Cloud Computing: What is its Potential Value for Your Company?

Security is a key concern of companies moving to cloud computing. In Kelly’s opinion, few companies can internally match the security available from service providers.

“When you look at organizations like us—small to mid-size businesses—if someone wanted to get at our data, trust me, they’d be able to, because we are by no means the experts on security and data storage. But Google is an expert in data security. I actually rest easier knowing that my information is in the cloud and well protected. That’s what Google does—they make sure your security is top-notch and your data is available.”

In his experience, Kelly added, outages of on-premises e-mail systems far exceed the downtime of today’s cloud computing providers.