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July 29, 2011

Syntel's Executive Contributes to CLOUD2 Program


Syntel (News - Alert), a global information technology services and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) firm, announced that it contributed to TechAmerica Foundation's CLOUD2 Commission Report.

Recently, Ashok Balasubramanian, head of Syntel's Cloud Computing Center of Excellence, was appointed as the commissioner of CLOUD2. As the commissioner, Balasubramanian participated in the working groups that formulated the report and recommendations.

“To maintain our position as the world's economic and technological leader, it's critical to leverage the cloud to make American businesses and institutions more efficient, scalable and innovative,” Balasubramanian said in a statement. “We have proposed concrete and actionable steps to increase cloud adoption, drive efficiency, foster innovation and spur economic growth.”

Recommendations of TechAmerica Foundation's Commission on the Leadership Opportunity in U.S. Deployment of the Cloud or CLOUD2 report are divided into four important areas: Trust, Transnational Data Flows, Transparency and Transformation. Balasubramanian served on the CLOUD2 Commission's working groups for Transnational Data Flows and Transformation.

“Cloud computing is the latest example of how American innovation sets the pace for the world. This report examines the steps that the U.S. government must take to ensure that we keep setting the pace,” said Phil Bond, president and CEO of TechAmerica.

The CLOUD2 commission recommended several actions, including implementing a technology-neutral international privacy framework, enabling lawful access to cloud data by law enforcement, and establishing best practices for forensic and e-discovery use of cloud-based data.

The working group on Transformation centered its recommendations on accelerating cloud adoption. Recommendations included promoting flexible procurement practices, establishing incentives for adoption, improving the nation's broadband infrastructure, and educating users on leveraging cloud technologies.

Recently, Syntel announced that it has been ranked #62 on the 2011 “Healthcare Informatics (News - Alert) 100,” a list of the 100 largest global healthcare IT providers.


Rajani Baburajan is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Rajani's articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Rich Steeves




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