Cloud Computing for Small Businesses
Everyone is talking about cloud computing at the moment. It really is the latest trend in the world of IT…
– it’s in almost every technology article and news item that you read – but it is also an extremely functional technology that is paving the way for the future of IT.
The arrival of cloud computing is changing the way we do IT and it is opening up an entirely new world for enterprise computing.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the concept of cloud computing, it is basically the provision of computing services via a pool of servers rather than a single computer. To the end user the concept simply means that they are able to use many services from anywhere in the world with very little hardware requirements. For the enterprise, it means the cost of infrastructure is coming down whilst its functionality is increasing – computing is becoming less reliant on expensive hardware and more reliant on software meaning that systems can be easily and cheaply scaled out to any level as required.
How can Small and Medium Businesses afford this?
Where IT was once about expensive hardware and steep and constant learning curves for the IT professionals managing it, this move towards software defined computing is actually extremely beneficial for small businesses.
A look at how email for business is evolving would give a great example of this. Traditionally email services in the enterprise would run on Microsoft Exchange which would need to be installed on site using expensive hardware in the form of an exchange server.
This equipment and software is very expensive, especially for small businesses and also comes with a requirement for constant maintenance and management which also comes at a cost.
Cloud computing has seen the introduction of Microsoft office 365 which is the same enterprise email functionality, running on exactly the same Exchange based server systems, but provided via “the cloud” with no on-site hardware or software requirements and at an extremely low monthly cost.
For small businesses this means exactly the same enterprise functionality with none of the upfront costs, on-going maintenance or upgrade of physical servers and/or software.
Cloud Computing In Other Areas
There are of course many other areas of cloud computing – there are lots of software as a service (SaaS) solutions that can replace existing systems as well as DaaS (desktop as a service) environments that can help to modernise the small business IT landscape, increase functionality dramatically and also reduce capital outlay and on-going maintenance and upgrade costs.
If you are interested in finding out more about how cloud computing can help to modernise your IT and also reduce capital expenditure please contact ONIT Technology Solutions for any Cloud Services in San Antonio.
Areas Covered
We provide a wide range of Cloud Computing solutions in San Antonio as well as computer IT support, network services and data backup plans to get rid of computer problems to businesses throughout south Texas and Schertz, Seguin, Boerne, Canyon Lake, Stone Oak, Universal City, Pleasanton, Castle Hills, Leon Valley, Converse, Shavano Park, Cibolo, Olmos Park, Live Oak, Timberwood Park, New Braunfels.
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