Assignment:
Prompt
Cloud systems enable businesses and individuals to be connected to each other and their data at all times. Today, we have become accustomed to being connected at all times, and are hyper-aware of any loss of connectivity, even if only for a few seconds. If a business loses data or connectivity even for a few minutes, it can mean significant financial losses depending on the type of business. This puts immense pressure on cloud service providers and demands that redundancy and disaster recovery systems are in place and tested often to ensure uptime. For this discussion, research either the company you currently work for or one with which you are familiar and identify business functions that may currently utilize cloud services (i.e., email, SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.). Discuss why they may use these cloud services, and address what the impacts may be if those services went down for a long period of time. Would business be able to continue? Would people within the company still be able to communicate with each other and collaborate?