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In the last few years, cloud computing has grown from being a promising business concept to one of the fastest growing segments of the IT industry. Now, recession-hit companies are increasingly realising that simply by tapping into the cloud they can gain fast access to best-of-breed business applications or drastically boost their infrastructure resources, all at negligible cost. But as more and more information on individuals and companies is placed in the cloud, concerns are beginning to grow about just how safe an environment it is.

Business software: A considered purchase is better than impulse purchase

Most people would not spend their hard-earned money on a new car if they did not know what type of vehicle they wanted, or what they needed the car to do. They would not buy a racing car if they needed a local runabout. It is likely that they would consider the following factors in a rational way, and discuss them with the key affected stakeholders (such as their partner, the bank manager an insurance broker etc):