Every Friday here on In The Personal Cloud we’ll be presenting a roundup of links highlighting popular and rising news stories from the world of the cloud and online security. Everything from news regarding hacking and how to be secure to advancements in the field of cloud computing. Stay tuned to In The Personal Cloud each Friday to remain up to date on everything you need to know.
5 Cloud Business Benefits – When people think of cloud benefits they normally think of increased efficiency and convenience. However there are numerous benefits of using cloud for business that aren’t noticed. Wired shows us 5 cloud benefits we never expected.
[Wired]
Cloud Computing: Why It’s Good For Your Bottom Line – Switching to cloud computing can sound risky to many small business owners and entrepreneurs. The Financial Post’s article helps calm those fears by showing how low barriers of entry, greater flexibility, and innovation end up helping you increase your profits.
[Financial Post]
Cloud Computing Still in Its Infancy, Study Says – The Cloud Security Alliance and the ISACA have released a study claiming that the “potential for growth and innovation has not yet been realized” for cloud computing. Read WindowsITPro’s review to see all levels of business growth and how the CSA reached their conclusion.
[WindowsITPro]
How Much Do You Value Your Personal Data – Giving away your personal data for a bar of chocolate? It may sound crazy but it has happened before. The Telegraph reports on how easy it is to give away our personal data without knowing and how lax data protection laws are.
[The Telegraph]
Cloud: The Rewards Outweigh the Risks – Why should businesses be switching to cloud computing? Because the time for advantage has almost closed, The Atlantic reports. Cloud computing is no longer just about efficiency, but agility. How quickly can you complete repetitive tasks with the fewest players? The Atlantic has released a great article and infographic on why you need to be switching to cloud computing.
[The Atlantic]
Symantec Norton Security 2013 Review – Norton has the most well known windows internet security suite for a reason. With a flawless 100% malware detection score and its cloud-based SONAR technology, the Symantec Norton Security suite has received good reviews.
[PC Advisor]
Cloud Computing 2012: Looking Back and Moving Forward – As 2012 comes to an end it’s time we look at the progress cloud computing has made and what next year will bring. Web innovation blog e27 gives us an overview as well as infographics showing us how far cloud computing has come and why we should be excited for the future.
[e27]