Why Do Clients Choose One Cloud Vendor Over Another?

Datamation

...for businesses looking to make the jump to a cloud deployment, it's not always that easy to get into the game. Even once an organization has made the decision to head to the cloud and selected their environment -- neither a matter of just checking boxes! -- a host of challenges concerning security, data migration and project management await.

So it's no surprise that the niche sector of cloud solution providers -- those companies that can help shepherd IT departments through the transition -- has become a growth industry.

One that comes highly recommended – by Google, in this case – is the San Mateo, Calif.-based Appirio, founded in 2006. In the time since, Appirio has helped more than 200 enterprises and other organizations on their path to the cloud, offering a services portfolio that encompasses the implementation and management of deployments on Salesforce, Google, Workday and Amazon...