IT Cloud Security – an Essential Part of Business
…but there aren’t enough of these essential experts to go around, now what?
Protecting and managing your company’s data is an essential part of doing business. Without adequate protection, companies leave themselves vulnerable to cyber-attacks which can seriously damage their ability to do business and can lead to significant financial losses.
To avoid this situation, the vast majority of companies now use cloud technology to manage and protect their data. In most cases, companies use cloud services offered by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and IBM. Together these four tech companies account for 67 percent of the world’s $130 billion cloud market.
How Did We Get Here?
Cloud computing allows companies to store, manage, and process their data on a network of remote servers rather than using their own in-house server or a personal computer. This helps to eliminate security risks as well as the ongoing costs to update their IT security. By using a cloud service, companies are able to protect and store their data with some of the biggest tech companies in the world that use cutting-edge strategies to protect their client’s data from nefarious actors.
While there are plenty of reasons for companies to outsource data management and security, in many situations companies will still need to hire an IT cloud security expert. For example, a company may need to upgrade a software management system. This can be challenging without the right person.
IT Cloud Security Experts to the Rescue
In order to make it as seamless as possible, while also ensuring that the data remains safe and secure, many companies are choosing to hire an IT cloud security contractor. For starters, hiring a contractor allows companies to bring in an expert for one-off projects. This can be extremely helpful when a company only needs their expertise and skills for a short period of time or until a project is complete.
While it may be more expensive to hire a short-term contractor, over the long term it’s actually more cost-efficient because you do not have to add a permanent employee to your payroll and you don’t have to pay for their benefits or vacation time. You will pay a contractor a fix hourly rate. This ensures that the project is done on time and on budget.
Another benefit of hiring an IT cloud security contractor is that they often come to the table with a breadth of experience. This can be helpful because they are often exposed to other projects with other companies and can use their knowledge and experience to offer your team creative ideas and solutions.
Hiring a contractor is also a much more efficient process because you don’t have to sift through dozens of resumes and spend countless hours interviewing potential candidates. Hiring a contractor is usually a quicker process and can be done in a matter of weeks, rather than months.
Shortage of IT Cloud Security Experts
There simply aren’t enough IT cloud security experts to fill all the job openings. On top of this, larger tech companies are able to offer more competitive salaries than their competitors making it even more difficult for many companies to attract and retain an IT cloud security employee.
Given this challenge, many companies are choosing to outsource their data management and security to third parties or hire IT cloud security contractors on an as-needed basis.
This has proven to be a successful strategy for dozens of companies we work with, perhaps it can work for your organization as well.
We’ve built up decades of expertise in the software contractor space and have processes and systems in place to aid our clients with hiring and keeping the best contractor talent. Contact us today to see how we can share our many years and roster of client success with you and help your next AI project succeed.
Martin Lavoie is Vice President, Sales and Finance at Experience AI Solutions. With over 18 years in the Information Technology talent industry plus 10 years in network management, Martin manages client initiatives for our networked team of Account Managers. As founder of the company, he has been instrumental in growing Experience’s account base; helping hundreds of valued clients increase their project proficiencies.