2. Dal Gemmell, Symantec
Dal Gemmell, Principal Product Manager
Dal is responsible for deeply understanding the
SMB customer and go to market channels in
order to drive strategic planning, develop
requirements, define roadmaps, and set pricing.
Dal has worked in the security industry for over
10 years and started his career in the IT industry
in 1997. He has written a number of articles on
security and SMBs that have been published by
Entrepreneur and SmartBiz.
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3. Tips For Moving To The Cloud
• Understand Your Security Needs
– Check the vendor’s references
• Know the Basics of Data Back-up
– Know how the cloud provider backs up data
• Test the Service
– Start small with the trial, expand as you go
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Editor's Notes
Understand Your Security Needs: There has been much hype surrounding the security of the cloud, but there is very little difference between the trust you place in your ISP and or your other technology providers. Every organization’s security needs and expectations are different so it’s important to understand how the vendor can meet those needs. Check the vendor’s references and investigate case studies with organizations similar to your own. Know the Basics of Data Back-up: Know how the cloud provider backs up data and in the worst-case scenario, what would happen if they went out of business or if you wanted to move data to another provider. Get a feel for the provider’s storage reputation, the number and location of their data centers and redundancy of their infrastructure. Test the Service: A key advantage of SaaS is that it makes it easy to deploy a free trial and most vendors offer this to those considering their services. Start small with the trial and once satisfied, you can expand the service to include confidential data and other mission-critical systems.
