An IT department in the cloud: A game changer for Malaysian SMEs
November 7, 2015
Grazed from MalayOnline. Author: Editorial Staff.
Upgrading a laggy, clunky 20-year-old IT system today is no longer the dreaded nightmare it used to be. And getting a well-oiled, well-supported IT system with the latest productivity tools for SMEs is not only easier and faster these days, it’s also significantly cheaper too. Thanks to cloud computing, small-to-medium enterprises can have the same systems and business tools that giant MNCs use without a huge bill for expensive hardware or a round-the-clock IT team.
“In the past, SMEs could only afford cheap servers and software that is less reliable and secure. When the system goes down, the harassed IT guy might take hours to figure things out,” says Vincent Choy, Senior Consultant at Fedelis Sdn Bhd, an award-winning systems integrator outfit focused on niche and emerging ICT technologies…
SMEs can now ditch those old in-house servers and subscribe to cloud-based email and collaboration tools, such as Google for Work or Microsoft 365…