1. Cloud Storage BizTech Answers May 1, 2012 Presented By: Paul Watkins

2. Today’s Discussion on Storage  What is the cloud?  What can the cloud do for business?  What are some popular cloud vendors?  What are the pros and cons of using the cloud?  What criteria should cloud vendors be evaluated on?

3. What is the Cloud?

4. What Can the Cloud Do for Business?  Collaboration  Device Sync  Disaster Recovery  Centralization  Cost Planning  High ROI

5. What are Some Popular Cloud Vendors?  Microsoft – Skydrive / Office 365  Google – Drive / Apps  Apple – iCloud  Box  Dropbox  SugarSync  Backblaze  Carbonite  Mozy  Amazon S3  Adrive  iStorage  Many more….

6. What are Some of the Pros and Cons? Pros  Access Anywhere, Anytime  No Hardware Maintenance  Limited IT Support Needed  Device Independence  Disaster Resistant  Expandable Cons  Security**  Cost**  Liability  Bandwidth  Content Ownership

7. What Criteria Should Cloud Vendors be Evaluated on?  Terms of Service  Security  Compliance  Up Time  Cost  Real User Experiences

8. How Do You or Would You Use Cloud Storage?

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