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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