The need for data storage & security continues to escalate as companies try to manage an explosion of data. This is happening for many reasons, but namely an influx of new technologies and applications are creating a data-rich society. Also, government and industry regulations are requiring much larger amounts of data to be stored than ever before - for data integrity, compliance, and to protect against costly outages. Whether a company's needs require dedicated servers, public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, or disaster recovery solutions, a proper storage system must be in place. Servers and storage were typically sold as separate IT infrastructure elements in the past, usually to different groups within the IT department, and usually under different parts of the IT budget. In this discussion: Tell us your opinion on which form of cloud storage & security (dedicated servers, public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, or disaster recovery solutions) will be the most advantageous for an enterprise company in today market that has the least risk to the organization. Describe your thoughts on your data being stored and secured in the cloud. How do you feel about your data being store and secured in the cloud?

Justify why you believe this form of cloud storage is most advantageous.

Discuss the common threats, vulnerabilities, and potential controls you have have in the form of cloud storage you find most advantageous.