Searching for a cloud vendor, but don't know where to begin? We've narrowed down the top 10 considerations your association needs to be aware of when selecting a cloud service provider. In addition, check out our free download of our vendor selection matrix at the end of the presentation.

1. 10 Key Considerations When
Selecting a Cloud Service Provider

2. 1
The vendor requires no long term
obligations for their services.

3. 2
The vendor has demonstrated
creditability and reliability in the
community

4. 3
The vendor owns their cloud
infrastructure and does not resell
services through another provider

5. 4
The vendor provides option
Recover Point Objective (RPO) and
Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
solutions

6. 5
The cost of the vendor’s services
are relative to the value provided
by the solution

7. 6
The vendor has a secondary data
center for disaster recovery

8. 7
The vendor discloses how many
employees have access to your
data and offers tours of their data
center facility

9. 8
The vendor has an enterprise
grade infrastructure with multiple
built in redundancies and no
single point of failure

10. 9
The vendor’s secondary data
center is on a diver power grid
(Eastern, Western, or Texas)

11. 10
The vendor offers a simple exit
strategy (complete export of your
data)

12. 10
The vendor offers a simple exit
strategy (complete export of your
data)

13. For an in depth explanation
of each criteria read our full
article.
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14. Vendor Selection Matrix
We've created an intuitive, out of the box
solution, as a supplement to help narrow
down the most qualified cloud service
provider based on the needs of your
organization.
And more
Provides sufficient levels of Disaster
Recovery and Business Continuity
Offers acceptable levels of service
reliability and data security
Understands the specific needs of the
nonprofit and association community
After completing this matrix you will be
able to evaluate if a vendor: