Three Things Every Business Owner Should Love About Cloud Computing

“Cloud computing” is a phrase that you may have heard, but what is it? And, more importantly, how can it help your company?

Chances are, you are already using an application in the cloud or storing files there. Are you using Gmail or Facebook? Have you ever uploaded anything to the internet? Do you have a website? The software and storage for your account exists on the service’s computer (the “cloud) rather than on your computer.

So how might cloud services help in your organization?  If you are responsible for making sure that all of your employees have the right hardware and software they need to do their jobs, you understand the headaches involved. Simply equipping everyone with a computer isn’t enough – you also have to purchase software and licenses. When you have a new hire, you have to buy more software or make sure your current software license allows another user. And then there’s the maintenance – making sure all your servers are functioning, loading software updates, trouble-shooting. The list is endless.

With cloud computing, instead of installing software and applications on each computer, you only load the software and applications once into your virtual cloud environment. Your employees log into a Web-based service which hosts all the programs the user would need for his or her job.

In a cloud computing system, local computers no longer have to do all the work of running applications. The network of computers that makes up the cloud handles them instead. Hardware and software demands on the user’s side decrease.

So, how can cloud computing help your company?

• Mobility. You don’t have to be confined to working from one physical location. You can work from any PC, anywhere and relocation is easy -there is less hardware to move.

• Cost Savings. Cloud computing helps you reduce the costs of a capital investment in servers and storage devices. There are also no ongoing costs for power and additionally, you can save money on IT support.

• Easy Implementation. Without the need to purchase hardware or software licenses, a company can get its cloud computing services off the ground quickly. You can also grow or shrink to match your demand, referred to as elastic. If you need more computing power, it is available instantly. There is no need to secure additional hardware or software that you may or may not need to use.

Find out more about Cloud Computing solutions available from Northern Computer here.

- Janet F, IT Consulting

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