Cloud IT hosting allows you to securely access your data from anywhere in the world, at any time, from any location. With access to important work information no longer being limited to your PC/laptop, you can now stay in the loop via your phone, tablet and even your watch!
A common example of a cloud hosting service that you may have heard of is Office 365 from Microsoft. Many businesses use this service for their email (Outlook), as well as for document sharing, so that employees can access everything remotely. This is an example of the public cloud, which is just one of the options available.
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There are a number of hosting options that are available to you and your business – take a look at the different options to see which one is the most suitable.
We don’t believe that there’s a one-size-fits-all solution. Your needs may differ depending on what you require the cloud to do for you. There are a few different ways of implementing cloud hosting, and we will work with you to determine what will be the best fit for your business.
Once you’re all set up, we also offer cloud management services to ensure that everything keeps running smoothly.
This is the version of the cloud mentioned above. Public cloud hosting services, such as Office 365 and G Suite, are available to anyone who signs up.
With a public cloud, you share the same servers with anyone using that service. While this may seem like a potential security risk, all public cloud servers utilise security measures that are more than adequate for most businesses.
The public cloud option is great for businesses who want to utilise the cloud without having to invest in any hardware. These services are still customisable, with various add-ons available. Here at ICU IT we are able to recommend and implement the best solution for your unique business.
A private cloud is a bank of servers that are accessible only by you. These servers are ring fenced for your use only and usually located on-site or in a data centre.
A private cloud is managed by a hosting service, ourselves or your on-site IT manager. This is the option to go for if absolute security is your priority or you would like to remain in control in the event of a disaster or outage.
As well as the security benefits, you also enjoy a guaranteed bandwidth at all times, as you don’t have to share it with anyone else.
A hybrid cloud is when you use a mixture of both public and private cloud services. So, for example, you might have your sensitive data located on a private cloud available to internal users, but use a public cloud for something such as your email service.
Taking the hybrid approach enables you to get the best of both worlds while balancing your requirements surrounding security, accessibility and availability of your company’s data.
ICU IT caters to all of your IT needs. As such, we also offer ongoing cloud management services to complement our IT hosting. This includes, for example, constantly checking the security of the cloud and managing devices on the network to ensure that they are all secure, up-to-date with patches and GDPR compliant.
There are also various different additional extras available, which we can set up for you so that the cloud offers you exactly what you need and helps optimise your business. What’s more, we offer cloud back-ups and disaster recovery.
To find out how the cloud could meet your IT requirements, get in touch with us today. With an excellent central location in Derby, we deliver our comprehensive IT hosting services to a range of companies and organisations throughout the Midlands.
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