A prism bends light. #PRISM reporting bends truth
I wasn’t going to talk about the current fuss around PRISM, but the speed with which conjecture, rumour and some (good) newspaper investigative work has turned into ‘fact’ and ‘truth’ online makes this worth addressing. The conjecture may be correct. The NSA, the FBI, TLA and ETLA might be plugged right into the data centres of the […]
On Geographic Flexibility–OxygenCloud Understands the Need
I’ve written a lot lately about the need for cloud vendors to provide services that are tailored to specific countries or regions. Whether this is due to cross-cultural reasons or merely because of concerns around US located data, as a non US commentator I’m constantly talking with customers who want a service in their particular […]
Microsoft, the USA PATRIOT Act, and European cloud computing
Microsoft announced last month that its Software as a Service (SaaS) offering, Office 365, will better comply with European guidelines to ensure that customer data is adequately protected. This move is certainly welcome, but the long-armed spectre of the USA PATRIOT Act continues to hang over Microsoft and other US companies, regardless of customers’ nationality […]
German Clouds… And No, That’s Not a Joke
At the risk of inviting jokes along the lines of “ve haf vays of making you kloud”, I wanted to comment on the recent news that Deutsche Telekom is pushing German regulators to introduce a certification for German or European cloud operators in order to protect customers against the keen eyes of the US Government. […]
