Probably one of the biggest battles for any hosted service is trying to convince your end users that the cloud is safe, secure and more cost-effective than any other in-house solution. For the most part it is just really trying to convince people that the cloud is simply the way to go. This is what I run up against all the time. I hear comments like, “We can’t outsource anything,” “Nothing could be hosted, it has to all be in-house,” “It’s not secure enough,” etc.
I could go on and on and write a book about excuses on why people can’t move to the cloud. I often wonder if it is because of job security, ignorance or simply just a lack of understanding. Most likely the latter, so let me try to clarify and offer the etherFAX perspective. Read more »