By Ben Puzzuoli, Director Sales & Marketing at DataDepositBox
May 04, 2015

DataDepositBox Online Data Backup Expert Tips: Does your Company Really Need the Cloud?

Before deciding to avail of yourself of the services of the cloud, you need to ask yourself some questions. Does my company really need the cloud? What are benefits that it can offer to my company? This is something that your company will need to determine prior to embarking on a journey into cloud computing. There are several factors that need to be taken into consideration.

First of all, your company needs to do an analysis of the nature of its data. Is there an expectation that your data will grow over the next five years? Will the formats of the data change? Is data that is no longer in use already archived? Does my data need to be archived in tiers? Is your company generating data using multiple sources? These are questions that your company has to ask itself before proceeding with the cloud.

If the answer is yes to any of the above questions, your company should consider using the cloud because of its unlimited storage capacity, flexibility and adaptability. The cloud makes it easy to continuously store data. As your data storage needs change, the cloud can easily accommodate them. Once you are up and running with a cloud backup and data storage system, changes and updates can be easily made. An added bonus is that there are no major capital expenditure outlays that need to be made or major software or hardware upgrades. The cloud infrastructure is already in place making it easy to get your data stored with a minimum effort.

Other than determining your company’s data needs, another question that should be asked regarding cloud based services is the following: Does your company have the need for portability and mobility? In other words, are the employees in your company do a lot of business travel? Do they require instantaneous access to data and files when they are on the road or business meetings, conferences, workshops, etc? Do they need to access their data from a handheld device like a smart phone, or a notebook or a tablet? If so, storing data in the cloud is a good option. It allows business travelers to easily access and retrieve data wherever they are and from whatever device they are using. All they need is access to the Internet.

Another question to ask is regarding collaboration. Does your company find collaborating with suppliers, employees, etc. a challenge? If so, then the cloud can help facilitate smooth communication between all of your internal and external clients.

Finally, deciding if you should adopt the cloud for your organization is not easy. It will have to be determined based on your situation and needs. Do your research thoroughly so that you make the right decision for your company. Assess your company’s future needs and determine if the cloud is for you.

About the Author: Ben Puzzuoli is Director of Sales & Marketing at DataDepositBox, a Toronto based cloud data backup service provider, which is listed at both the Toronto and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges. DataDepositBox technologies and solutions are currently used daily by over 200,000 customers, 1,000 resellers, 25 MSPs and private label partners for online backup and recovery, archiving, disaster readiness, secure file sharing and remote access. Visit DDB website here: www.DataDepositBox.com

 

 

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