The Rise of Data Capital

If exploited correctly, data can offer economic advantage, spur innovations, and generate revenue to enterprises. Cloud computing and big data are often intertwined. In fact, "cloud-based big data services" is becoming a general phrase, with examples including cloud-based big data analytics and cloud-based big data storage services. This issue looks at various topics in cloud computing, from the emerging cloud of sensors, which builds on the Internet of Things and wireless sensors, to cloud brokering and its challenges when deploying in an enterprise, to a unique method to classify and grade security aspects.