Google TechTalk: Trusting the cloud

UPDATE 23/03/2011: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the date of this TechTalk is changing by one day. It will now take place on Wednesday 30th March, same time, same place. Our apologies for the inconvenience to those who have already signed up, we will be contacting you shortly to re-confirm your attendance.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos in January of this year, Commissioner Neelie Kroes stated that she would like to “make Europe not just “cloud-friendly” but “cloud-active”. Being active in the cloud basically means moving every-day information, tools and processes online and the benefits of that shift are hard to deny: reduced costs, faster innovation and the convenience of accessing information virtually anytime and from anywhere.

As with any new technology shift, movement to the cloud is a subject of lively debate, in particular on the questions of data security, data governance and privacy. As a company “born in the cloud” - and one of the biggest corporate users of our own products - Google has always had a strong focus on engineering cloud services that deliver the highest possible standards of security, availability and resilience.

On March 29th, our Senior Global Trust PM, John Collins, will be in Brussels to give a Tech Talk on the theme of cloud security and privacy at Google. He’ll discuss our overall approach, and highlight some of the security features and privacy controls available to users of our cloud applications.

John has spent the past 10 years building and operating some of the world's biggest and most popular Internet services, and at Google, he leads our Enterprise's global trust effort.

When: Tuesday, March 29th 12.30-14.30 CET
Where: Google Brussels | Chaussée d'Etterbeek 180 | 1040 Brussels
Registration: Please register here
Need another reason to come? There will be a delicious, Googley lunch (!)

About our Tech Talks: Ever wondered how exactly Google is tackling the big technology problems that the online world faces? Want to take a look behind the curtain of our engineering operations and learn from the people who actually work on the Google products and services day-in, day-out? Here's your chance: The Google Brussels TechTalks.

Posted by Angela Steen, Policy Analyst, Google Brussels