Dive Brief:

• Because cloud failures can impact a significant number of users, they often generate heightened attention, according to InformationWeek.

• The publication said most cloud issues can be attributed to one of three preventable problems: the provider grows at a faster rate than can be managed by data center staff; security flaws are exposed by hackers; or poor processes — such as inadequate backup procedures — simply catch up to the provider.

• CIOs should pay attention to reported cloud failures and use them as a learning tool.

Dive Insight:

Rather than scare CIOs away, though, cloud failures should be viewed as a cautionary tale. CIOs can learn from such failures and use them to ensure they ask the right questions of potential or existing cloud vendors.