There was a time when school districts showed little interest in storing or backing up their data to remote servers. Nothing seemed less secure than handing off data to someone else. But in the last few years the buzz around cloud storage has grown louder, and the idea that data backup could be provided as a service has begun to gain traction in K-12 environments. The vulnerability and inefficiency of backing up data on-site is prompting school districts to switch to more secure, less troublesome cloud-based options. But even if their interest in cloud-based data services is limited to backup systems, K-12 districts face a daunting challenge: deciding which one to adopt. Recent years have brought a veritable stampede from storage vendors to provide cloud services. Tips for choosing the right provider are offered.