Cloud: Eat the Elephant One Bite at a Time
December 29, 2014
Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Terry Hedden.
It’s no secret that the "cloud" is the buzz word of the day. It means different things to different people, but everyone is talking about it. I am often asked what the key components to have in your cloud offering. And here’s how I respond …
Backup and Disaster Recovery — This is the most common form of cloud computing our industry has. Tape backup has gone the way of the dodo bird and electronic offsite backup has taken over. The reason is simple. Cheap bandwidth has made almost every backup size possible and cost effective. It is important to offer two types of backup, one for files and folders and one for images that can be brought up in the cloud…
The former replaces the tape. The latter offers a true business continuity solution for businesses that can’t afford the extended downtime required to download the last backup on new equipment. They can be backed up in the cloud in a matter of minutes. This is a very powerful selling point…
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