Reasons why you MUST back up cloud services and servers!

Cloud technology is all about making your business more responsive, scalable, and competitive. That’s the bottom line. Sounds great, right? But the reality on what cloud is really all about is not quite so clear — in fact, many organizations still have a ‘foggy’ understanding of cloud technology. As a leading managed Cloud Service Provider, we have found that many companies don’t completely understand the importance of backing up cloud services and servers. Here are the reasons why you must back up cloud services and servers:

1. Cloud services do not back up your data

Replication and archiving are not a replacement for a secondary, isolated copy of your data. Cloud services such as Microsoft Office 365 and AWS/Azure cloud platform provide built-in replication for geo redundancy, but when something is corrupt or deleted, the corruption or deletion is replicated to the other side.

2. “IN the cloud” does NOT mean no backup needed

Many assume that having servers on AWS/Azure or hosted solutions like Office 365 or Box, that the data already resides in the cloud and there is no need to have another copy of the data. Accidental deletion, user errors, security threats, and retention policy dictates IT department to backup data and servers.

3. Control is NOT a luxury it’s a necessity

Security threats and compliance requirements demand that you control your business-critical data. Total access and complete control come from a backup that you manage, and that you can easily recover from.

“I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now, from up and down, and still somehow… it’s cloud illusions I recall… I really don’t know clouds at all.”

— Judy Collins, Singer, “Both Sides Now”

ICE manages complete IT infrastructure, cloud and/or on-premise. We can configure back-up to protect data on cloud services. We offer white glove customer service and have a 96% and above client satisfaction score.

ICE Cloud Services

We have a team of highly experienced engineers who can architect your complete IT infrastructure including private and/or public cloud model. We can handle your IT migration to the cloud — it all requires planning and careful execution.

Our cloud services expertise includes:

Amazon Web Services (AWS
Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform
Microsoft Office 365
Google Cloud Platform
Different cloud-based services and backup solutions
Rackspace
Salesforce

Call us today to learn more. http://www.iceconsulting.com/managed-services/

Fast Fact on ICE:

We’ve designed over 40 cloud infrastructures.

“If someone asks me what cloud computing is, I try not to get bogged down with definitions. I tell them that, simply put, cloud computing is a better way to run your business.”

— Marc Benioff, Founder, CEO and Chairman, Salesforce