Responsibility and Accountability in the Cloud: Where Does the Buck Stop?

Responsibility and Accountability in the Cloud: Where Does the Buck Stop?

In the early days of cloud computing, many executives became enamored with the idea that they would no longer be responsible for the “headaches” of an on-premises data center. Things like cooling, physical security, hardware upgrades and uninterruptable power supplies all would shift to the cloud providers. But the shifting of certain responsibilities does not also mean the transfer of accountability…


So who is responsible for what in the cloud and how can shared accountability be navigated? The shared responsibility model is a nice theory, but here’s how its practical application gets tricky.


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