INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE BUSINESS
Compliance in Office 365
Although Office 365 may be light years ahead of its competitors on the compliance
front, unfortunately it doesn’t signal an end to all your compliance-related issues,
says Siva Chelladurai, Marketing Analyst, ManageEngine.
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loud technology is one of the most
talked about topics in today’s IT
world. With a surge in the number
of SaaS companies, we have certainly
reached the point where an entire business
can be run in the cloud. The big savings,
hassle-free automatic software updates,
reduced downtime and many other
advantages cloud technology brings to
the table should make it a natural choice
for most decision-makers. But, on the
contrary, companies are still hesitant to
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take the plunge; most cite security and
compliance as the main reasons for not
jumping on the cloud bandwagon.
Cloud compliance: an oxymoron?
Unlike an on-premises setup, data in the
cloud is stored in cloud service providers’
datacentres, and companies don’t really
know how their confidential data is being
managed. With the looming threat of
non-compliance, a company might have
a plethora of questions for a cloud service
provider when it decides to move to the
cloud, such as:
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Where is our data going to be stored?
Who will have access to our data?
What is your disaster recovery plan?
With what industry regulations do
you comply?
Sadly, in most cases, the answers
companies get from cloud app developers
clearly indicate the fact that security and
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