I am looking into Cloud Computing for my company. The one question that I can’t seem to get out of my head is; What happens to my data and the ability to use it if the Cloud computing company goes out of business?
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I am looking into Cloud Computing for my company. The one question that I can’t seem to get out of my head is; What happens to my data and the ability to use it if the Cloud computing company goes out of business?
Obviously, you should pick a provider that you think is solid and unlikely to go out of business however the real answer is that you should have a replacement provider lined up and a plan for how you’re going to switch if the main provider goes bust. The key parts of such a plan are:
An outsourced server farm is really no different to any other outsourced function. You just need to make sure you’re not locked into a single supplier.