Cloud hosting services are springing up everywhere throughout the country all offering different variations on the same central theme that promises to host a business’ website or other services away from their base of operations. This makes a lot of sense in the short term, particularly since it could drastically increase the amount of office space as well as reducing electricity and maintenance bills incurred from server costs. It can also reduce the size of an IT department, or even take the stress off them, leaving them to focus on keeping workstations operational. What will be at the forefront of many business’ concerns is control, particularly if things go wrong.
Relying on a cloud server which could be at the other side of the country can seem like distancing the operation, so it is imperative that the cloud hosting company make every effort to build in great communications. This includes not only a telephone and email support service, but also a culture of communication that extends to something like a partnership. After all, their cloud server technology will be tasked with the challenge of keeping a business web site up and running, and if on enterprise is based entirely online, then it can be central to their ongoing success. Just a cursory look over many cloud companies web-sites will give a good impression of where they prioritise communications and how they will handle customers once they become clients.
Having a knowledge base and a system whereby serious issues can be reported and acted upon very quickly should help to assuage any doubts that many companies have about handing over the reigns of their website to another company. What it shouldn’t mean is being put on hold or not receiving a response or adequate explanation as to what is going on.