Records in the clouds

Here is an interesting interview with RM guru Samantha Lofton discussing the implications of cloud computing on records management strategies. I suspect that cloud computing will continue to gain momentum over the next few years and we will soon be storing our data in the ether. So, like, how do you document these bits and bytes?

Lofton asks:

"In a review of cloud storage as a method to reduce storage costs, organizations must also consider the Records & Information Management implications — how will they manage and control information in the cloud to ensure information security and privacy (including authenticating user access and identity in the cloud)? How will they administer and manage litigation holds, discovery requests, and retention and destruction requirements?"

As a follow-up to this, check out the Wired article that declares the Web is dead, long live the Internet. It seems that cloud computing is becoming more and more popular, while activities such as FTP, email and even surfing the Web have diminished over time.

As an aside, Prince has declared the Internet dead. See here.

I will put my money on Lofton and Wired.