Before selecting a infrastructure as a service provider, make sure they tell you if their data centers are in a stable country with strong laws to protect intellectual property. Not knowing and only looking at the dollar amount could devastate your business if the data center is in a less politically stable country or is not backed up by strong intellectual property rights.

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