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What Amazon taking Wikileaks off its cloud servers tells us about the future of cloud computing and how the unique business culture developed by Ingvar Kamprad powered the global growth of Ikea.

We look at what cloud computing is and how secure data stored on the cloud is following Amazon's decision to take Wikileaks off its cloud servers. Justin Rowlatt interviews Rupert Goodwins about the significance of the Wikileaks story and what it tells us about the security and privacy of data stored in the so-called computer "cloud". Justin Rowlatt also interviews former senior Ikea executive Johan Stenebo about the unique business culutre at the Swedish furniture giant. Among other things he describes how the "sect-like" culture at the company encouraged managers to share hotel beds on business trips.

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18 minutes

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Fri 10 Dec 2010 08:32GMT

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  • Fri 10 Dec 2010 08:32GMT

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