Best Practices for a Cloud Storage Services : 3 real-world examples of successful cloud data management

Managed Storage Services in the cloud will be very similar to managing on-premises data storage with some additional considerations. Many cloud providers will help with some aspects of data management, but ultimately the business is responsible for its own data management.

Start with a plan - Offloading data to the cloud is not “cloud data management”. Will you move all data to the cloud? Or create a hybrid environment? Who needs access to what data? Where should the various processing tasks be performed? ETL vs. ELT is good conversation now.

Keep your data clean - This is incredibly important as other data manipulation methods depend on it. Keeping data “clean” means ensuring that data is entered accurately and that there are no duplicates or other errors.

Back up your data (often) - Most cloud providers perform regular backups automatically. However, if the company is hosting its own cloud, make sure the IT department performs regular backups.

Don't forget about data management. An existing data governance policy for on-premises data can be upgraded to a cloud or hybrid data governance architecture. However, moving data to the cloud often means additional compliance issues need to be considered, so make sure there are no leaks.

3 real-world examples of successful cloud storage services

Unsurprisingly, many data managers are choosing to use cloud data management as the best option for their business. In a variety of industries, the cloud has proven to be an invaluable tool for business development.

Cloud data management for healthcare

Accolade is a healthcare information service provider dedicated to improving the quality of care, outcomes and cost of healthcare for providers and patients.

Accolade uses a cloud-based data management system to combine data from various medical records, both patient and family members, to provide the most complete picture of the patient's medical history and possible risk factors. This allows clinicians and hospitals using Accolade's data services to access the most accurate and complete information available when making important decisions about the health and well-being of their patients.

Cloud data management for finance

A class of Australian asset management companies must be able to gather frequent and detailed information. If the data is difficult to access or only certain people have access to it, the reporting process gets stuck.

Class uses cloud-based data management to improve managed self-service data access and dramatically reduce the average amount of time it takes to generate reports.

Cloud data management for agriculture

Bayer has created a machine learning tool to help farmers identify the types of weeds growing in their fields by simply uploading a simple photo. While this process may be simple for the farmers who use it, the technology behind it is quite complex.

Bayer hosts large amounts of production data in the cloud and uses it to train machine learning. This algorithm can identify weeds growing in fields and help farmers make the right decisions about how best to manage their current growing environment.