The IT industry may shout that cloud computing is the way of the future and that all businesses should move their IT to the cloud. The reality is that any IT solution should be investigated and planned, whether it’s within your office or accessed via the internet. So, what factors will you need to consider?
The following guidelines address some of the pains that can be experienced with a hurried, unstructured move to cloud computing.
- Identify what you want in the cloud
- Confirm your ongoing costs & savings
- Confirm the flexibility
- Prove the Backup & Disaster Recovery plans
- Review your Infrastructure
Ultimately, cloud computing must deliver increased business benefits or reduce IT costs overall without reducing functionality, unless your business is prepared to make sacrifices to improve your bottom line.