It is Cyber Monday. In my opinion, an infinitely preferable alternative to the mayhem that occurred on Black Friday when all I want to do is hide in a cave from the rabid crowds. I prefer the things that money can’t buy, like love, happiness, and the cloud, although investors are certainly trying to snatch up as much equity in this area as they can. This holiday season, it seems like cloud technology is hotter than the iPad mini. If big data and platform-as-a-service get you excited, check out CloudBeat 2012 where some of the biggest names in the industry will gather for discussion.
European-U.S. data protection agreement: Yet another attempt, yet another failure
The recent agreement between the US and the EU is the third attempt to secure the transfer of personal data from Europe to the US. Holger Dyroff, co-founder and COO of ownCloud, does not see the new regulatory attempt as a satisfactory solution.
