Lumison took its case for the merits of the private cloud to the highest (journalistic) court in the land this month as the Financial Times published an article by CEO Aydin Kurt-Elli.

Entitled "Private Cloud reporting for duty", Aydin argues that:

"for many businesses cloud computing remains too big a leap from the way they have managed their IT in the past. It is also dogged by a perception of vulnerability and fallibility and major questions remain over its fit with ever-tightening compliance laws. A US datacentre, for example, is no place for sensitive UK company or citizen data, as long as there is a US Patriot Act".

Aydin gives his argument as to why the private cloud is the way forward:

"The near-ubiquity of high-speed internet access in homes and wi-fi in many public locations make applications accessed via the internet a great fit. They allow flexibility and scale. They free people up to work when they are most productive, not just when they are in the office… The cloud shows us how we could work; I firmly believe private cloud shows us how we should work".

We're delighted the FT recognised this is an issue for businesses – long may the debate continue! The full article can be viewed here.