EU ROUND UP – EUROPEAN COMMISSION RELEASES ACTION PLAN TO PROMOTE CLOUD-BASED DATA SERVICES
October 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched a strategy designed to encourage the growth of cloud computing and data services, especially through the development of common standards and certification.
Brussels' policy paper (called a Communication) 'Unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe' is a wide-ranging action plan that is designed especially to promote interoperability between cloud services. In this way, it hopes consumer confidence will grow and the sector will expand in size, enough to attract significant investment and ...
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