Launch of standards designed to help firms move to cloud computing

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has unveiled new Government-backed standards to guide businesses small and large on moving to cloud computing.

The National Standards Authority of Ireland and the Irish Internet Association (IIA) launched the new standards, entitled Swift 10: Adopting the Cloud: decision support for cloud computing.

The standard is designed to provide guidance to organisations on the issues that need to be considered when moving to the cloud.