Why is the choice of cloud service so important?
Digitalisation is progressing rapidly, and more companies are choosing the cloud to benefit from scalability, flexibility and security. But how do you find the right provider?
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Technology and expertise
In recent years, the pace of digitalisation has accelerated, leading more companies and organisations to turn to the cloud. This is to take advantage of many of the benefits it offers in terms of scalability, flexibility, speed to market, innovation opportunities, security and regulatory compliance.
However, navigating the jungle of cloud services can be difficult. What should you therefore consider? The key to choosing the right cloud service is ensuring that the provider can offer the right technical solutions and has the right knowledge and expertise based on your specific needs.
We have identified five important things to keep in mind when choosing a cloud service for your business:
- Certifications and standards: Ensure that the cloud service provider holds ISO 27001 (security certification) and ISO 9001 (quality).
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- Technical compatibility: Look for a provider that can offer a solution requiring minimal adaptation or rewriting of your existing IT architecture, or can assist in this process if needed.
- Open standards: A platform based on open standards, such as OpenStack, provides flexibility and avoids lock-in. A provider working with open, globally developed standards does not lock you into one architecture, but increases both your speed to market and your innovation power.
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- Tailored architecture: The cloud service provider should also be able to help you develop the optimal cloud architecture for your needs and make necessary adjustments.
- Access to specialist expertise: You get direct access to specialist expertise from your cloud service provider and can work closely with their experts as advisors.
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Swedish cloud service vs American cloud service. What is the difference?
Swedish cloud service or American? You have probably asked yourself that question many times and weighed pros and cons, discussed it with friends and colleagues – but still not really come to a good answer. That is why we want to tell you about the advantages of a Swedish cloud service:
- A Swedish cloud service is GDPR-compliant: One of the most important advantages of choosing a Swedish cloud service, with data centres in Sweden, is that you can be sure that only Swedish and European legislation (GDPR) affects the handling of your data and its privacy.
- American cloud services can pose a GDPR risk: It is the cloud service provider’s legal domicile that determines which legislation applies to both your and your customers’ data. By using American cloud services, companies and organisations risk violating GDPR.
- Personally tailored service and customised solutions: The big giants are rarely inclined to meet customised needs, but instead offer generic solutions that you must adapt to. It is therefore not uncommon that you pay for services or functions that you never really use.
- Holistic view and local availability: A provider with a Swedish cloud service finds it easier to offer a holistic view to you as a customer and a more extensive service commitment. Availability also increases when you do not need to contact a data centre far away at fixed times affected by time differences around the world.
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Long-term thinking and securing the future
Think long-term and secure your future – your choice of cloud service should not be based solely on your current needs. A common mistake is that many organisations have built their solutions on provider-specific functionality. This has left them in a difficult situation where it simply is not economically viable to rebuild their applications to be cloud-native – despite strong reasons to move.
How to secure your future
A cloud service provider equipped to meet your needs and guide you into the future should be aware of the following:
- Open standard in the cloud platform: For a cloud service to be equipped for your future needs, the provider should be able to offer a cloud platform based on an open standard, such as OpenStack. This makes it easier to develop new third-party applications (thanks to the platform being based on open source) and allows the platform to be set up on any infrastructure. This makes it easier to develop new third-party applications (thanks to the platform being based on open source) and allows the platform to be set up on any infrastructure.
- Automation and orchestration: Investing time to develop a framework to automate setup and maintenance of cloud infrastructure is well spent. This creates confidence in (relatively easily) being able to move, redeploy and scale out, and reduces dependency on individual staff competencies.
- Expertise in working with containers: Building applications in containers is becoming increasingly common, as it enables faster and more efficient development of new services. A partner with a future-proof cloud service should have expertise in this area and a platform ready for container applications to be able to offer new services to you as a customer faster.
- Close collaboration between development and infrastructure – DevOps: Keeping pace with development and meeting customers’ demands for faster launches of new features requires an agile approach and new delivery methods from cloud service providers. There needs to be closer collaboration between development and infrastructure sides.
Summary
Choosing a Swedish cloud service provides security, GDPR compliance and flexibility. With the right partner, you can future-proof your IT infrastructure and create conditions for innovation.
Ready to take the next step towards a future-proof IT solution? Contact us at Binero for a free consultation on how a Swedish cloud service can give you security, flexibility and full GDPR compliance.
