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In today's environment, are you facing challenges such as how to respond quickly to shifting conditions, how to manage and support an internal infrastructure or how to test and manage DR? If so, it may be time for you to learn more about moving to the cloud.

What are the benefits of a public cloud?

With a public cloud, all hardware and other supporting infrastructure are owned and managed by the cloud provider so there is no need to purchase hardware and the provider provides the maintenance. With on-demand resources, you can scale to meet your business needs. Lastly, a vast network of servers that are closely monitored and maintained by the public cloud provider ensures against failure.

Lower capital expenses

No maintenance

High reliability

All of the above

Moving to the Cloud will cost us less.

Cloud services will reduce the capital expense of buying hardware and software and setting up and running on-site data centers. However, there will also be a shift from CAPEX to OPEX spending. In addition, there are many other factors to consider such as workloads, number of servers, etc. that can affect whether you will save money in the long-run.

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False

Cloud computing increases demands on our internet bandwidth.

Without cloud services, internet connections exist primarily for email and web navigation. The Cloud, however, shifts the bandwidth focus to connections between the network and cloud infrastructure. While email can put a significant burden on internet connections, it pales in comparison to when you transfer data storage to the Cloud, replace business-critical applications with SaaS, and tap a hosted database in the Cloud.

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False

Our cloud strategy should influence our institution's business strategy.

Although the Could is getting a lot of attention these days, it's not the right choice for every business. Your institution's overall strategy and business needs should always lead your decisions about moving to the Cloud and never the other way around.

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False

Which statement about cloud security is a myth?

Cloud providers (e.g., Microsoft Azure) typically focus more on security and governance and offer a broad set of policies, technologies, and controls that strengthen your overall security posture. With the Cloud, you not only get access to highly skilled IT professionals but also to the best data centers.

Cloud providers specialize in keeping data safe and undergo yearly audits to protect against flaws in their security systems.

Storing data on servers and systems that you don't own or control is not as secure as physically storing on your premises.

Cloud providers use hardened data centers designed to withstand natural/man-made disasters to protect critical data and avoid downtime.

Cloud technology is on-demand, so it can combat emerging and changing threats with updates that occur automatically.

What is a good reason for moving to the Cloud?

Maybe you're not sure what the right reason is for your institution to move to the cloud. Depending on your business strategy, the Cloud may offer the right benefits to support your needs and goals. Let the experts at Safe Systems help you define your cloud strategy.

Hardware - We have to replace or refresh hardware within the next 12 months.

Growth - Our institution is growing, and we need the agility to add services and/or locations quickly and easily.

Limited IT Support - We can't afford a full-time IT person or are struggling with managing our IT infrastructure.

Disaster Recovery - we don't have a live DR site, or we can't properly manage or test our site.

All of the above.

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You have some basic knowledge of cloud computing but you're not sure how it all works or how it could benefit your institution. Our cloud experts are happy to help you get clarity with education and resources.

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You’re a Cloud watcher!

You understand there are benefits to a cloud strategy but may still be wondering how to make it work for your institution. Let us help you learn everything you need to know about the Cloud.

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Your head is in the Cloud!

You have an awesome understanding of what it takes to move to the cloud. Now, let us help you define the right cloud strategy based on your institution's business plan.