A new survey conducted by independent research firm TechValidate found that many enterprises plan to update their backup systems within the next 18 months.

As the cloud becomes more widely utilized across the private sector, vendors are encountering a unique predicament that they must address or risk being left behind by competitors.

The 2012 Strategic Security Survey by InformationWeek revealed that businesses are adopting the cloud but are still unsure of its ability to secure mission-critical applications and data.

The public cloud is rapidly changing the enterprise IT industry, as outsourcing applications and data to a third party holds significant cost-saving and efficiency benefits.

A recent study by Microsoft found that 35 percent of small and medium-sized businesses in the United States that have migrated to cloud computing environments have experienced significant security benefits.

The advent of big data has sparked major changes within the enterprise, especially when businesses have begun using cloud computing to aid in their efforts.

As the network infrastructure in Toronto continues to grow in complexity, IT executives are investing in new technologies to improve disaster recovery and business continuity.

Any innovative technology will introduce new risks and security concerns, and the cloud is no different.

Cloud technologies are still relatively new to many businesses and, as a result, cause IT departments to be concerned over the security of the virtual environments.

Even though cloud hosting services promise a number of benefits to companies that migrate resources to outsourced environments, the technology will only prove advantageous if the right security measures are taken.