When a customer sends a request for cloud services (like storing a file, running an application or analyzing data), it goes to the cloud provider’s large network of data centers managed by the vendor. There, software allocates the virtual servers, storage systems and network bandwidth required to process the request. The customer can then access the requested services over an internet connection.
Security is a primary concern, especially for sensitive information like medical records or financial data. But it’s possible to reduce your risks by choosing a reliable cloud service provider with robust security features. Liquid Web, for example, offers firewalls, distributed denial-of-service protection, Cloudflare CDN and Server Secure Plus to protect our customers’ data and resources.
Achieving business value from cloud
Businesses that move applications, infrastructure and workloads to the cloud gain benefits that go beyond reducing costs and improving IT agility. McKinsey research shows that cloud enables business innovation, which generates higher rates of return than improvements to IT operations alone.
Different industries benefit from the cloud differently, with high-tech, retail and healthcare organizations occupying the highest end of the value capture spectrum and consumer-packaged goods, materials, and infrastructure companies clustered in the middle. Regardless of the industry, successful cloud migration requires organization-specific technological challenges—like developing application migration strategies and security-as-code protocols, optimizing operating models and investing in FinOps—that need to be carefully considered. Read the full article.