Cloud Computing - Maze in the Haze

When Amazon announced its EC2 environment in August 2006, one might not have imagined the change in trend this event would bring into the IT industry. With far more competitors to Amazon, one cannot help but admit to the fact that cloud computing will be a major catalyst for an evolution in the way the industry works. The cloud traverses international borders, taking our data with it and leaves us with a trail of concerns about data access, security and availability. After all these years, the question remains Are we ready to move our data to the clouds? This paper throws some light on certain differences in a few laws from India, USA and UK that indirectly or directly affect the way clouds work, what it entails to stay compliant and why it might be a good idea to invest in a team of security advisors fortified with a team of legal experts.