Grey Areas - The Legal Dimensions of Cloud Computing

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Davis ◽  
Alice Sedsman
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
End Users ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
New Era ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
The Face ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Access To Data

Cloud computing has been heralded as a new era in the evolution of information and communications technologies. ICT giants have invested heavily in developing technologies and mega server facilities, which allow end users to access web-based software applications and store their data off-site. Businesses using cloud computing services will benefit from reduced operating costs as they cut back on ICT infrastructure and personnel. Individuals will no longer need to buy and install software and will have universal access to their data through any internet-ready device. Yet, hidden amongst the host of benefits are inherent legal risks. The global nature of cloud computing raises questions about privacy, security, confidentiality and access to data. Current terms of use do not adequately address the multitude of legal issues unique to cloud computing. In the face of this legal uncertainty, end users should be educated about the risks involved in entering the cloud.

Grey Areas

2012 ◽  
pp. 263-273
Author(s):  
Michael Davis ◽  
Alice Sedsman
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
End Users ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
The Face ◽  
Cloud Computing Services ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Access To Data

Cloud computing has been heralded as a new era in the evolution of information and communications technologies. ICT giants have invested heavily in developing technologies and mega server facilities, which allow end users to access web-based software applications and store their data off-site. Businesses using cloud computing services will benefit from reduced operating costs as they cut back on ICT infrastructure and personnel. Individuals will no longer need to buy and install software and will have universal access to their data through any internet-ready device. Yet, hidden amongst the host of benefits are inherent legal risks. The global nature of cloud computing raises questions about privacy, security, confidentiality and access to data. Current terms of use do not adequately address the multitude of legal issues unique to cloud computing. In the face of this legal uncertainty, end users should be educated about the risks involved in entering the cloud.

Technology Issues and the New ICTs

Leonardo ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Verzola
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Public Ownership ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Cost Information ◽  
Compulsory Licensing ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Ict Infrastructure

The author provides examples of low-cost information and communications technologies (ICTs) and suggests five major strategies for their low-cost deployment in developing countries: (1) appropriate technology, (2) free/open software, (3) compulsory licensing, (4) pay-per-use public stations and (5) community/public ownership of ICT infrastructure. Aside from the problems of affordability and universal access, the author identifies the Internet's built-in biases for (1) English, (2) subsidizing globalization, (3) automation and (4) the technofix, and explores the implications of these biases. The challenge is not only to design affordable and accessible technologies or to redesign technologies to be consistent with our deeply held values, but also to make ourselves less technology dependent.

Cloud Computing & Management Efficiency

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed munawar Khan
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Process Time ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Management Efficiency ◽  
Time Investment ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
Use Of The Internet

Cloud computing is the adoption of different web-based application and tools including software applications, servers, databases, storage management and networking (Bauer, 2018). With the increased use of the internet of things, businesses are increasingly adopting cloud computing to enhance management efficiency. Management efficiency is increased by productivity, security and user-friendliness of the cloud computing services. Businesses can take services from different globally recognised service providers (Stergiou et al. 2018). With the help of survey and regression analysis, the research has found a significant relationship between the use and adoption of cloud computing and management efficiency.Keywords: Cloud computing, management efficiency, marginal profitability, process time, investment, cloud computing literacy, regression, statistical significance

scholarly journals The Ability of implementing Cloud Computing in Higher Education - KRG

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zanyar Ali Ahmed ◽  
Ako Abubakar Jaafar ◽  
Mazen Ismaeel Ghareb
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
High Performance ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
User Privacy ◽  
Hard Drives ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Physical Access

Cloud computing is a new technology. CC is an online service can store and retrieve information, without the requirement for physical access to the files on hard drives. The information is available on a system, server where it can be accessed by clients when it’s needed. Lack of the ICT infrastructure of universities of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) can use  this new technology, because of economical advantages, enhanced data managements, better maintenance, high performance, improve availability and accessibility therefore achieving an easy maintenance  of organizational  institutes. The aim of this research is to find the ability and possibility to implement the cloud computing in higher education of the KRG. This research will help the universities to start establishing a cloud computing in their services. A survey has been conducted to evaluate the CC services that have been applied to KRG universities have by using cloud computing services. The results showed that the most of KRG universities are using SaaS. MHE-KRG universities and institutions are confronting many challenges and concerns in term of security, user privacy, lack of integration with current systems, and data and documents ownership.

Trust in Cloud Computing: Pro and Contra from the User’s Point of View

i-com ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Backhaus ◽  
Manfred Thüring
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
End Users ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Computing Power ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Cloud Computing Services

SummaryCloud computing seems to solve many problems of conventional data processing. Due to the flexibility, mobility, and cost savings, users can customize their computing power more efficiently. However, there are also disadvantages. Users in part lose control over their data, e. g. they do not know where, how and under what circumstances their data is stored and processed, or who has access to their data. We describe the benefits and risks of cloud services and their impact on the acceptance and use on the (end-) users. We conclude that trust in cloud computing is a key factor that mitigates risks and can make the use of cloud computing services more effective.

scholarly journals Analysis of the User’s Influence on Reliability of Public Cloud Services

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 287-304
Author(s):  
Paweł Stąpór ◽  
Dariusz Laskowski
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Public Cloud ◽  
Access Method ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
Cloud Computing Services

Abstract Universal access to cloud computing services means that users expect services to be provided in a reliable and secure manner. The availability of newer and more efficient end devices raises the question of whether the mobile device used affects an access reliability. In the article the authors taking into account the type of mobile device (laptop, tablet and smartphone) and the access method (WiFi and LTE) heck what effect the end device on the reliability of access has.

