Security of cloud computing to be in focus

Dubai: Cloud computing and the security issues it poses are set to be hot topics at Gitex this week, experts and industry leaders say.

While companies are keen to adopt cloud computing — which allows remote data storage and access to information from multiple locations — they are concerned about the potential for hacking attacks and security breaches.

Meanwhile, in an effort to educate potential clients in the benefits of cloud computing, Huawei, an ICT firm, will be demonstrating cloud solutions at Gitex.

"Cloud is here to stay; it in effect is a game-changer; and it in fact is transforming the world of traditional IT", said Ronald Raffensperger, director of cloud computing marketing at Huawei.

The decision-making chain

"We now see cloud moving up the decision-making chain; from IT managers up to the C-level decision-makers who recognise that IT investments must be integrated with the rest of the business to achieve their full transformative potential".