Tuesday, December 07, 2010

The Risks of Cloud: Lessons from Wikileaks - Simon Says...

The Risks of Cloud: Lessons from Wikileaks - Simon Says...: "First and foremost, a commitment (backed with substantial penalties) that your supplier will never take your service offline intentionally without a substantiated court order is essential. The phrase 'at our absolute discretion' is your red flag. It's your infrastructure and thus it's your discretion that matters. Until there's proof of judicial review, no service should be withdrawn without penalty, and suppliers with a track record of behaving otherwise are suspect."