A Comparison of Major Cloud Codes of Conduct

A Comparison of Major Cloud Codes of Conduct

This IDC Market Perspective focuses on key Codes of Conduct (CoCs) and regulations that affect CSPs and cloud infrastructure service providers in Europe. It summarizes key items in each CoC and assesses implications for buyers and the supplier community."Education will be critical for CoCs to become components for handling data across the EU," said Dominic Trott, research director, IDC's European Privacy and Security Research domain. "Both suppliers and buyers must get up to speed on the extent that certifications confer compliance, while understanding the work suppliers undertook to gain an accreditation will be critical for buyers to understand how serious individual suppliers treat data handling."

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