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Small businesses now have an affordable method to expand their operations thanks to cloud-based software and services. Storage and computer power that were previously easily accessible to the largest organizations are now available to all businesses. Small businesses can increase sales and increase security and efficiency with the use of cloud hosting.

The cloud of today

Businesses can create the remote IT infrastructure they want by selecting the types of service and cloud that best serve their purposes.

These are the types of cloud

• Public Cloud
• Private Cloud
• Hybrid Cloud

These are the five primary services that cloud companies provide:

1. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): These companies rent out servers, IT networks, buildings, and storage drives.
2. Software as a Service (SaaS): firms provide end customers with preconfigured services, such as leading accounting software and online document storage, much like Salesforce CRM has since 1999.
3. Platform as a Service (PaaS): These businesses provide operating systems, development tools, and database administration for the creation of new services and apps.
4. Desktop as a Service (DaaS) allows you to access your data and run programs from a remote location, similar to the 1996 Network Computer concept. It is not the same as remote desktop software, though.
5. Business process as a service (BPaaS): This entails the automation of duties including payroll, marketing, advertising, and purchasing.

How can the cloud aid a business’s growth?

Here are a few ways the cloud can help grow a business

Continually up-date business data
Maintaining data and records in one place across all departments is now simpler than ever thanks to cloud Hosting. Any time a business app uses the main database, it is getting the most recent version. It is not necessary to manually copy database changes or additions to other databases.

Secure your business documents and data.
The most recent advances in cloud data encryption technology guarantee the security of any data transported to and from your devices, even if it is intercepted by hackers. All written materials, including communications both internally and externally, are included.

Scale as you need

Before spending money on an on-premises IT system, you need to be sure that you’ll use it to its full potential to justify the substantial upfront investment. It also takes months of planning and specifying. It’s different from cloud Hosting. You just pay for the storage, apps, and processing power you use, and you can quickly increase or decrease the cloud services you use. The ability of cloud technology to change with a company’s demands is significantly greater than that of internal IT infrastructure, and it is also much less expensive.

Employ fewer IT staff
You need fewer employees to maintain your IT infrastructure the less physical equipment you have on-site. With cloud service providers, you can get started by emailing their customer support team.

Contact us today, to set up your infrastructure in the cloud.