Tag Archives: USA PATRIOT Act

August 24, 2012 Posted in Business 2 Comments

Rackspace Allays Australasian Patriot Act Fears

By Ben Kepes

News the other day that Rackspace (see disclosure) will soon be opening its first data center in Sydney, Australia. This marks the first large scale US vendor to announce a local operation in my neck of the woods – rumor has it that others won’t be far away. The news

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March 13, 2012 Posted in Business 7 Comments

On Geographic Flexibility–OxygenCloud Understands the Need

By Ben Kepes

I’ve written a lot lately about the need for cloud vendors to provide services that are tailored to specific countries or regions. Whether this is due to cross-cultural reasons or merely because of concerns around US located data, as a non US commentator I’m constantly talking with customers who want

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March 5, 2012 Posted in Business 3 Comments

On Privacy, US Legislation and Cloud Vendors

By Ben Kepes

While in the US a week or two ago I spent some time talking with vendors about the security of Cloud data, in particular the impact of the DCMA and Patriot Act on non US customers of vendors. As part of my research I spent some time talking with Lindsay

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February 9, 2012 Posted in Business 2 Comments

Cloud and the Enterprise

By Ben Kepes

Recently I spent a remarkably enjoyable hour chatting with Steve Gillmor and John Taschek on a special enterprise-focused Gillmor Gang. Somehow I was roped in to be the provocateur and judging by many of the comments on the back channel – it would seem I was successful. Over the next

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Ben Kepes is a technology evangelist, an investor, a commentator and a business adviser. Ben covers the convergence of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users.

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