If you’ve ever suffered a data loss, you know how critically important data backup and retrieval capabilities are.
I’m here to remind you that this importance does not diminish when your data (or apps) reside in a Cloud. Nor should you simply assume your Cloud provider automatically backs up your data and apps.
When the products and services you offer look pretty much like everyone else’s products and services, what can you do to differentiate yourself ?
If your only option is to stand out with price, you risk eventually cannibalizing your own business.
That’s not all. By focusing only on price quotes for the immediate transaction, you’re leaving other unrecognized opportunities on the table. So you need to resist the knee-jerk into a price quote and find ways to describe your value-add in terms other than price
Your Cloud provider isn’t the only one with responsibility for the security of the information and applications your enterprise depends on. When it comes to security in the Cloud, it’s a collaboration between provider and customer.
After all, there are limits to a Cloud provider’s reach. For instance, if your employees use compromised web browsers to access data in the Cloud, your provider cannot be blamed.
These days, one of the biggest challenges your customers face is keeping their data, apps, and infrastructure secure from malware , hackers , and thieves .
Quest can help you keep your customers safe and identify vulnerabilities that are often overlooked. With comprehensive state-of-the-art security capabilities, Quest has built the understanding that to be effective, security measures need to work together in awareness of each other. That’s why we customize, integrate, and fine-tune our security offerings to precisely fit your customers’ particular needs.
Unless you’re an expert in security issues, doing proper Cloud provider due diligence can be daunting . Yet it’s essential, given the importance of your business’s data and applications.
So I offer seven questions for you to ask of every Cloud provider you’re considering. Pay attention to the answers you get and don’t hesitate to demand drilldown details. Remember: You’re contemplating putting at least some of the data and apps your business relies on into this provider’s Cloud environment.
How many of your customers can reliably backup their data, then reliably recover it? Data backup has moved beyond traditional tape, which is notoriously unreliable. Fortunately, with Quest’s help you can offer your customers alternatives that provide a range of reliable and affordable data availability options.
