Energy Magazine February 2021 | Page 65

65 Management ), followed by Data & Information Security ( 28 percent ) and anti-phishing tools ( 26 percent ). Understandably , Microsoft believes the cloud “ is now a security imperative ”. Multi-cloud computing offers other clear benefits , principally sourcing and increased agility ; modular applications architecture ; and governance to ensure standardised policies and operational control . Better disaster recovery and easier data migration are often cited too .
Transferring the responsibility and cost of running on-premise hardware and software to a specialist provider is naturally appealing . The benefit of the Software-as-a-Service ( SaaS ) model is that your business outsources the entire process to a specialist provider who takes responsibility for everything , including the upfront cost of purchasing the infrastructure , maintaining the equipment , storage , security and running a team of specialists . energydigital . com