10 things to consider when choosing a cloud service provider
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Read more here: http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/finding-the-perfect-cloud-service-provider-with-cisco/ Visual representation of Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, 2013 http://geeklesstech.com/choosing-cloud-service-provider/ by Patrick Li Selecting the right cloud service provider for your company requires more than just browsing through prospective cloud vendors’ websites and reading about them online. How do you decide which vendor to trust for the performance, reliability, and security you need?TRANSCRIPT
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10 Things To Consider When Choosing A Cloud Service Provider
When choosing a Cloud service provider … think
“PERFECTION”
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Sign up for a cloud account that offers flexible pricing and allows you to scale up and down according to your IT needs.
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Source: Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, 2013
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Choose a cloud service provider that is an industry expert and is an established brand that is familiar with almost any software that your company want to use.
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Source: Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, 2013
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Partner with a reliable hosting provider that can manage the entire hosting environment, especially if your website receives robust traffic in uptime.
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Source: Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, 2013
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The number of years of experience (10+ years is recommended) and the cloud vendor’s position in the stock market are significant factors to consider.
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Source: Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, 2013
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The cloud service provider should have an easy management system for the IT staff to manage, control and maintain with efficiency and simplicity.
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Source: Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, 2013
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Make sure the vendor is customer-driven and provides 24/7 support whether in chat, call or email.
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Financially stable
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Source: Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, 2013
You must take a look at the managed service level agreements, security and data policies, and terms of service of the cloud service provider.
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Financially stable
Easily managed
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Source: Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, 2013
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Find a cloud vendor that provides easy integration of current network resources into the cloud apps and servers.
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Financially stable
Easily managed
Customer-driven
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Source: Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, 2013
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If you are not ready to move the entire infrastructure to the cloud, then make sure the cloud service provider is open for flexible solutions.
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Easily managed
Customer-driven
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Source: Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, 2013
Must have a robust, secured and resilient network to deliver reliable network connectivity through the cloud services with efficiency, as well as take ownership of the overall infrastructure.
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Pricing
Expertise
Reliability
Financially stable
Easily managed
Customer-driven
Transparent
Integration
Openness
Network ownership
Source: Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, 2013
10 Things To Consider When Choosing A Cloud Service
ProviderPricing
Expertise
Reliability
Financially Stable
Easily Managed
Customer-driven
Transparent
Integration
Openness
Network Ownership
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Source: Geekless Tech, 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Cloud Service Provider, December 30, 2013
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