Companies have improved their practices around cloud computing security, yet concerns still exist about who is most responsible for cloud security.

Almost half of IT experts surveyed are deterred from keeping sensitive information in the cloud for fear of government intervention or legal action. 

81 percent of CIOs and business executives reported that they have no trouble finding talented workers to manage SaaS applications.

While more executives are taking charge of cloud computing strategies, IT has not been ruled out of the equation. 

A third of enterprises place highly sensitive data in the public cloud, despite serious concerns regarding cloud security and single sign-on capabilities. 

It wasn’t long ago that “cloud computing” was a marketing term being thrown around. And now? There’s been a marked shift towards cloud-based services. Research firm Gartner recently predicted that the market will grow 19.6 percent to $109 billion by the end of this year.

Does cloud computing still work on a stormy day? 51 percent of respondents think not. 

New guidelines, expected today from an E.U. panel on privacy, will give strong recommendations to European governments on whether to and how to adopt cloud computing.