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Intro: Evaluating a Crowded Market Section 1: Look Within - Internal Assessment Section 2: Cloud Provider Must-Asks Final Thoughts Free 30 Minute Cloud Assessment 3 4 7 17 18
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Internal Assessment 1. Determine Business & IT Goals 2. Assess Your IT Environment 3. Document Your Expectations Cloud Provider Must-Haves 4. Certifications 5. Cloud Model 6. Storage Architecture 7. Data Center 8. Capacity 9. Elasticity 10. Technology 11. Privacy 12. Upgrades 13. Interoperability 14. Infrastructure and Apps 15. Management Controls 16. Data Center Security 17. Threat Detection 18. Data Processes Security 19. Encryption 20. Tech Industry Compliance 22. Vertical Market Compliance 22. Service Level Agreement 23. Support 24. Redundancy (DR) Planning 25. Privacy 26. Cost 27. Gut Check
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Look Within
Your Internal Assessment
Section 1:
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Whats Next? Tips 1-3 1. Internal Assessment Questions 2. Questions to Ask 3. Free 30 Cloud Assessment
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Internal Assessment 1. Determine Business & IT Goals 2. Assess Your IT Environment 3. Document Your Expectations Cloud Provider Must-Haves 4. Certifications 5. Cloud Model 6. Storage Architecture 7. Data Center 8. Capacity 9. Elasticity 10. Technology 11. Privacy 12. Upgrades 13. Interoperability 14. Infrastructure and Apps 15. Management Controls 16. Data Center Security 17. Threat Detection 18. Data Processes Security 19. Encryption 20. Tech Industry Compliance 21. Vertical Market Compliance 22. Service Level Agreement 23. Support 24. Redundancy (DR) Planning 25. Performance 26. Cost 27. Gut Check
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Section 2
Cloud Provider
Must-Asks
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What are the need-to-knows in evaluating different cloud options? It starts with knowing what you need, clearly identifying options, then being able to compare applesto-apples on some of your most important criteria. With a handle on your internal business and IT assets, and an idea of how the cloud can best fit into your organization for optimal impact, start to assess your top cloud providers. The following is a list of 24 cloud qualifiers. We recommend that you scan through the list, rank your organizations top 5-10 considerations, then find the best providers for each of those categories. For example, if youre in healthcare, youll want to immediately weed out providers that may not be able to meet compliance requirements.
- Now that you have an idea of how the cloud can best fit your business you can start to assess potential cloud providers. - Use the following list of Cloud Qualifiers to rank your organizations top categories when choosing a cloud provider.
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Tip 4 Certifications
Do potential cloud providers processes and technologies stand up to recommendations from the IT industrys leading organizations? Ask about how the cloud solution compares to: Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 800-53 high-impact security controls International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001
Internal Assessment 1. Determine Business & IT Goals 2. Assess Your IT Environment 3. Document Your Expectations Cloud Provider Must-Haves 4. Certifications 5. Cloud Model 6. Storage Architecture 7. Data Center 8. Capacity 9. Elasticity 10. Technology 11. Privacy 12. Upgrades 13. Interoperability 14. Infrastructure and Apps 15. Management Controls 16. Data Center Security 17. Threat Detection 18. Data Processes Security 19. Encryption 20. Tech Industry Compliance 21. Vertical Market Compliance 22. Service Level Agreement 23. Support 24. Redundancy (DR) Planning 25. Performance 26. Cost 27. Gut Check
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Internal Assessment 1. Determine Business & IT Goals 2. Assess Your IT Environment 3. Document Your Expectations Cloud Provider Must-Haves 4. Certifications 5. Cloud Model 6. Storage Architecture 7. Data Center 8. Capacity 9. Elasticity 10. Technology 11. Privacy 12. Upgrades 13. Interoperability 14. Infrastructure and Apps 15. Management Controls 16. Data Center Security 17. Threat Detection 18. Data Processes Security 19. Encryption 20. Tech Industry Compliance 21. Vertical Market Compliance 22. Service Level Agreement 23. Support 24. Redundancy (DR) Planning 25. Performance 26. Cost 27. Gut Check
Tip 8 Capacity
- How much storage, CPU and network bandwidth does your business currently use? What are the amounts you anticipate needing in the future, supplemented by the cloud? - Do potential cloud providers offer flexible, easy-to-create server options to answer fluctuating capacity needs on demand?
Tip 9 Elasticity
- Will your cloud solution be able to provision up, out and down? Think in terms of cloud users, machines, and resources. - Will you be locked into a monthly contract, or can you avoid excess costs from over-provisioned services?
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Tip 10 Technology
- What technologies are behind your cloud infrastructure? Do you trust them? - What data centers, machines, servers, and other hardware have access to your most critical business data and processes? What are the standard technologies behind your cloud infrastructure built to meet?
