2. Google Drive (Google Chrome)
One Drive (Microsoft)
Others (such as iCloud – Drop Box)
Gone is the need for
• Flash Drive
• Internal Hard Drive
• Software Updating
• Immediate Retrieval 24/7 Anywhere for
• Music
• Photos
• Documents
• Spreadsheets
• PowerPoint
• Movies
3. Ask Before
Trusting
Your Data to
a Cloud
Provider
What Security Measures Do You
Offer?
Occasional Data Breaches Occur by
Hackers
Does the Provider Offer Access to
Logging and Auditing Data?
Be able to self audit – observe who looks
at your data
4. Ask Before
Trusting
Your Data to
a Cloud
Provider
Can You Chose Where Your Data Will
Be Stored??
Some places are unsafe – foreign
countries – old coal mines – anywhere
where electricity is cheap and place cool
as servers need both environments
What Kind of Downtime can You
Expect?
Some providers can go offline at times
making your data unavailable
5. Ask Before
Trusting
Your Data to
a Cloud
Provider
How Would You Recover From a
Disaster, Should Major Data Centers
Go Offline Line?
All types of disasters can happen from
tornados, wars, hurricanes, floods,
electrical outages. Does the server
have an ability to recover quickly?
