Cloud 101: Four things businesses need to know
March 20, 2014
Grazed from TechPageOne. Author: Jane Irene Kelly.
In the cloud, there’s room for everybody. But many small and medium business (SMB) owners have hesitated to use the Internet-based operating system because of concerns about the cost and potential security risks. That’s changing fast. As cloud computing matures, more flexible and cheaper options have emerged and the productivity gains have become hard to ignore.
A 2013 survey by the National Small Business Association found that 43 percent of small firms were utilizing cloud computing — a huge jump from just five percent in 2010. International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that SMB spending on cloud solutions will grow 20 percent in the next five years…
Testing the cloud
Many SMB owners first try the cloud by using popular file-sharing sites like Dropbox, productivity tools such as Google Apps and hosted email like Microsoft Office 365. That often leads them to use more cloud services to support the growth of their business and to maintain and simplify operations…
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