Cloud computing is accessing and storing your information on storage in an external location, rather than locally. In fact, you probably utilize cloud computing on a daily basis without ever thinking about it.
Anytime you use social media, watch a video on Netflix, check the balance in your checking account, use online documents such as Google Sheets, or check your email, you’re accessing the cloud.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Cloud computing allows your company to embrace Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) methodology, in which companies allow employees to bring and use their own devices for work.
BYOD methodology reduces the capital required in acquiring work tools in the company but it also comes with its cons which is the ability to have a unified IT environment for your company. But with cloud software this issue becomes null and void, as the user simply needs to download the corresponding app on their mobile devices or go to a web browser on their PC/Mac to access the cloud application.
Lower Overhead
The core benefit of cloud computing is getting the power of having a full IT staff without needing to hire a full team.
Cloud computing solves the issue of having to employ staff in the IT department and often times than not something goes awry that the inhouse staff cannot handle and an outside technician is consulted. These onsite services calls are often expensive and time consuming and results in a loss of productivity.
Lower cost
Cloud based software applications can often cost less than their on the shelf brethren. In addition, cloud computing can significantly lower the cost of online backup and data storage.
Less space
Computing in the cloud means there is less memory used on office machines and that could increase the lifespan of those machines. It also eliminates some of the space needed for network routing.
Up-To-Date
With The Cloud, you never have to worry about your iteration of software falling behind your competitors. When your mobile CRM updates as much (and probably more) than your phone updates, there’s hardly any need to worry about whether or not your software is out-of-touch.
What’s even better is that in most cases, Cloud-Based SaaS (Software as a Service) updates without your ever waiting or watching for it to do so. Developers roll out new versions of software regularly, and very little if anything ever needs to change on the user’s end in order to use the new and hopefully improved software.
Scalability
If your company goes through a challenging patch and needs to scale back the amount spent on hardware, then switching to the cloud, businesses can quickly change the amount of service they’re paying for to match what they need at that moment. Most cloud-based software offers tiered or incremental pricing plans, so they can shrink or grow with your organization as time goes on. The question is what are you waiting for?
Eco-Friendly
The world needs healing, be the change the world needs. Switching to the cloud from physical storage and on-site equipment eliminates much of the waste and pollution that comes with discarding hard drives, paper, and ink. Your company can make the world a better place and allow posterity to crown her as honourable. For the 21st century company the environment has clearly started to matter.
Secure
When cloud-computing started to come into vogue, the number one concern for most was how secure off-site data really was. Luckily, most of those concerns have been assuaged now that SaaS(Software as a Service) companies (for the most part) adhere to strict ISO standards for information security, and are subject to regular security audits.
Also, actual data storage facilities are rarely found in the same location as the software provider. It’s far more likely that the actual job of data warehousing is given to a company, such as Layer3.