Strategies that suggest running company servers from data centres are not a new concept to businesses. But as time has gone on, this strategy has now become a viable alternative to SMEs, providing a number of attractive benefits. As a result, many companies are actively turning to cloud-based strategies rather than merely refreshing server hardware

But frustratingly - and perhaps inexcusably considering the huge volumes of ink dedicated to the serious considerations of pursuing a cloud strategy - too many companies are making costly mistakes, forcing Marcie Terman, Business Development Director at DataFort, to vent and highlight - once and for all - the six most important areas of risk to consider when making such a major step.

Source: Cloud Tech