There is a lot of debate in the industry on whether enterprises should move their applications and data to a private cloud or adopt public cloud services. Usually this discussion is focussing on security and data privacy concerns and how private clouds might be better suited to address these concerns while public clouds provide more costs… Continue
Every major disaster triggers revision to regulations and practices. The objective is to avoid similar accidents in the future. Such was the case for operators in U.S. waters following the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010.
The moratorium on offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted from BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill remains a heated debate. The latest regulatory proposal from Washington would allow some companies to resume operations if they can prove they have adequate response plans and improved processes. Many of the oil industry companies say it… Continue