Four myths about the cloud: The geopolitics of cloud computing
By
<span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Trey Herr</span>
Cloud computing providers are more than companies—they govern vast utility infrastructure, play host to digital battlefields, and are magnificent engines of complexity. Cloud computing is embedded in contemporary geopolitics; the choices providers make are influenced by, and influential on, the behavior of states. In competition and cooperation, cloud computing is the canvas on which states conduct significant political, security, and economic activity.
