Comprehensive Cloud Solutions for Your Business
The cloud is a fancy way of saying offsite servers. Many businesses still have onsite servers in a room somewhere.
“The Cloud” involves utilizing servers offsite.
Onsite or Cloud
Which solution is right for you?
In the fast-evolving world of cyber threats, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the traditional guards like antivirus and malware protection are struggling to keep pace.
Threats are out there. Accounts are being hijacked, money is being stolen, and data breaches are announced left and right.
How do you protect your computers if antivirus isn’t good enough?
Onsite
Upfront Expense
Larger upfront capital expense for purchasing equipment.
Monthly Expense
Ongoing expenses are oftentimes lower than cloud, and predictable.
Scalability
Scaling is more difficult, requiring additional purchasing and installation of hardware if resources get maxed out.
Physical Risk
On premises is susceptible to physical risks such as natural disaster and theft.
Internet Speed
Data and applications are onsite, making internet speed less of an issue.
Cloud
Upfront Expense
There is minimal upfront expense to move to the cloud
Monthly Expense
Oftentimes larger monthly operating expense than onsite
Scalability
Scaling is extremely easy. Assign new resources as your organization grows. Only pay for what you need.
Physical Risk
Hosted in a secure data center, virtually eliminating physical risk.
Internet Speed
Internet speed is very important, however remote access is less difficult.
Is Onsite or Cloud better?
It may not be completely clear to you which of the two options are the “winners.”
That’s because it does greatly depend on your organizational needs. The following are the primary considerations in determining if Cloud Computing is right for you.
- How fast you plan on growing
- How many locations you currently or plan on having
- how many remote users you have, or plan on having
- The applications, databases, and data currently on the onsite servers
- Operating budget allocated to IT services
Why is the cloud so important?
Business owners oftentimes shy away from the cloud (even when their vision perfectly aligns with a cloud environment) because they don’t understand what it is or the process to get there.
Change can be difficult, but necessary. Most importantly, we will never force a change if it doesn’t match with the strategic vision of your organization.
Let’s have a deeper discussion and identify what’s right for you!