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As the industry matures and re-invents itself, providers, partners, and customers alike need to ensure that they are ready to adapt and take advantage.?

If you’re like most IT organizations today, chances are high that you’re facing a number of challenges, including decreasing resources and budgets, costly and complex infrastructures, and increasing business requirements. You’re probably looking to cloud computing to provide a more efficient, flexible, and cost-effective model for delivering IT to the business. That being said, to reach your IT goals and objectives, it is important to understand the concepts and opportunities of a true Cloud Service Provider.

What is a Cloud Service Provider & What Do They Offer?

Defining what is a Cloud Service Provider is not as easy as one might think, especially if you are an enterprise organization wondering if your vendors are servicing you from the cloud or not.

A cloud service provider sells?cloud computing?power and?storage?space in a?pay-as-you-go?manner. The CSP takes care of every piece of technical infrastructure enterprises need to get their cloud platform running. This can range from providing hardware like?servers?and storage to managing an entire?data center,?to picking out systems like?firewalls?or?load balancers.?

Interestingly enough, most CSP will resell someone else’s Cloud Platform.?What does that mean to you??It should tell you that they are mostly a reseller or a Managed Service Provider (MSP), not a TRUE CSP.?That’s not good or bad, it just means that they are dependent on the CSP to deliver the services.?

?Cloud service providers typically offer their customers:?

• A pool of IT resources from which they can select as needed.?
• An interface to access those resources.?
• A payment portal
• Support services

Selecting the Right CSP

A bad CSP can sink a business, so it’s important to choose one carefully. When evaluating potential options, keep these next 5 factors in mind.

Cost:?Cost is a significant reason for choosing a cloud service due to its pay-as-you-go, scalable pricing model. Consider your budget and the cost of the specific features you need before selecting a provider.

Reputation:?Reputation matters when selecting a cloud service provider. An enterprise needs to choose a trusted partner with a solid, years-long track record.

Security:?Security considerations are crucial when choosing a CSP because all enterprise data is stored on their servers. It’s important to learn how different CSPs secure and back up this data.

Features:?Unique features offered by a CSP play an important role in determining which one would work best for an enterprise. There are several features that businesses should look for, including data centers, disaster recovery services, compliance tools, load balancing, and network security.?

Support:?Many CSPs offer 24/7/365 customer support. Take a closer look at providers to see what this kind of access means. Is there phone and email access or chat and live webinars? Even social media channels like Twitter, Linkedin, and/or Reddit can quickly answer simple questions.

Why Contour?

Contour Data Solutions has found a way to bring your organization into the cloud without risk or commitments that would prevent you from taking advantage of the next evolution.?

Our mission is to provide secure, compliant, modern infrastructure solutions through a Cloud strategy for all of our clients.

We Fit the True Definition of a CSP

We are both authorized and certified to deliver Cloud Services by leveraging technology that allows for a true consumption-based model.?Using an expert consultative approach, we deliver customer-proven, cloud-ready solutions that are simple, efficient, flexible, and affordable. As a result, you can improve productivity while reducing IT infrastructure complexity.

Key Benefits of the Contour Cloud:

• Leveraging a state of the art orchestration platform called Cinch, Contour allows customers the ability to self-serve and leverage automation where needed.?
• Integrated Automation and Orchestration engine providing fully useable VMs
• Federated Security Authentication, Authorization and Policy Management
• Flexible consumption models
• Flexible Services like Dedicated Private Cloud (DPC), Virtual Data Center (VDC), Public Cloud or a Hybrid offering
• Ongoing lifecycle support
• 24/7/365 end user support with full Managed Services*

The Journey to the Cloud is Not Without its Risks and Challenges.

Contour has worked with several key partners to build a comprehensive portfolio.?We firmly believe in the strategy and in our ability to build a phased roadmap to get you there.?

Start building on the ContourCloud today!

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