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In the past, users accessed their information from their computer or via a source in their office, like a hard drive or an office server. With the implementation of cloud technology, this method is now replaced through the Internet. Imagine one large central location for everyone, where individuals, companies, divisions and conglomerates can all access the same resources, using applications that are present at one location. That, in a nutshell, is cloud computing.
I got into a fender bender a few weeks back. My 99’ Buick was worth so little that the insurance company totaled it rather than replacing the bumper and left headlight. So, car shopping commenced.
Aside from mild sticker shock at a few cars I looked at, I was truly baffled at something else at that car dealership. The papers.
Seriously, I think I signed 50 pieces of paper. My file was so thick that the finance guy had to clip it all together with one of those scary barracuda-looking contraptions that would take the jaws of life to dislodge. At one point, he even sat me in front of a beige computer, a 90s’ dinosaur, to print out my proof of income on a dot matrix printer. Hadn’t he gotten the electronic pay stubs that I emailed?
Insurance agents have relied on cloud computing services from The Kotter Group since 1996, whether they are using the Hyper Desktop,True Disaster Recovery for IT disaster preparedness, or one of our other cloud computing services for the insurance industry.
Because issues can come up any time, you can now call our support center 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for immediate IT support.
Many cloud computing providers will only allow access to their after-hours support for pressing issues. “We look at it differently,” says lead support staff member Ashley Gaines. “If you get a call at 3 a.m. and need to go to work on your laptop, but cannot remember your password, then it becomes a pretty pressing issue to you, right?”
The Internet is the ultimate embodiment of the “hyper real”: a strong force that you cannot see, touch or feel. It can be hard to trust this slippery force with something as important as company data, especially in the financial industry. Cloud computing in all its manifestations--data backup and storage, remote desktop access, disaster recovery and file sharing-- might be unsettling at first.
Yet cloud computing is actually more secure than the traditional modes it replaces. Here are five reasons why.