Corporate data stored in the cloud is accidentally being exposed to the public in some cases because of simple configuration errors, an unexpected byproduct of the cloud’s explosive and unchecked growth. Nonprofit GDI Foundation estimates there have been at least 175,000 instances this year of misconfigured software and services in the cloud that could have…
On the heels of Amazon Web Services announcing plans to start charging its customers by the second, Oracle is shooting back at AWS with its own new flexible pricing model. The moves represent a new burgeoning front in the battle to lure customers to the cloud as adoption has been stymied at many organizations because…
In this week’s Cloud Round-Up for LiftrNews.com, AWS gets Federal Government approval, Oracle’s stock tumbles on cloud guidance, Microsoft introduces a new cloud-based computing service, Google and Spotify team up for security, AWS starts billing by the second, and more!