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More than half of UK businesses are concerned about the safety of their data as cloud computing takes off but their fear is not preventing adoption, with 23 per cent of CIOs already using the cloud and a further 53 percent planning to do so within the next 12 months*.

There are two sides to cloud computing. From a technical point of view, it changes the way IT is provisioned. From a business point of view, it changes the way users work. Much has been made of the technical changes, highlighting cost savings, scalability and agility.

Widespread job losses in the public sector tell a tale of doom and gloom, but cloud computing is bucking the trend and seeing year on year job growth, reports cloud specialist 'Resource on Demand'.

Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled a zero client monitor using Cisco Universal Power Over Ethernet (UPOE) technology, helping businesses conserve energy and reduce costs with the use of virtual desktops.

The rise of cloud computing is leading to levels of collaboration previously unseen within the software industry. That's according to online accounting provider E-economic which provides a SaaS accounting solution to both organisations and accountancy practices.

According to a survey carried out by hosted IT service provider Rise, 91 per cent of businesses strongly feel more needs to be done to educate end-users about the business benefits of adopting a Cloud infrastructure.

Eurotech and Mondialpol Service has announced the finalisation of an agreement for the real-time monitoring of deliveries and withdrawals of cash via cloud computing thanks to Cloud Ready mobile devices from Eurotech.

Protiviti Inc. has warned organisations to have a clear understanding of the risks associated with the implementation of cloud computing, as the number of UK organisations adopting cloud-based solutions steadily rises.

The pros and cons of cloud computing may be regularly debated by the IT team but what about the rest of the business? How many Financial Directors (FDs) are still afraid to take the plunge?

The Telegraph published an article stating that SMEs in the UK are slower to adopt cloud computing than in Europe, based on a recent survey by VMware. The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) agrees with VMware's findings about current UK adoption being around 48 per cent of the market having utilised cloud services in some form, however, CIF predicts there will be a material increase in UK SMEs adopting cloud-based services in the near future.