Protect Your Existing Data
Before you begin your application migration to a cloud provider, make sure that you back up your data completely so that you can later fall back, if necessary, to a known point. Then make sure you and your cloud provider agree to the backup procedures they will employ after they take control of your data. As discussed, it is easy to move a solution to a cloud provider. You need to ensure that it will be equally easy to move back out of the cloud.
Further, if your company has specific privacy requirements, such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) for healthcare or FERPA (Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act) for education, have your provider state explicitly, in writing, their data privacy ...
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