Security still cited as main barrier to cloud adoption

Stuart Sumner
Stuart Sumner
clock 28 July 2016 •
Security still cited as main barrier to cloud adoption

Respondents to Computing's latest research indicate growing acceptance of cloud, though security fears remain

Cloud computing is seeing increasing adoption among UK-based firms, but many still cite security fears as the main reason for sticking with on-premise solutions. In Computing's latest research into...

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