Thứ Sáu, 16 tháng 12, 2011

How "The Cloud" helps to increase operational efficiencies in business

By James Williams


Current Markets Trends

Dramatic changes in the way businesses operate and communicate online over the past 15 years, has driven innWovation, and allowed organizations to compete in new and exciting ways, within their respective market verticals. As we cruise into the year 2012, businesses need to realign their business plans so they can sell more services and increase their market share.... but how do they do this?

An Approach Revisited

Accessing information securely from networked or remote locations, it not a new idea. In fact these methods of communication go way back to the old main-frame days, where large installations of hardware, software and technology, would allow us to transact our information.

Fast forward 30-40 years, and it is now widely accepted that Cloud Computing, in its modern form, truly helps businesses drive efficiency in their use of IT resources. And for many companies, this shift in the way they purchase their IT resources, changes their entire direction and vision.

Presented with a heavy mix of new technologies, ideas and delivery models, cloud computing encourages a change in the way businesses large or small, operate as a whole. Whether their goal is to be more economical, more productive or energy efficient, businesses utilising "The Cloud" & "Cloud Services" shorten the gap between their aspirations and achievements.

Cloud Computing

There are three main forms of Cloud Computing: IaaS (Infrastructure as Service), Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS). Users can gain access to their services via software, servers, and network equipment over the internet. These types of solutions offer a number of advantages, which help organisations create that killer competitive advantage.

A few are mentioned below:

Cost Reduction: With the help of cloud computing, businesses can easily eliminate the need for stand-alone software or hardware. This reduces capital expenditure, and maximises flexibility in service delivery. And in addition to this, users can be quickly updated to the latest and greatest version, without the traditionally expensive upgrade costs.

Speed and Scalability: Cloud computing reduces the need for businesses to invest huge amounts of time, money and resources in lengthy purchasing and installation projects. They can easily and quickly scale up or down based on their needs and usage. This gives business ultimate control, allowing for peak times during the day or seasonal changes.

Innovation: Cloud computing helps businesses to focus on their core operations, rather than on managing detailed IT resources.

Resources: With cloud computing you don't need specially trained staff. One-off activities can be easily performed on cloud, reducing the burden on internal IT Staff.




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