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April 12, 2011 - 12:18 P.M.
Microsoft-Google squabble about government cloud certification hurts us all
- TAGS:BPOS, business productivity online suite, Cloud, FISMA, Google, Google Apps, Insider Content, Microsoft
- IT TOPICS:Applications, E-Business, Enterprise Apps, Government & Regulation, Government IT, Internet, Linux & Unix, Operating Systems, Web Apps, Windows
Microsoft and Google, two of the biggest and most innovative tech companies in the world, are fighting like second-graders over whether their respective cloud-based services meet government security standards. The biggest losers in all this: You, me, and the future of the cloud.
The fight, as many involving the government, is filled with enough acronyms to make your head spin, and enough red tape to wrap you up for several years. So I'll spare you the most eye-glazing details.
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