Cloud computing has many advantages over self-hosted data:
Built-in Redundancy – With cloud hosting, your data is stored in a physical data center allowing you to access your data anywhere – which makes up “the cloud.” There is built-in redundancy so that if one server fails, another will kick in so that you arent subject to unnecessary downtime. Your data is secured separately and backed up daily. This protects your data in the event of a physical failure, due to a flaw in the hardware, or a natural disaster like a flood or fire.
Ongoing updates – Hosted Cloud Services are constantly working to improve the security of one’s infrastructure. Accordingly, your data has the advantage of constantly benefitting from new updates and higher security standards. We also have IT professionals working to monitor the servers and help when issues do arise.
Account management – You have the ability to establish multiple user roles with varying levels of access and permission.
Expertise – Cloud Hosting provides additional security by having IT on staff that can help customers directly with their software and hosted platform. We invest heavily in security and make sure that we have educated, experienced and the friendliest staff possible managing your software and data storage. By subscribing to a cloud app, you’ll gain access to powerful infrastructure developed by experts.
The best things that you can do to proactively keep your data safe is- to keep up with updates, change your passwords regularly, and keep them secure. Don’t click on links that are unknown to you and install updated malware on your computers. We will be happy to help you with the rest.
There are several other advantages to cloud storage and computing, beyond an increase in security:
Universal Access – Subscribing to cloud hosting means you’ll have access to all your data, across most devices. That means your software isn’t going to be tied to a single device. You will be able to access your data anywhere at any time, and even if one of your devices is lost or stolen, your password can prevent someone from gaining access to your account.
Cost-Effective – Cloud computing is usually less expensive than purchasing your own server with maintenance and staffing. Hosted pricing is also predictable, whereas self-hosted has many unforeseen exponential costs.
Ease of Management – Building and maintaining your own local servers is extensive, time-consuming, complicated, and can leave your data vulnerable unless you’re an expert. For the most part, signing up for a cloud service is much simpler and easier to manage, especially if you don’t have an internal IT team to lean on.
Cloud hosting is more secure than a local setup and there are key advantages in cloud computing that will provide you with added security and much greater ease of use than you can put together on your own.
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