UK Government to Remove Hindrances to Cloud Computing with Huge Investments
The United Kingdom government is making a huge investment of FIVE million pounds to create a support framework for all cloud-computing related services. According to Iain Gray, Chief Exec of the Technology Strategy Board (TSB): “The market for cloud computing services is growing by 26% each year. It is an area with exceptional potential for growth. Finding the correct balance between trust and flexibility, without compromising security, is vital.”
The three major areas outlined for improvement before UK can lead the rest of the world in cloud technology include “interoperability”, “resilience of data” and “identity assurance”.
Ensuring the resilience of data involves a series of processes. Most important among these is protection of user data. Data, files and digital content WILL be given appropriate security from hackers. TSB hires a company that will build a dynamic data analytics for the single purpose of identifying theft and leakage. This involves setting up an intelligent system that monitors, controls and records the flow of information from one source to another. A security bridge will be built to prevent unauthorized users from accessing certain information or data they have no right to access.
Next, identity assurance. Users of cloud computing like to be assured – as the UK Government has done – that their identities will not be jeopardized as they engage in various activities online. In essence, protecting the information, files and data available on the internet should be done along with safeguarding users’ personal information, credit card information and other sensitive data provided in the course of shopping, game-playing and other activities.
The UK government sees a projected upward tick in the revenues cloud computing can bring to the country – an encouraging indication that cloud services will balloon among several governments in the coming years.
UK TSB believes that creating an atmosphere for interoperability among different operating systems, applications and computing protocols will facilitate the process of adopting, implementing and expanding cloud computing to achieve:
- Reduced overhead costs;
- Maximized profits through sharp reduction in IT expenditures;
- Optimized production capability through innovative measures offered by cloud;
- An atmosphere of eco-friendly operations and cultures of sustainability.
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About the Guest Author:
Jerry Olasakinju, a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree holder, is a passionate researcher and writer whose interest in everything computing is unparalleled. He blogs about his literary works at http://jerryolasakinju.blogspot.jp/
