Security of valuable data is always one of the first priorities in modern business practices. Big companies having enough capital and technical support can ensure better data security by implementing in-house systems. Small and midsize companies never can thought in that way as this may eat up most of their income. For SMBs, better option is Software as a Service (SaaS).

There are many advantages of using SaaS products for SMB data security.

1. Better security than normal SMB set-up. SaaS vendors use most advanced systems.
2. Data accessibility around the world, around the clock.
3. No cost purchase and implementation.
4. Better data encryption techniques for data transfer and storing.
5. Regular data back-up, which is hard to find in a SMB setup.
6. Decreased demands of technical staff, most SaaS security systems are easily configurable.
7. Predictable costs, as these systems are priced on monthly basis; and also no maintenance costs.
8. Free dynamic software and system updates by vendors.

Studies have shown that by 2018, more than 65% of total data security market will be occupied by SaaS solutions. But there are many things to be considered before going to SaaS way, which we will discuss tomorrow.