Break-ins and breakdowns.

The article discusses lessons learned from a breakdown of online retailer Amazon.com's cloud-computing service, and a hacking attack against online gaming-and-entertainment networks of conglomerate Sony. The author believes firms would be wise to spread their cloud-computing needs across multiple ve...

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Publicado en:Economist Vol. 399; no. 8731; p. 14
Formato: Editorial
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited 4/30/2011
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Sumario:The article discusses lessons learned from a breakdown of online retailer Amazon.com's cloud-computing service, and a hacking attack against online gaming-and-entertainment networks of conglomerate Sony. The author believes firms would be wise to spread their cloud-computing needs across multiple vendors, and that consumers should avoid using the same password for all online accounts.