Why The Cloud is Business Critical in 2020
As we head into the roaring 20’s, research informs us that there are very few businesses that haven’t embraced the cloud computing environment in one form or another to support their business goals and objectives alongside their wider digital infrastructure. If your business has yet to fly amongst the clouds, then you may be wondering what all the fuss is about and actually whether the cloud could be a business-critical part of your IT strategy going forward.
The truth is that the cloud can help you to become more cost efficient, more time efficient and keep your business data safe from the nefarious hands of the hacker elite.
This article will explore some of the core reasons why you should consider getting your business head above the clouds.
Mitigating Downtime
The cloud can offer a significantly more robust and reliable way to run your digital infrastructure in a way that supports not just your business, but also your client’s needs and their experience of your services. When your IT systems go down, whether by design or by fault, that downtime can cost you financially. Not only that, but it is a resource heavy problem that can suck key staff away from core tasks as your network demands all hands on deck to firefight the consequences of an IT failure. Unchecked, such downtime can ultimately damage your reputation, the hard-earned trust and loyalty of your customer base, directly affecting your bottom line.
Don’t risk problems that are avoidable; save time, money and mitigate potential business losses by migrating your business to the cloud if you haven’t already started on that journey.
Future Proofing Your IT Infrastructure
The digital world is getting busier and more demanding all the time. As your customers become increasingly more expectant that you can solve their pain points electronically, instantly and via the smart phones, tablets and other connected devices that are increasingly populating the digital business ecosphere, you need to be ready for that demand. If your IT infrastructure is not cloud based then you are sacrificing speed, performance and security that could affect your long-term ability to compete for the exponentially increasing demands for a smooth, reliable and robust digital service.
Is your business ready for the future? It can be a big job to take on internally and you need to get it right, so consider using a team of cloud migration and IT security experts for help and advice in moving towards a cloud based environment.
Saving Money and The Planet
Probably the biggest overall benefit of migrating your business IT infrastructure over to a cloud based solution is the huge cost saving potential. Not only will you save yourself a fortune in hardware and software that needs to be bought, maintained, staffed and secured internally, but you will also protect yourself from the financial fallout of potentially crippling downtime.
Alongside the cost efficiency, you can also offset your carbon footprint significantly as you are using far less power internally as you migrate to external data centers that are increasingly more climate friendly in terms of power consumption.
