Going For Cloud?
“Computing is not about computers any more. It is about
living.” - Nicholas Negroponte
The phrase holds true for “not so” newly
coined technology- Cloud Computing. Researchers and Scientists from different
parts of the world have been trying to figure out a technology that utilizes
the power of Internet to help public by en large. And Cloud Computing is one
answer that they have got!
For many of us who don’t know “Cloud”
originated way back in 1950’s, when large-scale mainframes were made available
to schools and corporations. Since then the technology has come a long way,
crossing many hurdles on its way.
2014 could be considered as the boom time
for Cloud Computing with many industries adopting and harnessing its benefits.
Though to get the best Cloud Service
Provider for your business may still be a herculean task. Here are few points
to keep in mind before selecting a Cloud service provider for your business.
v Ensuring Privacy
Privacy
guidelines should be transparent and easy to understand. For Cloud Service
provider, it is important that it provides Privacy to the personal information
provided to the Cloud Provider.
v Avoiding Cyber Crimes
Since most of
the Cloud hosting services provider holds large amount of data, they should be capable
of ensuring data security and battling the Cyber Crimes easily.
v Adept in Technology
The Cloud
Service providers should be proficient in technology and it’s know how’s. The Cloud
service provider should be at a position to understand your requirement and provide
you with a solution that suits your technical needs.
v Service Change Management
Being a Cloud
Service Provider, it should have fully-fledged service change management
documentation under formalized change controls.
v Data Integrity
Since your Data
is involved, the Cloud Service Provider needs to ascertain its security
policies and procedures that are of operating effectively. These policies
should be reported to you at the time of your first purchase and later sent
across annually to you. This includes Cloud data backup and retention policies.
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