A UK company that offers a safe, secure and confidential way to use and store information says that firms of solicitors and accountants shouldn’t be wary of cloud computing technology.
GoCloud specialise in providing fully virtualised hosted desktops, which are designed to replace the traditional in-house IT infrastructure.
With speculation regarding issues of data security and client confidentiality the company is confident their services offer the best solution. They are a single provider and don’t spread cloud-based data across other providers’ data centres, which is often the case with other cloud computing providers.
Matt Nunns, the Technical Director of GoCloud, said:
“Security, privacy, reliability and compliance are what companies need to think about and we’ve covered all those major considerations.
We’re offering a fully managed and fully hosted service, including 24/7 IT support, disaster recovery and high-availability. The high-availability means that GoCloud is extremely reliable. Even if one of the servers in the data centre went down, the other servers instantly come into play and distribute the load. The end-user of the hosted desktop wouldn’t be aware that anything untoward had occurred.”
Firms won’t even have to worry about staff losing their laptops or mobile phones, or backing up their contents, because no important or sensitive data is actually stored on those devices, it’s stored in GoCloud’s data centre, which has a 24/7 infrastructure monitoring team. It has CCTV cameras down each aisle, has real security guards (as opposed to virtual ones!) and has multiple card swipe entry points with electronic pin codes. It also has a diesel generator back-up as well as battery back-up.
Matt Nunns continues:
“Our servers more than meet industry standards. We perform regular backups and we guarantee that no data will be lost should a catastrophic event occur.”
GoCloud is offering tailored products and services for any size of business. Business owners can then expect to benefit by being able to dramatically cut IT costs and energy bills.
Chris Gooding, GoCloud’s Sales and Marketing Director, said:
“There are no set-up costs, in terms of hardware, there’s no expensive software to buy and you don’t need a room set aside for computer servers. It’s cheaper to run because you use less electricity – so it’s also eco-friendly and will reduce a company’s carbon footprint.
All people need is a basic computer or laptop from which they log on to a hosted desktop. It’s a secure internet connection and once users have logged on with their encrypted password, every key press and screen update after that is also encrypted, which ensures their data remains private and secure.”
The GoCloud services are managed and supported by teams accredited with both Microsoft Gold Partner status and VMware Professional Partner status which shows their commitment to ensuring that all services are delivered to the highest possible standard.
Microsoft Office Standard and a Windows licence are also provided as part of the GoCloud package. With no initial capital outlay, companies will just pay a monthly amount per user.
Many solicitors would acknowledge that third parties have always had access to confidential client information, including court employees, document processing companies, external copy centres and legal document delivery services. Similarly, office employees, including both temporary staff and cleaners could gain access to documentation if so motivated. Conversely, those who manage and have access to computer servers at GoCloud are subject to stringent procedures to ensure that they cannot access the personal or confidential information of clients.
