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I started my cloud journey in 2016 as an Office 365 business productivity advisor working on helping SME’S migrate their disks and tapes to this imaginary concept called the cloud. I remember this being particularly hard because not only did I have to explain why it was called the cloud , I had to explain the benefits of hosting delicate company info in a location that wasn't onsite.
For many years companies would keep their data locked away in downstairs or at a trusted hosted location on physical hard drives and tapes.But when the cloud was introduced , companies now required less physical servers which in turn meant that less servers and resources were used. This meant that companies saved money as cloud computing is scalable. Traditional servers require expensive upgrades that cost a lot upfront. If your business doesn’t expand as much as you had hoped, that’s money you’ve wasted. Cloud service providers usually let you scale up and down seamlessly.
Choosing a cloud provider is a big commitment and decision for most companies. Different cloud providers present a range of different offerings that can benefit companies . In the planning phase of helping a customer migrate to the cloud, here are the top 8 points I consider:
