VMware adds new vCloud Air region Down Under
As it expands its hybrid/public cloud effort, VMware adds new Australia coverage, bringing the number of company-run vCloud Air regions to nine worldwide.
Germany weighs law that could mean more trouble for U.S. tech heavyweights
It looks like protectionism is gaining momentum in Germany, which may enact a law mandating that vendors provide source code and other information that could spook U.S. companies.
Snowden Effect? Salesforce.com to add another European data center
SaaS leader Salesforce.com is adding a new French data center, as part of a European expansion.
Judge’s ruling spells bad news for U.S. cloud providers
A U.S. magistrate judge ruled that U.S. cloud vendors must fork over customer data even if that data resides in data centers outside the country.
Europe’s love-hate affair with cloud computing; the week in cloud
The European Commission’s Viviane Reding proposes single set of data privacy rules for the whole region and we recap Structure:Europe.
Data sovereignty issues still weigh on cloud adoption
Large enterprises that embrace cloud computing for many tasks, still refuse to use public cloud infrastructure for key jobs because of what they see as restrictive data sovereignty regulations.These laws mandate that a company keep a customer’s data in that customer’s home country.