Although selecting a cloud solutions provider may not be the most important decision you make in life, it might be one of the most important for your business. Choosing who to trust your critical workloads and sensitive data with can be a daunting process – not to mention a risky one if you don’t do your research. Whether you’re a small business or a large organization, a value-added reseller or an end user, there are several considerations to factor in when searching for a cloud provider that will meet your needs.
Cloud computing, overall, is now well-established as a viable, even essential, element in how organizations use technology to achieve business goals. Challenges such as meeting the needs of users, deploying solutions to business needs faster and increasing demands on badly stretched internal IT teams are driving the discussion surrounding cloud computing.