Cloud Computing Security

2015 ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Marwan Omar
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Cloud Computing Security ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Computing Model ◽  
Computing Services

The focus of this chapter is to highlight and address security challenges associated with the use and adoption of cloud computing. The chapter will describe how cloud computing has become an emerging and promising computing model that provides on-demand computing services which eliminates the need of bearing operational costs associated with deploying servers and software applications. As with any technology, cloud computing presents its adopters with security and privacy concerns that arise from exposing sensitive business information to unauthorized access. Also, this chapter will explore and investigate the scope and magnitude of one of the top cloud computing security threats “abuse and nefarious use of cloud computing” and present some of the attacks specific to this top threat as it represents a major barrier for decision makers to adopting cloud computing model. Finally, this chapter aims to serve as an introductory research effort to warrant more extensive research into this top threat and help researchers make recommendations to business organizations as to whether or not their data are vulnerable to such threat when deciding to join the cloud.

scholarly journals Title Case

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 305
Author(s):  
Matheus Supriyanto Rumetna
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Cloud Computing Services ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Ict Industry ◽  
Business Competitiveness ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Improve Reliability

<p class="Abstrak">Bisnis saat ini mulai bersaing secara global untuk dapat memuaskan pelanggan, sehingga perusahaan membutuhkan akses informasi yang cepat dan akurat. Agar dapat mengakses informasi secara cepat, perusahaan perlu membangun infrastruktur Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) yang memerlukan modal besar, di sisi lain <em>cloud computing</em> hadir sebagai salah satu solusi alternatif. Layanan yang disediakan oleh <em>cloud</em> <em>computing</em>, diantaranya  <em>hardware</em>, infrastruktur, <em>platform</em>, dan aplikasi. <em>Cloud computing</em> sangat bermanfaat, karena dapat mengurangi biaya komputasi, meningkatkan kehandalan serta memberikan peluang yang cukup besar bagi dunia industri TIK. Salah satu perusahaan yang menyediakan jasa layanan <em>cloud computing</em> adalah <em>SalesForce</em>.  Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memberikan kajian tentang manfaat penerapan <em>SalesForce App Cloud</em> bagi perusahaan untuk meningkatkan daya saing usaha yang begitu ketat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode studi literatur, yang diawali dengan identifikasi masalah sampai analisis dan pembahasan yang berkaitan dengan <em>SalesForce App Cloud,</em> dimana hasil dari penelitian ini adalah <em>SalesForce App Cloud</em> dapat membuat model bisnis lebih fleksibel, lebih cepat mengetahui kebutuhan pasar dan konsumen<em>.</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p><p><em>Abstract</em></p><p><em>Businesses are now beginning to compete globally to be able to satisfy customers, so companies need access to information quickly and accurately. In order to access information quickly, companies need to build an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure that requires large capital, on the other hand cloud computing comes as one alternative solution. Services provided by cloud computing, including hardware, infrastructure, platforms and applications. Cloud computing is very useful, because it can reduce the cost of computing, improve reliability and provide a big enough opportunity for the ICT industry. One of the companies that provide cloud computing services is SalesForce. The purpose of this study is to provide a study of the benefits of applying SalesForce App Cloud for the company to improve business competitiveness is so tight. This study uses literature study method, which begins with problem identification until analysis and discussion related to SalesForce App Cloud, where the result of this research is SalesForce App Cloud can make business model more flexible, faster to know the market and consumer needs.</em></p>

scholarly journals A Comparison Analysis of Fog And Cloud Computing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gnaneswar Nair ◽  
Hadresh G ◽  
Pdinesh V.
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Fog Computing ◽  
End Users ◽  
Low Latency ◽  
Comparison Analysis ◽  
Network Efficiency ◽  
Key Comparison ◽  
Mobility Support ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
And Performance

In recent years, Fog Computing is introduced as a powerful extension of cloud computing and services to the edge of the network. Similar to Cloud, Fog provides data, compute, storage, and application services to end users. The fog computing is used to reduce the workload of the cloud computing by bringing basic computing services and analytic services to the edge of network, providing computing resources closer to the end devices, mobility support, improving overall network efficiency and performance and low latency. We explore the different applications of fog computing and various key comparison between cloud computing and fog computing.

A survey on virtualization techniques in Mobile edge computing

2021 ◽  
pp. 455-468
Author(s):  
Durga Chouhan ◽  
Nilima Gautam ◽  
Gaurav Purohit ◽  
Rajesh Bhdada
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Virtual Machine ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cloud Infrastructure ◽  
Computing Services ◽  
The Face ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Hardware Resource ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Computing Infrastructure

In the present scenario, the field of Information Technology(IT) is moving from physical storage to cloud storage as "cloud" providers deliver on-demand resources over the Internet. MEC's key idea is to provide an IT infrastructure system and cloud computing services at the mobile network's edge, within the RAN and close to mobile users. MEC expands the idea of cloud computing by taking the benefits of the cloud closer to consumers in the form of a network edge, resulting in less latency from end to end. It is a decentralized computing infrastructure where some applications use signal processing, storage, control and computing are distributed between the data source and the cloud in the most effective and logical way. Virtualization is the main cloud infrastructure technology used in MEC. Virtualization is accomplished by virtualizing the software or hardware resource layer. Virtualization in MEC can be done by the hypervisor, Virtual machine, Docker Container or by Kubernetes. Hypervisors and VMs are the technologies used earlier. Docker is the technology we use nowadays, and Kubernetes is the future of Virtualization. In the face of large-scale and highly scalable needs, the cloud computing infrastructure is hard to fulfil in a short time, and the conventional virtual machine-based cloud host absorbs a lot of device resources on its own hence in this paper, we will address Docker as new container technology and introduce you to how this technology has solved previous problems in Virtualization, including the creation and deployment of large applications. The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed survey of related MEC research and technological developments where specifically relevant research and future directions are illustrated.

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