Originally published in the Hospitality Upgrade -
Summer 2011
The trend toward cloud computing continues to pick up momentum.
Increasingly, individuals and corporations are entrusting to
"the cloud" information as varied as family photos,
vacation videos, contact information and sensitive business
information, including customer account data and employee
information.
Those selling cloud computing services speak to the numerous
advantages of cloud computing, including claims of cost savings and
enhanced data security. There has been some debate regarding the
accuracy of these claims, especially involving those promises of
heightened data security. Individuals, small businesses and large
institutions opting for cloud computing give up one central
dynamic: direct control of the stored or processed information.
Those considering cloud computing must size up the risks of
relinquishing that control over data to a third party. Fueling the
debate over the safety of cloud
