BSA & Galexia Global Coud Computing Scorecard (2018) - Galexia Analytics Release

The 2018 scorecard features an updated methodology to better reflect cloud computing’s exponential growth over the past five years, putting additional emphasis on policy areas, including privacy laws, cybersecurity laws, and broadband infrastructure.

The underlying methodology has been improved and strengthened, with

• 13 amended criteria
• 7 criteria split to multiple - providing more fine-groaned analysis
• 21 new criteria
• Refer to Themes and Criteria (updated for the 2018 Scorecard)

A new Scoring Methodology (updated for the 2018 Scorecard). The scores in the 208 Scorecard is not directly comparable with the 3 earlier reports due to the changes in criteria and the scoring methodology.

Includes 2 new Issues Briefs.

Country reports translated into 4 languages ( Brazil, China, Japan and Vietnam) and additional translations are in the pipeline.

Updates across 24 countries and 66 criteria, including:

• 32 significant (positive) changes
• 73 moderate (positive) changes
• 10 significant (negative) changes
• 24 moderate (negative) changes
• 292 minor (no effect) changes
• 504 infrastructure changes

Tracks change in score and rank from 2013

Full scorecard report translated into 3 languages (Korean, Spanish & Thai)

Country reports translated into 7 languages ( Argentina, China, Germany, Korea, Japan, Mexico & Thailand)

Includes 2 new case studies.

Updates across 24 countries and 66 criteria, including:

• 27 significant (positive) changes
• 34 moderate (positive) changes
• 0 significant (negative) changes
• 6 moderate (negative) changes
• 108 minor (no effect) changes
• 432 infrastructure changes

Tracks change in score and rank from 2012

Includes 3 new case studies.