Cloud computing offers opportunities to businesses that were unavailable before. It represents the convergence of IT Efficiency and Business Agility (i.e. efficiency and adaptability). However, due to increased concerns of security and privacy, not all companies are adopting quickly. Here are some tips to help alleviate those security concerns: 1) Ensure governance 2) Audit frequently 3) Manage people and roles 4) Ensure proper protection of data 5) Enforce policies 6) Assess security provisions 7) Ensure cloud network security Balance these with goals to determine how/when/if to implement the cloud.

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