Cloud Services are simply services that are hosted off-site and delivered over the internet. They can include everything from email and website hosting to backup and multi-site and mobile collaboration.

There is still confusion over what the cloud actually is and how it can help your business. We will cut through the hype to help you understand what the advantages and disadvantages of cloud solutions are, helping you make well-informed decisions about how to use it. Our agnostic stance on technology enables us to give you the best advice about cloud business solutions, including whether or not it makes sense for your company and, if it does, what type of platform would work best for you.

Benefits of Cloud Services include:

• Efficiency and cost reduction - By using cloud infrastructure, you don't have to spend huge amounts of money on purchasing and maintaining equipment. You don’t have to invest in hardware, facilities, utilities, or building out a large data centre to grow your business. You do not even need large IT teams to handle your cloud data centre operations, as you can enjoy the expertise of your cloud provider’s staff. Cloud also reduces costs related to downtime. Since downtime is rare in cloud systems, this means you don't have to spend time and money on fixing potential issues related to downtime.
• Data Security - One of the major concerns of every business, regardless of size and industry, is the security of its data. Data breaches and other cybercrimes can devastate a company's revenue, customer loyalty and brand positioning.
  Cloud services offer many advanced security features that guarantee that data is securely stored and handled.
• Scalability - Cloud services are ideal for businesses with growing or fluctuating bandwidth demands. If your business demands increase, you can easily increase your cloud capacity without having to invest in physical infrastructure. This level of agility can give businesses using cloud computing a real advantage over competitors. This scalability reduces the risks associated with in-house operational issues and maintenance. You have high-performance resources at your disposal with professional solutions and no up-front investment.
• Mobility - Cloud services allow mobile access to corporate data via smartphones and devices, which is a great way to ensure that no one is ever left out of the loop. Staff with busy schedules, or who live a long way away from the corporate office, can use this feature to keep instantly up-to-date with clients and coworkers – see our Prism solutions for more details. Resources in the cloud can be easily stored, retrieved, recovered, or processed with just a couple of clicks. Users can get access to their works on-the-go, 24/7, via any devices of their choice, in any corner of the world as long as you stay connected to the internet. On top of that, all the upgrades and updates are done automatically, off-sight. This saves time and team effort in maintaining the systems, tremendously reducing the IT team workloads.
• Disaster recovery - Data loss is a major concern for all businesses, along with data security. Storing your data in the cloud guarantees that data is always available. Cloud-based services provide quick data recovery for all kinds of emergency scenarios -- from natural disasters to power outages.

If you would like to discuss our Cloud services contact us to find out more.