City of Los Angeles Backs Out of Google Contract
In mid-December 2011, the city council of Los Angeles voted to amend their contract with Google Apps due to security and privacy concerns. Rather than transfer its email services to Google’s cloud, the...
View ArticleAvoiding US-Based Clouds
The USA Patriot Act was created as an anti-terrorism measure in 2001, but is now creating challenges for American cloud companies attempting to serve international clients. Many foreign customers are...
View ArticleUS Department of Defense – Strategizing in the Cloud
The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act directed the US Department of Defense (DoD) to transition from private clouds controlled by the Department to public, commercial clouds. The reasoning behind...
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