Cloud computing has revolutionised the IT world in recent years. Computing power and resources that were previously only affordable for large corporations are available to SMEs. Cloud has brought an efficiency boom to IT: now businesses only have to pay for what exaclty what they need, can upgrade as their business grows and no longer have to make large up-front investments in IT. Below is a list of some of the main benefits of moving to the cloud.
Financial Benefits of Cloud
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Removal/reduction of capital expenditure
Businesses can avoid spending large amounts of capital on purchasing and installing their IT infrastructure or applications. Cloud computing offers a simple operational expense that is easier to budget for month-by-month.
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Low predictable cost per User per Month
We can simply add users/remove users as necessary on a monthly basis so you are only paying for what you need.
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Up to 50% Cheaper than Traditional IT
Savings can be made almost immediately through reductions in capital costs, power, management and other associated soft costs, which can add up to thousands of Euros- even for a small business
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Technical Benefits of Cloud
Disaster recovery/Cloud backup: Recent research has indicated that around 90% of businesses do not have adequate disaster recovery or business continuity plans, leaving them vulnerable to any disruptions that might occur. Up to now for the standard business the costs associated with using such a system were too cost prohibitive in many cases When you look at a cloud based system you get all the benefits of an enterprise class system from day one. For example files are stored twice at different remote locations to ensure that there's always a copy available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
Technical Support: You can expect a much higher level of support from these systems, 24 hours per day 7 days per week. Our cloud services are continually updated without refreshes meaning that you benefit from the provider having to do all the system upgrades at source without any costs or unplanned downtime to your business.
Continually updated (no refreshes): What is meant in this case is that you benefit from the provider having to do all the system upgrades at source without any costs or unplanned downtime to your business
Anywhere Access: Cloud-based IT services let you access your applications and data securely from any location via an internet connection
Quick and easy implementation: Without the need to purchase hardware, software licences or implementation services, a company can get its cloud-computing arrangement off the ground in minutes.
Scalability on demand: Scalability and flexibility allows customers to react quickly to changing IT needs, adding or subtracting capacity and users as and when required.
Reliability - Built for High Availability with SLAs: The facilities that house our systems are specialised, highly secure and built to easily scale on demand.
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Operational/Business Benefits of Cloud
Quality of Service: Being able to achieve lower running costs, reduced capital expenditure and access anywhere at any time does not mean having to accept a lower level of service. In fact the opposite is true. DNA IT Solutions operate on providing our partners with an excellent level of service on all levels.
Helps smaller businesses compete: Historically, there has been a huge disparity between the IT resources available to small businesses and to larger enterprises. Cloud computing has made it possible for smaller companies to compete on an even playing field with much bigger competitors. Renting regularly upgraded IT services instead of investing in news hardware and software every two years or so makes them much more affordable. It frees up capital than can be used for other vital projects instead.
No on-premises hassle: The core systems no longer reside in-house. All that might need to be stored in-house is the basic PCs/Laptops etc that we connect to the central facility.