Internal Assessment 1. Determine Business & IT Goals 2. Assess Your IT Environment 3. Document Your Expectations Cloud Provider Must-Haves 4. Certifications 5. Cloud Model 6. Storage Architecture 7. Data Center 8. Capacity 9. Elasticity 10. Technology 11. Privacy 12. Upgrades 13. Interoperability 14. Infrastructure and Apps 15. Management Controls 16. Data Center Security 17. Threat Detection 18. Data Processes Security 19. Encryption 20. Tech Industry Compliance 21. Vertical Market Compliance 22. Service Level Agreement 23. Support 24. Redundancy (DR) Planning 25. Performance 26. Cost 27. Gut Check
Tip 11 Privacy
- Is a private, virtual local area network (VLAN) stored behind a firewall for data protection and prevention of cross-traffic contamination? - Do potential cloud solutions offer virtual private clouds and connectivity? - Will your cloud share space and servers with other clients?
Tip 12 Upgrades
- How upgrades are delivered? What costs trickle to your solution pricing? - Are they all rolled into the product seamlessly, or will they be added into an instance of the application?
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Internal Assessment 1. Determine Business & IT Goals 2. Assess Your IT Environment 3. Document Your Expectations Cloud Provider Must-Haves 4. Certifications 5. Cloud Model 6. Storage Architecture 7. Data Center 8. Capacity 9. Elasticity 10. Technology 11. Privacy 12. Upgrades 13. Interoperability 14. Infrastructure and Apps 15. Management Controls 16. Data Center Security 17. Threat Detection 18. Data Processes Security 19. Encryption 20. Tech Industry Compliance 21. Vertical Market Compliance 22. Service Level Agreement 23. Support 24. Redundancy (DR) Planning 25. Performance 26. Cost 27. Gut Check
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Internal Assessment 1. Determine Business & IT Goals 2. Assess Your IT Environment 3. Document Your Expectations Cloud Provider Must-Haves 4. Certifications 5. Cloud Model 6. Storage Architecture 7. Data Center 8. Capacity 9. Elasticity 10. Technology 11. Privacy 12. Upgrades 13. Interoperability 14. Infrastructure and Apps 15. Management Controls 16. Data Center Security 17. Threat Detection 18. Data Processes Security 19. Encryption 20. Tech Industry Compliance 21. Vertical Market Compliance 22. Service Level Agreement 23. Support 24. Redundancy (DR) Planning 25. Performance 26. Cost 27. Gut Check
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Internal Assessment 1. Determine Business & IT Goals 2. Assess Your IT Environment 3. Document Your Expectations Cloud Provider Must-Haves 4. Certifications 5. Cloud Model 6. Storage Architecture 7. Data Center 8. Capacity 9. Elasticity 10. Technology 11. Privacy 12. Upgrades 13. Interoperability 14. Infrastructure and Apps 15. Management Controls 16. Data Center Security 17. Threat Detection 18. Data Processes Security 19. Encryption 20. Tech Industry Compliance 21. Vertical Market Compliance 22. Service Level Agreement 23. Support 24. Redundancy (DR) Planning 25. Performance 26. Cost 27. Gut Check
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Internal Assessment 1. Determine Business & IT Goals 2. Assess Your IT Environment 3. Document Your Expectations Cloud Provider Must-Haves 4. Certifications 5. Cloud Model 6. Storage Architecture 7. Data Center 8. Capacity 9. Elasticity 10. Technology 11. Privacy 12. Upgrades 13. Interoperability 14. Infrastructure and Apps 15. Management Controls 16. Data Center Security 17. Threat Detection 18. Data Processes Security 19. Encryption 20. Tech Industry Compliance 21. Vertical Market Compliance 22. Service Level Agreement 23. Support 24. Redundancy (DR) Planning 25. Performance 26. Cost 27. Gut Check
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Internal Assessment 1. Determine Business & IT Goals 2. Assess Your IT Environment 3. Document Your Expectations Cloud Provider Must-Haves 4. Certifications 5. Cloud Model 6. Storage Architecture 7. Data Center 8. Capacity 9. Elasticity 10. Technology 11. Privacy 12. Upgrades 13. Interoperability 14. Infrastructure and Apps 15. Management Controls 16. Data Center Security 17. Threat Detection 18. Data Processes Security 19. Encryption 20. Tech Industry Compliance 21. Vertical Market Compliance 22. Service Level Agreement 23. Support 24. Redundancy (DR) Planning 25. Performance 26. Cost 27. Gut Check
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FINAL THOUGHTS
Thank you for reading, Technology changes every day. In the past few years weve seen the cloud market move through its infancy with growing capabilities, adoption rates, and case studies filled with business impact. The market is still young, with new players continually emerging. Some see new players as less reliable, while others see them as the threatcoming to market with the latest, more advanced cloud solutions. Whatever side you choose, navigate the crowded market by placing your business goals at the forefront. Make the cloud work for youits flexible and limitless enough to do so. Best regards, Christopher Wilson
Cloud Provider USA, LLC, is a public cloud hosting provider. Our infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud solution provides organizations with the flexibility to establish and scale server resources instantaneously. In addition, we provide complete transparency and control through our Cloud Portal interface. This takes the mystery out of the cloud, and gives you insight into security, data integrity, availability and more.
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