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Counterpoint: Why We Should Not Use The Cloud

It is important to ask ourselves - both as users and providers - tough questions to make sure we have convincing answers as we approach or dive into the cloud. There are probably many others, but it is important to ask ourselves – both as users and providers – tougher questions to make sure we have convincing answers as we approach or dive into the cloud. Social data, open data, big data: I think it was UK Minister Francis Maude who said that open data is the new raw material, and Gartner’s head of research Peter Sondergaard used the expression “oil of the 21st century” almost two years ago. In the past enemies would try to neutralise your manufacturing and transportation capabilities, but in the future they may simply coordinate attacks to cloud providers to hurt multiple countries at once.

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