
- What is the financial incentive of moving to the cloud?
- How can cloud software improve internal processes?
- What are the risks associated with cloud computing?
- What are the steps to adopting cloud technology and how long will the process take?
On-premise vs cloud software: What's the difference?
- Google Cloud
- IBM
- Oracle Cloud
- Alibaba Cloud
- Microsoft Azure
Benefits of migrating to cloud software
Lower costs
Greater mobility
Easy deployment
Ensured compliance
Drawbacks of cloud software
- Control: For organizations in industries with extra tight privacy regulations, the cloud might be too risky of an environment. To maintain complete control and supervision over information, it’s helpful to have direct access to your servers, rather than having them housed in an out-of-reach data center.
- Customization: Some organizations have very complex development needs that cannot be supported by the cloud. In these situations, having servers on-site allows for greater customization and more agility in the IT department.
- Connectivity: Unlike the cloud, you don’t need an internet connection to stay productive with on-premise systems.
- Cost: Depending on the amount of data your organization stores and processes, paying for a cloud provider can sometimes end up costing more than building and maintaining your own servers.
Drawbacks of cloud software
- Control: For organizations in industries with extra tight privacy regulations, the cloud might be too risky of an environment. To maintain complete control and supervision over information, it’s helpful to have direct access to your servers, rather than having them housed in an out-of-reach data center.
- Customization: Some organizations have very complex development needs that cannot be supported by the cloud. In these situations, having servers on-site allows for greater customization and more agility in the IT department.
- Connectivity: Unlike the cloud, you don’t need an internet connection to stay productive with on-premise software.
- Cost: Depending on the amount of data your organization stores and processes, paying for a cloud provider can end up costing more than the building and maintenance of your servers.

Is cloud more secure than on-premise?
How to move to the cloud
Step 1: Perform a SWOT analysis
Step 2: Assess your current infrastructure
Step 3: Hire cloud experts
Step 4: Choose your cloud environment and service
Step 5: Create a migration plan
Step 6: Backup your data
Step 7: Implement and test

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