Is cloud computing right for your business?

Cloud computing is the generic term used for delivering hosted IT services over the Internet.
There are three main categories:
- Infrastructure-as-a-Service (Iaas)
- Platform-as-a-Service (Paas)
- Software-as-a-Service (Saas)
The name cloud computing comes from the cloud symbol that's often used to represent the Internet in technical diagrams.
A cloud service is sold on demand and users can have as much or as little of a service as they want. It is fully managed by the provider (you need nothing more than a personal computer and Internet access).
With advances in virtualisation, increasing internet speeds and a market driven by a weaker economy there has been a surge of interest in cloud computing.

Stop Email Threats in the Cloud
Increase your security while reducing cost and complexity with Email Security as a Service.
- Stop spam, viruses, and other malware before it reaches the network
- Enforce email acceptable use and prevent data loss
- Reduce administrative overhead and cost of ownership
Our software-as-a-service (SaaS) email security integrates best-in class data security technology with email security to achieve unparalleled visibility into emerging threats and one of the highest levels of protection from inbound and outbound email security risks. This easy-to-manage service provides highly accurate protection against spam, viruses, spyware, phishing, and converged email and Web threats.
Pre-defined content dictionaries help make it simple to prevent data loss, meet regulatory requirements, and enforce policies on acceptable email use. This easy-to-manage service provides highly accurate protection against spam, viruses, spyware, phishing and converged email and Web threats with SLA-backed detection rates of 99% for spam and 100% for known viruses.
Our SaaS email security enables customers to:
- Reduce business costs and complexity with no on-site equipment to install or maintain, bandwidth and storage savings, no unexpected expenditures, and eased administrative overhead.
- Increase anti spam and antivirus protection with unparalleled security from converged email and Web threats backed by industry-leading SLAs and the power of the Websense ThreatSeeker Network.
- Retain control with 24x7 access and flexible customization of policies, configuration settings, quarantine management, and reporting
Our SaaS email security is tightly integrated with our SaaS Web security product, providing centralized, cloud-based policy management and reporting for both Web and email security.
Download the Websense Hosted Email Security PDF
Stop Internet Threats in the Cloud
Acting as a proxy, our SaaS Hosted Web Security proactively discovers and blocks Internet threats and helps enforce employee Internet usage with no need to deploy on-premise equipment. It is easy to deploy for organisations of all sizes, and uses Websense global data centres, which are load-balanced, highly available clusters positioned in 10 locations worldwide. This hosted service is certified to ISO 27001 standards, providing the highest degree of security, privacy and confidentiality; and is backed by industry-leading SLAs to ensure uptime and availability.
SaaS Web security works hand-in hand with SaaS email security to provide integrated email and Web protection, enabling organisations to optimise email use and to safely use Web 2.0 technology.
Download the Websense Hosted Web Security PDF
Would you like to find out more about the cloud
and whether it suits your business needs?
Contact Certus IT on: 0844 8484 609