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Solutions Review details seven devastating cloud computing mistakes that your business must take steps to avoid making.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

With so many business operations taking place inside the cloud, the cost of a cloud misconfiguration or poor cloud optimization can be very high. That\u2019s why it\u2019s crucial to know about common mistakes that companies make regarding cloud computing and how to avoid making them yourself. Below, we\u2019ve listed seven mistakes that your cloud management and operations team must take steps to avoid.<\/p>\n

Be sure to also consult our Managed Service Provider Buyer\u2019s Guide for information on the top cloud managed service providers for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. It’s the perfect resource if you don’t want your company to fall victim to any of these cloud computing mistakes.<\/p>\n

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Not understanding the shared cloud responsibility model<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you use a cloud solution, both you and the solution provider are responsible for specific aspects of cloud security. Solutions providers will outline specific responsibilities for both themselves and your business in their service level agreement (SLA). This SLA should include information on the shared cloud responsibility model, which outlines exactly what your business and your cloud provider are in charge of managing for cloud security.<\/p>\n

Ignoring the benefits of hybrid and multicloud deployments<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The world of cloud computing is changing, and that change is coming in the forms of hybrid cloud and multicloud. More and more businesses are creating hybrid cloud and multicloud infrastructures, and if your company hasn’t considered the benefits of those deployments, it must do so. Hybrid and multicloud environments allow your business to avoid cloud vendor lock-in and take advantage of the strengths of different providers.<\/p>\n

Not knowing where your cloud data is being stored<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Your cloud data is stored on a server owned by your cloud provider \u2014 and those servers could be anywhere in the world. It\u2019s not just important for your company to know where exactly your data is housed; it\u2019s necessary if your company\u2019s data needs to follow data regulations. When you store data in a cloud environment, your cloud provider needs to be able to tell you exactly which servers your data is stored on and where they’re located.<\/p>\n

Migrating all your data at once<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you\u2019re migrating to the cloud, it’s likely that your enterprise will mess something up when bringing your data onto the cloud. This is to be expected, but because of this, your organization needs to plan out its migration to the cloud in phases; first non-essential or test data, then business-critical or sensitive data. This way, if you make mistakes in your migration early on, you won\u2019t be putting critical data at risk.<\/p>\n

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Moving a workflow to the cloud for no reason<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Cloud solutions have grown exceedingly powerful over the past decade, and it\u2019s possible to perform just about any business task in the cloud. That doesn\u2019t mean, however, that running a workflow or business task in the cloud will be more effective. Your team should evaluate the costs and benefits that moving a workflow or a collection of data onto your cloud environment; then, it can determine whether or not the migration will be worth it.<\/p>\n

Misconfiguring cloud data during migration<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Depending on your file types and the cloud environment you\u2019re using, you might need to reconfigure your data to work inside the cloud while migrating it over. Running an application in the cloud, for example, might require more computing power than your cloud provider gives to you. Be sure to test any applications or projects you put into the cloud to ensure that they\u2019re working properly.<\/p>\n

Failing to properly delete unneeded cloud data<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While you can delete cloud data, it doesn\u2019t truly go away unless you destroy it with either data destruction software or physically destroying the hardware it\u2019s contained on. You can\u2019t use either of these methods for cloud data; instead, the provider will destroy it for you. The provider should state how it deletes data and the process by which a user requests data to be deleted. Otherwise, you can\u2019t be 100% sure your data is safely wiped out.<\/p>\n

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Looking for a managed service provider for your cloud solutions? Our MSP Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/a>\u00a0contains profiles on the top cloud managed service providers for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, as well as questions you should ask vendors and yourself before buying. We also offer an\u00a0MSP Vendor Map<\/a>\u00a0that outlines those vendors in a Venn diagram to make it easy for you to select potential providers.<\/em><\/p>\n

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