{"id":565,"date":"2018-01-24T09:30:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T09:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leecare.africa\/?p=565"},"modified":"2018-11-15T08:36:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T08:36:40","slug":"checklist-when-choosing-a-cloud-services-provider-eg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leecare.africa\/index.php\/2018\/01\/24\/checklist-when-choosing-a-cloud-services-provider-eg\/","title":{"rendered":"Checklist when choosing a cloud services provider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As cloud computing is increasingly becoming a vehicle for next-generation digital business, the selection of a cloud services provider is critical in this transitional journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small- and medium-sized companies struggle to distinguish between a cloud computing provider and a managed services provider. Broadly speaking, a managed services provider <\/span><b>IS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also a cloud services provider, but a cloud services provider is <\/span><b>NOT <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a managed services provider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solutions such as Google Platform Cloud, Microsoft Azure, or Amazon AWS provide cloud services, but who will then manage your network connectivity, malicious software, data security, disaster recovery, IT strategy and growth management?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what should you be checking for when choosing a cloud services provider?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Reference &#8211; review the company profile, case studies, speak with reference sites etc<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review the product, it\u2019s usage, performance and capabilities <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review the Network Infrastructure, Data Center location &amp; security<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does the provider have data security, Data Segregation, and Compliance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check their customer service policies, technical support &amp; service level agreements (SLA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compare the Billing Methodology and Pricing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is the model a Total Cost of Ownership<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the Financial health of the provider<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure Business Continuity &amp; Disaster Recovery<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a complete comparison guide document when reviewing multiple cloud service providers to ensure you are comparing apples to apples and that you cover an extensive review of the provider.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us for assistance with the provision of a comparison guide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evi Giameos<\/span> who prepared this post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As cloud computing is increasingly becoming a vehicle for next-generation digital business, the selection of a cloud services provider is critical in this transitional journey. 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