Migrate From On-Premise File Servers

Think your data is more secure just because it’s in your building? An on-premise server that lives in a coat closet or copy room is worlds less secure than an enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure that has 24×7 monitoring, data encryption, two-factor authentication intrusion prevention systems.

With an on-premise file server, nobody in your firm will have access to your documents and data except for clunky remote PC software and VPN connections. Remotely accessing documents is frustrating at best, impossible at worst.

Buying your on-premise server was only the beginning of its cost. You’ll need to retain expensive IT consultants to maintain it, upgrade it, repair it when it breaks, buy backup systems, and pay for offsite backups.

Even with robust IT maintenance and offsite backups, your data is subject to server crashes, outages and even permanent data loss. What’s more, file servers are particularly vulnerable to ransomware attacks.

File servers (EG: “the S: drive”) provide zero structure and organization. Without a structure of clients and matters, you’re left with a wild-west of folders scattered across your file server (and frustration when everyone doesn’t follow the same organization conventions).

Have you ever tried to find a document buried somewhere on your file server or in your S:\ drive? Windows is great, but it’s terrible at searching documents and email, especially when what you’re looking for is buried deep within a document that’s lost within gigabytes (or terabytes) of data.