portability of information and application? How to ensure the information and services
can be transferred to different platforms in response to market changes?
How to respond to the management and compliance requirements of cloud service
applications?
While most of the answers to the identified issues, in brief or in detail, can be learned from
the previous chapters of this book, the subsequent chapters will attempt to explore the cloud
services issues in the cross-strait business environment from various facets such as
enterprise management, service management, information security, privacy, and business
information protection. Other issues related to the accounting system, tax laws, and
compliance to regulations will also be raised to facilitate the board of directors, the senior
management team, and managers to make decisions. Other practical issues that cannot be
available to be addressed in detail will be collected and shared once the information
becomes available.
6.2
Issues on Corporate Governance
Synopsis
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1.
Whether to adopt cloud services that can influence client business development
strategy and management system!
2.
How should CEOs respond to changes brought about by cloud computing
services?
With the promotion by both the governments and the industries across the Strait, more
enterprises are keeping an open attitude for cloud computing and its related application
services. Facing global competition, enterprises and organizations today are encountering
challenges in expanding the market, increase profitability, reduce costs, and improve
operation efficiency. Because of the sharp increase in the amount of data, more and more
government agencies and enterprises use cloud storage services to reduce costs. Since
personal data and business information are included in the storage, if lacking of properly
management, sensitive information may be leaked. Also, the maintenance, operation, and
management in cloud computing are different from those in the traditional IT. In recent years,
the significant cloud related events such as the shut-down of the Amazon cloud server, the
poor quality of Apple Siri, as well as the effects brought about by the Microsoft and Google
data leakage incidents, highlight the importance of service level agreement (SLA) issues. As
cloud computing is significantly influencing and impacting the overall business environment,
