Cloud computing and security: SLA compliance and cloud encryption

For many businesses, cloud adoption is still believed to be too risky due to data security FUD. That fear, uncertainty and doubt may not necessarily be unwarranted, but in order for the cloud to realise its potential, businesses need to start asking the right questions about data security and demanding their providers meet their security benchmarks before choosing and implementing cloud services. To aid in that process, what follows is a list of the top 10 cloud computing and security questions to ask before committing to a provider.