CloudWATCH2 services include the provision of cloud risk management guides for private and public organisations to lower barriers and ensure a trusted European cloud market. In order to accomplish this objective CloudWATCH2 released D2.3 Risk-Based Decision Making Mechanisms For Cloud Service In The Public Sector.
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Gartner predicts that by 2018, at least 30% of service-centric companies will move the majority of their ERP applications to the Cloud.
Cloud Computing has risen from an unheard of terminology to the base technology powering Dropbox, Amazon & Gmail.
But just how fast is Cloud Computing actually growing? Which are the best countries for Cloud environments?
The Digital Single Market Strategy will maximise the growth potential of the European Digital Economy and of its society, so that every European can enjoy its full benefit.
The economy and society of Europe need to make the most of digital. 47% of EU population is not properly digitally skilled, yet in the near future, 90% of jobs will require some level of digital skills.
The Commission will:
For the past few years everyone has marked-out a constant increase in public and private clouds. Whether to adopt a public cloud approach (off-premise IT capability or application, provided by others) or go for private cloud (on-premise enablement of cloud possibilities with existing IT) has always been an incensed topic for debate throughout the IT industry and the business.
The public sector is one of the three pillars of the European cloud strategy. The European Commission has spared no effort to spur governments on to become thoroughly cloud-active - including across borders - in the best interest of their citizens and businesses. Our distinguished panel provided a state of play in this respect. They shared their perspective on how effective the various instruments developed by the Commission have proven and on a possible way forward.
Top 8 Reasons to Move Your Business to the Cloud
Far and away, the industry that pops up the most in discussions of big data is health care. It’s not surprising, if you think about it. Lots of disparate sources of data, much of it unstructured. An industry dying to become more cost-effective – or, at least, less wasteful. And an onslaught of new devices designed to automate the process of collecting data, on order to keep professionals from having to be on hand to do so.
Looking at news media, one cannot avoid the feeling that there is a real war going on the internet, with several active forces: armies, of course, but also raiders looking for easy money, wannabe pirates, professional and well determined attackers as well as absolute beginners without a clue. All provided with very effective weapons, compared to defences not always up to the menace.
A brief introduction into the top cloud risks according to the European Network and Information Security Agency. This is part of CCSK (Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge).
Learn more on risks such as:
Businesses, public entities and EU citizens are eager to go-to-the-cloud, and, at this stage, ICT providers and other Cloud stakeholders have the means to fulfil the demand needs, but t
Benefits of Cloud Computing in the public sector
This short film from the FP-7 SUCRE explains benefits of cloud computing in the public sector. Cloud Computing its not about investing upfront, its about security as you do not risk your service being destroyed by accident.
Meet Neil and see how Cloud Computing helped him overcome the problems, an overstrained it infrastructure with high maintenance cost caused him.
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