In the past year I have been asked several times about the ‘Cloud’. Many customers think the cloud is a magical place where users train themselves, systems never go down, internal IT is no longer needed and an overall feeling of rainbows and kittens. Before moving to the cloud there are several factors to consider. The cloud is not always right for every customer every time. One of the primary things that companies should think about is what ‘type’ of cloud solution is best for their business. Each flavor of cloud comes with benefits and drawbacks that need to be matched up the business’s needs prior to taking the cloud plunge. Even within each option there are several different levels of service offered. This is a brief and highly over simplified description of the ‘favors of the cloud’ IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service This option usually means the business will have complete access to the servers. It is commonly revered to as a Co-Lo or co location. The serv
