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Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, where all IT-resources like software, data and other devices are provided on-demand. Cloud computing is a new way of delivering computing resources. Computing services ranging from data storage and processing to software, such as email handling, are now available instantly, commitment-free and on-demand. Since we are in a time of belt-tightening, this new economic model for computing has found fertile ground and is seeing massive global investment.
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Dr. Udo Helmbrecht Executive Director ENISA-European Network and Information Security Agency
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Helmbrecht, U. Data protection and legal compliance in cloud computing. DuD 34, 554–556 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11623-010-0189-x
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11623-010-0189-x