Getting More Productive with Hybrid Cloud Storage

 
More and more medium to large businesses are looking for ways to become more productive and to solve their IT storage and backup issues. One solution that many companies are considering is Hybrid Cloud Storage.

What is Hybrid Cloud Storage?

Operating a business with many aspects of the IT systems living in ‘the cloud’ has become fairly commonplace. Yet there are still many mid-size businesses that have not taken the leap to the cloud and are still not sure how cloud technologies can benefit their business. So just what is Hybrid Cloud Storage?

Hybrid Cloud Storage is a combination of local IT data storage and Cloud data storage – where a business will provide the physical facilities and servers for data storage and turn over all aspects of managing that data to the Cloud – usually through a company that specializes in hybrid cloud storage.

For the most part, cloud data storage is a great way to store and manage data that is used less frequently. For data that is constantly accessed, the on-site local storage solution will typically provide the best performance and easiest access to your data.

What are the Benefits of Hybrid Cloud Storage?

There are many benefits for medium to large size businesses in moving to Hybrid Cloud Storage and these include flexibility, scalability, efficiency, and security. With these benefits, a company can increase productivity while decreasing costs and security concerns.

Flexibility

Hybrid Cloud Storage allows a company to keep their most important data and files easily accessible on-site, under their control, while moving their less time sensitive data to the cloud under the control of the management company. This will save you time and storage space, while also cutting your costs on your local IT data storage.

Scalability

With most Hybrid Cloud storage companies, the business will have the ability to store various size data files depending upon your current storage needs. As your business grows, hybrid cloud storage can easily provide additional storage space to accommodate your expanding needs.

Efficiency

Most Hybrid Cloud Storage systems are designed and implemented in less than half the time it would take the business to develop a fully redundant data storage system on their own.

Security

Most of the medium to large size businesses that are using Hybrid Cloud Storage are pleased with the level of security this gives their systems. Because the data is typically stored in the client’s own data center, it is subject to all of the security measures implemented for their IT systems. The managing company then adds additional layers of IT security, such as IP whitelisting, password authentication, SSL, and the inability of users to link to stored files without additional access keys. The end result is a highly secure data storage solution.

Conclusion

The benefits offered to medium and large businesses tend to solve their IT storage issues and still allow for almost instant access to the company’s most critical documents. This makes Hybrid Cloud Storage a very effective means of increasing company productivity and production.