There are many benefits of switching your business to the cloud. They include:
- Cloud computing saves energy and is more eco-friendly:
- IDC has estimated that 75%of organizational data centers do not have accurate records of location and connectivity for at least 25% of their IT assets. It is also not uncommon for businesses to discover they had 30 to 50% more equipment than they had in their records. These alarming numbers put organizations at risk for IT disruptions, as well as increased costs and inefficient operations that can further threaten the integrity of IT infrastructure. -Business Insider
- In 2013, U.S. data centers consumed an estimated 91 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, equivalent to the annual output of 34 large (500-megawatt) coal-fired power plants. Data center electricity consumption is projected to increase to roughly 140 billion kilowatt-hours annually by 2020, the equivalent annual output of 50 power plants, costing American businesses $13 billion annually in electricity bills and emitting nearly 100 million metric tons of carbon pollution per year. - NRDC
- Reduced IT costs:
- Moving to cloud computing may reduce the cost of managing and maintaining your IT systems. Rather than purchasing expensive systems and equipment for your business, you can reduce your costs by using the resources of your cloud computing service provider. - Business Queensland
- Increased Collaboration:
- When your teams can access, edit and share documents anytime, from anywhere, they’re able to do more together, and do it better. Cloud-based workflow and file sharing apps help them make updates in real time and gives them full visibility of their collaborations. - Salesforce
- Less Operational Issues:
Cloud computing may seem complicated, but it actually has way fewer issues than other infrastructures. Since the cloud runs on its own servers through a company whose only job is to make the cloud functional and bug-free, it’s usually a whole lot more reliable than your own, on-location server.
In fact, the minute a small bug arises, the company that runs your cloud network is probably already looking for a fix. If this was your remote server, you’d have to file a claim with tech support and have the department send someone down to look at it.
The average server owner is way more likely to let small issues escape them (since they’re, you know, busy running a business). These issues turn into larger ones that take time and money to fix. - Information Age
Automated Software Updates:
In cloud computing, the server suppliers regularly update your software including the updates on security, so that you do not need to agonize on wasting your crucial time on maintaining the system. You find extra time to focus on the important things, like how to grow your businesses. - idexcel
Power and Capacity:
The cloud offers practically unlimited data storage and processing power. This is due to the pooling of computer resources such as geographically distributed servers. Whereas before, only the richest companies could afford to set up the necessary local computing infrastructure for large-scale data operations, any business can now tap into this potential by simply signing up to a cloud computing service. - Hacker Noon
Accessibility and Efficiency:
As long as you have an internet connection you can access your data from anywhere.
When on the cloud, employees, partners and clients can access and update information from any location. Those updates with software or platforms are automatic, or in real-time. Having the ability to access information and others so easily and quickly increases functionality and helps foster innovation. Employees have their data at their fingertips no matter where they are, either roaming around the store or working on the road.
Your data is safer as well. Since your data is stored in a secure data center instead of your server room, losing power does not affect the cloud. Many service providers maintain 99.99% uptime. Your data is always accessible via an internet connection. - nchannel
Encourages Remote Working:
According to a study conducted by Stanford, employees who work from home are 13 percent more productive than those who work in an office environment. Cloud computing allows staff to work from anywhere in the world, freeing them for their offices.
Another study reported 42 percent of workers would be happy to take an average pay cut of 6 percent of their salary to be able to telecommute. Thus, with cloud-architecture, brands can actually remodel their business to cut costs in other areas of the organization. - dotCMS
Strategic Competitive Advantage:
Deployment time in cloud computing is virtually zero and applications that are critical for growth and success can be online almost instantly, giving you a strategic competitive advantage over competitors who have not yet adopted cloud technology.
In addition, the scalability mentioned above means that smaller companies who would normally be at a disadvantage against larger companies with greater in-house capacity, now find themselves on a level playing field without the need to invest heavily in their own data centres. - eUKHost
Contact us today to find out more about how we can help you migrate to the cloud. We have extensive experience providing custom cloud solutions for our clients. We can provide you with options and different plans to best accommodate your particular business needs. And best of all, there is little to no downtime for the migration. With all these benefits, isn't it time your business switched to the cloud?
