Heard rumors? Get the facts!
A number of concerns remain for
first-time cloud adopters, especially
for those who manage applications
with sensitive data. Let's see how well you know the cloud in this true/false quiz!
Myths of the Cloud
With state-of-the-art intrusion detection
and encrypted data, many organizations find the
cloud is more secure than their local servers.
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TIP: Work with a cloud vendor that enforces rigorous
controls and compliance standards.
With a cloud software solution, you can improve internal controls by
setting up user permissions so that specific
employees or departments only see the
information they need.
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Cloud solutions reduce or eliminate
hardware maintenance and replacement costs and cloud services are rented—not owned—and
are therefore delivered most often via
subscription.
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TIP: Understand the true
cost of your IT organization and apply that to a five to
seven year Net Present Value (NPV) analysis—at
minimum—for any financial software decisions.
Although you’re utilizing your cloud vendor’s
infrastructure, your data still belongs to your
organization.
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TIP: Understand your provider’s policies for providing data
copies should you request them or decided to discontinue
the use of their services.
Nonprofits who hope to keep their IT management
in-house are finding it harder to attract, afford, and retain the
talent necessary to run an efficient technology stack. Worse
still, a poorly managed IT portfolio exposes the organization
to security and continuity risks as threats become more
sophisticated.
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