Four common misconceptions about cloud computing

Source: Axon

My data isn’t safe

Where does your data sit now? In a server in the corner of your office maybe? How do you keep it safe? Anti-virus, a smoke detector and burglar alarm? Fair play.

Let me introduce the cloud to you… I’m talking geo-redundant data centres, automated backup, industry-leading best practices in the design and management of online services including Security Centers of Excellence, Security Development Lifecycle, Operational Security Assurance and incident response teams (through Microsoft Azure and Office 365), financially backed SLAs, National Grid power feeds, enough backup generators to sustain a week long power outage, 24/7 security staff, CCTV, motion detection and key fob access…

I rest my case. Security in the cloud is going to be tighter than your existing system. Fact.

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