While many IT service providers market themselves as being proactive instead of reactive, most fail to deliver IT support that encompasses predicting and fixing issues that prevent downtime. Part of the issue is that traditional IT environments are complex, often with piecemeal solutions added over time. Modern cloud environments on the other hand deliver a simpler, more connected, and more secure approach. Wondering if you're looking for a Managed Services Provider (MSP) or a Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP)? Here are the key reasons why cloud providers are more accurate at predicting and preventing downtime.
A cloud provider is better at predicting downtime than a typical IT service provider because a cloud provider is more prepared to prevent downtime in the first place. Multiple backup systems are the key to cloud security and this often completely eliminates the need for downtime in the first place. Large data centers are expected to make multiple backups, but not every facility has the fastest internet connections nor can they guarantee minimal downtime. Cloud providers can provide seamless connections in order to achieve this. Power outages can be caused by weather, which can affect bandwidth and connectivity.
IT services can be state-of-the-art cloud technology, which is a safer way to protect your data than an in-house solution. The main security advantage of the cloud is that it is built with massive redundancy, which makes almost all cyber threats ineffective at damaging data or cloud infrastructure. Redundancy means making multiple backups of data instead of relying on one backup source which may be time-consuming or awkward.
The cloud can continue protecting computers from failure, known as "failing over." Due to its robust foundation, a high-quality data center that constantly backs up the data of its clients can be the safest solution for protecting data. While your in-house infrastructure is at the mercy of your IT team, a cloud provider's IT team likely has you well covered. Usually, the more a company invests in technology, the more incentive it has to promote itself as state-of-the-art or cutting-edge, which are strong selling points. The more up-to-date or secure the company infrastructure is, the more it can claim to provide limited downtime.
Redundant data centers provide the best opportunity to recover data when a security compromise or hardware failure occurs. Common reasons that a massive number of businesses are migrating to the cloud include:
Even if your organization uses a Managed IT Service Provider with many security solutions guarding you against hackers, you still may fall victim to a cyberattack. If you, your employees or colleagues practice unsafe habits online, you could be leaving the door wide open for bad guys to steal sensitive information, infect your network and hinder your daily operations. Employees are one of the biggest threats to your data security, even with other effective solutions in place. Here are some tips for how employees can prevent cyber attacks.
Take ownership of your social media cybersecurity. Every time you log in to a social network – whether on a computer or mobile device — make sure you are practicing safe habits. Especially if you use that same computer or device to access company information. Safe habits include being careful about what you post on social media, keeping your mobile apps up-to-date and ensuring your privacy settings are turned on.
How can you keep your identity and sensitive information safe on the internet? Equally as important, how do you keep your company data safe? Our top tip is always password best practices, phishing prevention, and two-factor authentication (2FA). Ask us about our employee security awareness training for businesses.
Keeping your personal information safe is important, but you must also do your best to protect your organization’s information. Remote workers are becoming more and more common, which increases the risk of exposing company data. We will discuss some easy tips to safely connect to public Wi-Fi and help reduce your risk of attacks.
Employee cybersecurity training coupled with robust Managed IT Service security solutions is the best way to effectively protect your organization against attacks.
The last thing you want is for your business to be down for days rather than minutes during a disaster. Quality cloud providers make sure that backup servers are in place and that data exists on more than one server at all times.
As a business grows, so will does data and the need to protect it. Local in-house servers may be well managed for now, but what about when there's a need to add new servers to accommodate new customer accounts? Will that include the need to upgrade your security software? A cloud solution that already manages security is a more efficient solution than constantly investing in new hardware.
It’s everybody’s responsibility to understand what cybersecurity threats they are faced with and how to prevent cyberattacks in the workplace. The most effective way is to combine the efforts of your Managed IT Services with end-user education. We will provide helpful tips that you can use to ensure you are doing your part to stay safe online.
In the event of a disaster, data recovery has a high probability of success. With the help of the cloud experts at Centre Technologies however, your business can come out on top. While traditional businesses might experience hours of downtime, we make sure you stay in business. Contact us for unbeatable cyber defense that keeps your business running.