{"id":13959,"date":"2018-04-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/post\/cloud-computing-basics-advantages-moving-to-the-cloud\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T13:38:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T17:38:49","slug":"cloud-computing-basics-advantages-moving-to-the-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-basics-advantages-moving-to-the-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud 101: Advantages of Moving to the Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"
Part one of a series<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n There are many reasons companies choose to move their infrastructure and applications to the cloud.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Some of the most common advantages of moving to the cloud<\/a> include reducing costs, increasing security, expanding global reach and accelerating innovation.<\/p>\n Running a data center is not cheap.<\/strong> Things like rent, air-conditioning, and physical security add up – and that\u2019s before you even get to the actual costs of the servers and the humans that maintain them!<\/span><\/p>\n Cloud computing providers, such as Amazon AWS<\/a> and Microsoft Azure<\/a>, leverage automation and economies of scale to keep costs low. They also provide multiple payment options that allow you to pay just for the capacity you need, when you need it.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the most common worries about moving to the cloud is security. Just like with your on-premises servers, you are responsible for your data <\/span>in the cloud. This includes application security, identity and access management, client and server-side encryption and firewall configuration.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nReducing Costs<\/h2>\n
Increasing Security<\/h2>\n