--- title: C3 Blog | cloud computing description: cloud computing | C3 Solutions Blog - Business Technology, Security, and Compliance --- +1 713 533 8066 [![C3 Solutions Logo](https://www.c3solns.com/hs-fs/file-971210835-png/C3_2014/logo.png?width=241&name=logo.png "C3 Solutions Logo")](https://www.c3solns.com/) [**](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/cloud-computing#) [# C3 Blog ](https://www.c3solns.com/blog) ## [The Pros and Cons of Office 365 for Business](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-office-365-for-business) Posted by [John Feucht](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/author/john-feucht) on Jan 12, 2015 10:53:56 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.c3solns.com/hs-fs/hub/210686/file-2335566004.jpg) ](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-office-365-for-business) Is Office 365, Microsoft’s subscription-based Office suite, right for your business? The price is right, but are there any drawbacks? For some businesses, especially those in high-compliance industries like healthcare and finance, Office 365 has shortcomings. [Read More](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-office-365-for-business) Topics: [cloud computing](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/cloud-computing), [office 365](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/office-365) ## [7 Questions to Ask Your Cloud Provider](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/7-questions-to-ask-your-cloud-provider) Posted by [John Feucht](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/author/john-feucht) on Dec 2, 2014 2:08:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.c3solns.com/hs-fs/file-2162924573-jpg/images/question_marks_red.jpg) ](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/7-questions-to-ask-your-cloud-provider) One of the hardest parts of moving your business's IT to the cloud is choosing a cloud services provider.  How can you decide who to trust with your business's data?  Whether this decision is made by an in-house IT director, or a business owner or CFO, the cloud is still new to most businesses and it's hard to know what questions to ask.  These 7 questions go beyond the questions you're probably asking already:  What kind of reliability can I expect?  How quickly can I expect resolution if there's a problem?.  Most cloud providers will be able to give good, truthful answers to those basic questions.  Instead, these questions are designed to give you a clearer picture of your data's security.  We've also included the red flags to look out for.   [Read More](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/7-questions-to-ask-your-cloud-provider) Topics: [security](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/security), [cloud computing](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/cloud-computing), [cloud services](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/cloud-services) [All posts](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/all) ## Comments ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [IT advice for small business owners (12)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/it-advice-for-small-business-owners) - [HIPAA (9)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/hipaa) - [PCI DSS (3)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/pci-dss) - [cloud computing (2)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/cloud-computing) - [ISO 27001 (1)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/iso-27001) - [cloud services (1)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/cloud-services) - [office 365 (1)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/office-365) - [security (1)](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/security) [see all](https://www.c3solns.com/blog/topic/cloud-computing#) [![C3 Solutions Logo](https://www.c3solns.com/hs-fs/file-971210835-png/C3_2014/logo.png?width=241&name=logo.png "C3 Solutions Logo")](https://www.c3solns.com/)