Released: October 19, 2009

Still hazy on cloud computers’ security

Source: David Sarno. L.A.Times

Over the last year, the technology world has been enamored of the possibilities of moving into the cloud.

That’s the latest trend in computing that enables consumers to forget about storing their software and data on local hard drives—where it can be zapped by electrical surges and soft-drink spillage—and let companies such as Amazon .com Inc., Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. worry about keeping it safe on a network of remote servers.

The cloud computing concept is so appealing that the city of Los Angeles is considering scrapping its current e-mail system and replacing it with a cloud-based offering from Google, joining more than 2 million businesses already using that company’s system.

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