Mobility with the Cloud

September 25, 2010 Off By David
Grazed from IT Business Edge.  Author: Chas Arnold.

Cloud computing has produced many benefits to the small and medium-sized business, one of the most powerful being the ease of mobility. Using cloud computing, businesses can now allow their employees to work anywhere from any device allowing them greater productivity, flexibility, and an overall competitive advantage.

 

Increased Productivity

Using cloud computing, no longer is work defined by a physical location. The limits of location and time are removed, allowing employees to work at anytime, anywhere. Instead of clocking in to the traditional eight to five job, employees are now free to work outside traditional business hours. Need to beat rush hour traffic? Pick up the kids early from school? Whereas your office manager may have waited to the next day to complete a task, now they have the ability to log on from home after family responsibilities have been met. With increased mobility, cloud computing offers business professionals the ability to take their work home and complete it after hours, working it into their schedule and even increasing productivity for the company.

 

Increased Flexibility

Using cloud technology, no longer is an employee tied to an “office PC.” Cloud computing allows users to connect using any device: a personal computer, office terminal, laptop, Windows mobile device or iPhone. No one device defines where an employee can access company information to work, creating flexibility in the workplace like never seen before. Since all files are located in a central location and accessed via an Internet connection, the device used to connect becomes irrelevant.

 

Increased Competitive Advantage

 

With the added productivity and flexibility given to office employees, your business will gain competitive advantage in the marketplace. Orders that would have gone in the next business day can now be processed immediately, while the lines of communication are open and can be accessed 24 hours a day. Imagine the power of employees that are able to do more and from any location, any time, on any device. Can your competitors say that?

 

No longer do you have to cobble tools together to get the mobility your business needs. No more virtual private networks or remote desktop issues. With cloud computing, mobility has never been easier, offering companies competitive advantage through increased productivity and flexibility.