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Symantec Makes Channel Partners A Big Part Of Its Cloud Strategy

By Joseph F. Kovar
November 01, 2010    6:10 PM ET

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Magee also cited the need for enterprises to get control of SaaS adoptions by specific departments. "A lot of enterprises are running into issues from a security perspective when departments sign up for a new SaaS offering," he said. "A lot of chief security officers are looking at tools to make sure they know what's going on."

Those chief security officers also need to articulate very clear policies related to adoption of SaaS and cloud computing in their businesses, Magee said.

"They have to because a lot of organizations have information scattered all over," he said.



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