3 Questions to Ask Before Moving to Cloud
July 22, 2013
Grazed from Fox Business. Author: Donna Fuscaldo.
Cloud computing is all the rage with small and large businesses alike, but don’t jump blindly into this technology. Sure you can save money by adopting a cloud strategy, but there are risks to be considered. “Before you sign on to the cloud you should stop and think for a moment about what you want to put in the cloud,” says Scott Hazdra, principal security consultant at Neohapsis, the cloud security provider. “You shouldn’t do it without thinking about it first.”
According to security experts, small businesses should have a cloud security policy in place before choosing a provider. With that in mind, here’s a look at three questions Hazdra says all small businesses need to ask before moving anything to the cloud — even if it’s just email…
No. 1 What do you want to put in the cloud? For many small businesses the idea of saving money is all it takes to start using the cloud. But often in a rush to get started, they don’t plan ahead and often scramble after the fact to pull data back or scale up…
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