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Closer Eye on Cloud Cost Focus on Cloud Security Increases
One of the most common reasons businesses deploy workloads in the cloud is to reduce costs . But lower expenses are far from a guaranteed result . Many companies have learned the hard way that if they are not careful and make mistakes — like leaving cloud instances running when they are not being used or failing to right-size capacity needs — they can run up hefty cloud consumption bills . This year , IT professionals will continue to develop and mature best practices — and in some cases turn to service providers for guidance — for cloud monitoring , and ensuring they realize
Cloud solutions can help organizations be more agile ; reduce IT costs ; stay current with new feature releases and realize a host of other benefits . But the cloud also presents security challenges that many businesses are still trying to get their arms around , such as data-level security , unmanaged traffic , regulatory compliance and application security . Organizations — particularly those that employ a large remote workforce — will look to mitigate these cloud security risks moving forward , meaning the cloud security market will grow in 2017 and beyond . the cost savings that make cloud computing such an attractive option . Are you looking to evolve your cloud strategy in 2017 ? If so , please feel free to reach out to reply @ carouselindustries . com to discuss your goals and objectives .
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