Cloud computing has revolutionized how people live and work; however, at the same time IT professionals must now navigate new potential risks, just as they would with any disruptive technology.
In particular, while cloud computing blurs borders from a technological perspective, it’s driving greater privacy laws and regulation, such as initiatives around localization and data protection. So, although cloud computing definitely offers tremendous opportunities for global businesses, capitalize on them requires IT professionals to have a familiarity with data-privacy-compliance issues.