The invention of the Cloud is similar to that of the automobile; the invention of the automobile transformed America, but not overnight. Before it could be fully utilized, roads needed to be paved, rules needed to be created, and intersections required governing. The Cloud is currently in a similar state – we’re still in the process of moving towards it. There isn’t any set of rules or standards, nor may there ever be any.
Two major concerns are currently chaining the Cloud to the ground; the first is security. While the Cloud would allow parties to access invisible hard drives over a secured connection, it would also make that information more susceptible to hacking. Some security issues that still plague the Cloud are sensitive data access, data segregation, bug exploitation, malicious insiders, management console security, and account control.
Privacy, going hand-in-hand with security, is the Cloud’s second chain. Whereas normally an individual would be saving their information to a local hard drive, the Cloud would allow them to save to a shared network accessible by the service provider, who could theoretically copy or alter information at any time.
The Cloud still has roads to pave and intersections to govern before it becomes mainstream. Efforts to develop the technology and licensing necessary to make it float are currently underway, and in a few years we may all be surrounded by an inviting fog.
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By: Jeff Laban
Posted: Jan 20th, 2012
