Back in March, IT services provider Avanade Inc. conducted a global study of 573 business leaders, asking them about their primary IT focus areas for the next 12 months. It comes as no surprise that cloud computing, security and IT consolidation topped the charts. While 60% of the companies surveyed said cloud computing is a top IT priority for the next year, 75% of the C-level executives in those companies place it at the top of the priority list.
Security ranks high, too, as it can never be separated from any computing architecture or solution. This week, we look at a few considerations for security in a cloud environment.

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