Cloud's worst-case scenario: What to do if your provider goes belly up

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Worst data breaches of 2013 IBM launches business unit to make Watson a moneymaker Network World Daily News AM January 09, 2014 Share this email Cloud's worst-case scenario: What to do if your provider goes belly up Last September customers of storage provider Nirvanix got what could be worst-case scenario news for a cloud user: The company was going out of business and they had to get data out, fast. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Worst data breaches of 2013 2. IBM launches business unit to make Watson a moneymaker 3. INSIDER 5 ways that BYOD is shaking up tech support 4. Internet of Ca-chings 5. 3 reasons AT&T's sponsored data plan isn't the end of the world 6. The NSA blame game: Singling out RSA diverts attention from others 7. World of Warcraft attack highlights two-factor authentication weakness 8. Windows Phone 8.0 is upgradeable to 8.1, Microsoft says 9. 3D printer prices drop, food printers arrive at CES 10. 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