We've been encouraging law firms and legal professionals to take advantage of the benefits offered by moving to the cloud for a few years now. We're such big believers that we invested significant research and development in designing a legal-focused cloud solution, the Innovative Cloud Solution, that gives employees of firms of all sizes the power to access and work safely from anywhere. Recent events have highlighted how businesses operating in the cloud have a competitive advantage over those still tied to an office.

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Are you contemplating where your firm’s data should be stored? Is it safely stored with adequate backup and easily accessible? Should it be in the cloud, on-premises or a hybrid of the two? Do you need data backup or sync or both? Let us help you with these decisions!

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Are you attending the International Legal Technology Association Conference and Expo this year?

 

If so, be sure to stop by our panel discussion on Cloud Disaster Recovery. Join our CEO Michael Kemps, CTO Mike Paul and Senior Systems Engineer Sonny Sheth as they review the key facets of cloud disaster recovery and best practices on implementation.

 

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Is your firm ready to move to the cloud?

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News this week that a series of cyberattacks and data breaches at North American law firms in 2015 was worse than initially reported (isn't that always the case?) was seemingly timed with the release of a bevy of new articles and information sheets on cybersecurity by our staff.

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According to the American Bar Association 2016 Legal Technology Survey Report, only 38 percent of lawyers are using cloud computing for tasks relating to their practice. Overall, 53 percent report that they do not use cloud computing at all while about 10 percent say they don’t know if they do or not.

 

In reality, these attorneys may not be aware that they’re probably already using the cloud but just don’t know it.

 

So what is the cloud, and why should you care?

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VMware: the gold-standard for virtualization technology. Amazon Web Services (AWS): the gold-standard for cloud-based computing.

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Moving to the cloud is an important decision. Let our CEO Michael Kemps walk you through important security aspects of the cloud in his new article.

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When you consider the best place(s) to store your data – in the cloud, on-premises in your office or some hybrid of the two – what questions do you ask?

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Where should your law firm's data be stored?

 

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The cloud has been proven to be as secure as hosting technology within the walls of a law firm, and provides many additional benefits that can't be achieved with enterprise-wide systems. Hosting infrastructure in the cloud means firms can scale up or down when more or less space is needed, allocate fewer precious budgetary dollars for hardware and steer away from the peak and valley spending that comes with investing in enterprise solutions.

 

The cloud is now a viable option for most small to midsized law firms, but how do you get there?

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When faced with hurricanes, earthquakes, geomagnetic storms and floods, law firms' data is safer in the cloud than anywhere else. Traditional data centers are built strong to protect against natural disasters, but when it comes time for your data to evacuate, it needs to have somewhere to go. The cloud offers that protection with multiple levels of redundancy across the world, so your data will survive even if one location is hit or damaged. Here are four scenarios the cloud protects your law firm from:

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Microsoft’s SQL Server 2005 reaches end-of-support on April 12, 2016. Law firms and all companies should get ahead of the game now by taking advantage of the many new capabilities available in Windows SQL Server 2016.

As with almost any technology or upgrades in software, sufficient time should be allocated for planning and testing (and considering other integrations) before simply rolling out new technology or upgrades. Microsoft SQL requires integration with many other applications. Getting a head start on deployment planning is essential.


There are challenges law firms need to be aware of when implementing Windows SQL Server 2016. Service and support for applications that were developed with SQL 2005 will be impacted. End-of-support can present risks, as there will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates.

These, of course, are only a few of the obstacles. But if you start early, you can identify and make adjustments for them early. The number of obstacles – and issues – increase the longer you wait.

Avoid business disruptions and compliance issues caused by slow-performing databases and downtime by planning and beginning your upgrade now.

Or, let us help.

Contact an Innovative Computing Systems Account Executive and request information on the next steps in helping your firm smoothly upgrade.

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