In House Vs. Cloud: What’s the Future of IT for Businesses?

Grazed from Business2Community. Author: Danny Walker.

Running all your IT in-house: the old approach… Until recently, most businesses have had to manage their own IT systems. This has either meant employing a team of technical experts or paying for expensive consultants. The reliance on computer hardware and software means that any problems which crop up need to be addressed swiftly in order to keep day-to-day business running smoothly.

As programs become more advanced, regular office PCs can start struggling and taking longer to boot and leading to lost productivity. A good example of this issue is highlighted in a tweet by the government’s new COO in 2013, Stephen Kelly -but constantly upgrading your hardware to cater for the latest software can be a drain on expenses…

Hosted IT systems: the modern way

Over the last few years, the advantages of cloud computing have become evident. Hosted or “cloud” computing generally refers to software which can be accessed and used from a web browser. The great thing about hosted technology is that you don’t need to maintain it in-house and it minimises the need to constantly upgrade your hardware. All the relevant software is kept updated and available for use by your fee earners 24/7 from any location using their laptops, tablets and smartphones on extremely secure and powerful servers which are managed remotely – meaning better uptime and a saving of up to 40% on IT costs…

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