As cloud services gain traction and can exchange data freely, security professionals predict the industry will have access to better products, lower costs and greater margins.
Like the vast majority of people, you’ve no doubt heard a lot of talk about “The Cloud” in the last year or two. The concept is by no means a new one. If you use an online email provider such as Google or Yahoo, you’re using the cloud. In fact, many people have been using the cloud for well over a decade (Google’s empire was built on the cloud); it just didn’t have a catchy name until recently.
So while we’re all using the cloud in our everyday lives, a precise definition can be hard to nail down. Ask 10 people to define the cloud, and while some of the concepts you will hear will be the same or similar, you’re bound to get at least seven different answers.