There’s a lot of discussion about the “cloud” and what that means in regards to your data storage. We’ve even overheard conversations among business professionals stating that the “cloud” is not safe, but other solutions where the data is still being stored offsite, are.

So let’s clear up the confusion: Whatever you want to call it – when you are storing data outside of your premises and inside a data center, it’s technically “the cloud.” Where the confusion lies is that some private cloud solutions have branded themselves with a proprietary name and are positioning themselves as an anti-cloud alternative. The devil’s in the details so let’s break it down: [Read more...]