Discussion - Information Governance

According to your readings, cloud computing represents one of the most significant paradigms shifts in information technology (IT) history, due to an extension of sharing an application-hosting provider that has been around for many years, and was common in highly regulated vertical industries like banks and health care institutions.  The author’s knowledge from their research continue to assert that, the impetus behind cloud computing lies on the idea that it provides economies of scale by spreading costs across many client organizations and pooling computing resources while matching client computing needs to consumption in a flexible, real-time version. 

Identify the issues and risks that pose concern to organizations storing data in the cloud -  briefly support your discussion.

Please make your initial post substantive. A substantive post will do at least two of the following:

• Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic
• Answer a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor
• Provide extensive additional information on the topic
• Explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail
• Share an applicable personal experience
• Provide an outside source (for example, an article from the UC Library) that applies to the topic, along with additional information about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA)
• Make an argument concerning the topic.

At least two scholarly source should be used in the initial discussion thread. Be sure to use information from your readings and other sources from the UC Library. Use proper citations and references in your post.

References:

Textbook: Chapter 15 – Information Governance for Cloud Computing

A Comparative Study of Data Deduplication Strategies. (2018). 2018 First International Conference on Secure Cyber Computing and Communication (ICSCCC), Secure Cyber Computing and Communication (ICSCCC), 2018 First International Conference On, 68. Retrieved from https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8703363?arnumber=8703363

 Patricia C. Franks. (2015). New Technologies, New Challenges: Records Retention and Disposition in a Cloud Environment, 39(2), 191–209.

Schmidt, P. J., Wood, J. T., & Grabski, S. V. (2016). Business in the Cloud: Research Questions on Governance, Audit, and Assurance. Journal of Information Systems, 30(3), 173–189. https://doi.org/10.2308/isys-51494