Cloud Solutions
Most businesses today rely on cloud services for one or more components of their operation. Common cloud service models include:
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, which provide storage, networking and virtualization and allow businesses to move their physical, on-premise hardware to cloud-based alternatives,
Platform as a Service (PaaS), which provides software developers with a framework of tools needed to build cloud-based applications for their users, and
Software as a Service (SaaS), such as Salesforce, Dropbox, and Zendesk, which provide software that is available to use over the internet, often via a web browser.
A major benefit of a cloud migration is a reduction in cost since you are not incurring the overhead of maintaining physical hardware and the technical staff to support it, but it can also increase security and reliability as your cloud vendor will handle providing regular updates and an uptime guarantee via a service-level agreement.
One of the biggest challenges affecting businesses as they move their applications and infrastructure to the cloud is the lack of a well-defined cloud migration strategy. In fact, your migration to the cloud will likely involve multiple strategies and should include approaches to mitigate any data security and compliance risks.
Contact us today to discuss how WDS can help you create an effective strategy to move your infrastructure and applications to the cloud.