Basis of cloud selection

Based on various articles and the research work, consolidated list of parameters are defined that small scaled company should evaluate before cloud implementation. The research has been exhaustive and it led us to these parameters for deciding whether a vendor can be selected or not. Business environment of the startups and small scale IT companies has been studied along with the current trends.  This was done via a survey. The inputs of several corporate personnel have been taken, to understand the issues and challenges and the benefits that they reap with the current working IT infrastructure. 

However brainstorming was done to decide on the services to opt for on the basis of their benefits and costs with the help of certain parameters. These parameters were found to form the basis for deciding which services will benefit small companies. They will help the startup companies understand if they should take their business on cloud (completely or partially).

The following are the parameters that should be ideally considered for opting for these cloud solutions by any small scale IT Company:

1. Security
2. Risk
3. Legal
4. Cost
5. Backups
6. Service Level Agreement
7. Location
8. Exit Strategy
9. Accessibility
10. Compatibility
11. Reliability
12. Scalability
13. References
14. Trust
15. User-friendly environment
16. Additional services
17. Speed to Deliver and Network Throughput
18. Data in Motion
19. Logging/Audit
20. Help and Support

We would discuss the importance of each parameter in subsequent pots.

Ref: Software company India