their homework. They invited bids and sifted through fifteen different vendor proposals. They considered [Read More →]
