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TECHNOLOGY FOUR REASONS YOU SHOULD MOVE TO A PRIVATE CLOUD Faringdon-based CIS offers managed IT services and solutions to help overcome your IT challenges. One of the services they provide is Private Cloud. With many public cloud storage solutions around, why should your business invest? DATA SECURITY FLEXIBILITY Using a public cloud does not offer complete security peace of mind and may not comply with audit requirements. You are not always in control of where your data is physically stored, or have any comeback for data loss or downtime. CIS offers clients the opportunity to visit their secure data centre and see where their data is being physically stored. You will also no longer have to worry about data loss, as it is held off-site in a purpose-built secure data centre where back-ups are regularly completed as standard. Therefore, if there was a disaster at your place of work, the private cloud solution would enable business continuity. Private cloud gives users the ability to spin up and bring down a server in just a few minutes. This saves the time and effort of re-sizing a physical server, when you can create a virtual one instantly. If you need more RAM, more space on your disk or more CPU (processing power), private cloud allows you to adapt your resource requirements within a few minutes. 22 THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE 2017 faster and more efficiently. CIS’s private cloud allows scalable growth of your IT infrastructure and can even remove the need for hardware at your site. YOU SAVE MONEY Using private cloud can save you money in various ways, from square footage rental requirements for server space, to the cost of the electricity needed to power physical servers. You can work remotely, seamlessly and securely. BETTER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT System storage space is significantly improved when using a cloud solution, enabling your PCs and laptops to run @CIS_Oxford Private cloud enables you to work remotely from any connected device around the world, providing you with access to all of the documents you need to run your business effectively. To find out more about CIS’s private cloud email: [email protected] or call 01367 700555