"As White House continues to push cloud computing, federal IT managers still worry about security and costs, Ponemon survey finds ... Federal IT managers are working to adopt cloud computing technologies and comply with White House cloud computing initiatives, but aren't yet sold on cloud computing's cost savings or security, according to a recent survey ..."
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"You would think that rank-and-file IT staffers and leaders would understand the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing by now. However, the misconceptions continue to show up, some of which are disconcerting ..."

The cloud is well on the way to becoming a mainstream solutions for companies. The "4 Cloud Myths That Won't Go Away" are keeping companies from looking over the fence to see what all the hub bub is all about.
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Among the five trends in business continuity during 2012 that David Honour, Editor of Continuity Central has identified are these:

• More resources will be moved toward resilience and away from reactive business continuity measures

• Information security will increasingly be recognized as a major business continuity issue

• Expect disruptive changes in the area of standards as BS 25999 is withdrawn and ISO 22301 issued.

• Cloud computing will continue to be a disruptive force.

• The 2012 Olympics could bring with it serious logistical and transportation complications.

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