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The Business Of Successfully Using The Cloud

2015-07-01by Adam Groff

A growing number of businesses across the nation are adopting the cloud as a part of their computing practices.

Whether your business is large, small, or in the process of growing, the cloud can definitely help you reach new heights.

Here are a few business benefits of the cloud:

 

Businesses Taking Advantage of the Cloud

With the anywhere capabilities and unlimited storage capacity of the cloud, it's no surprise businesses of all types and sizes are adopting cloud computing.

With the cloud, some of the country's most recognizable companies are optimizing their computing practices like never before.

Among the examples:

 

• Coca Cola - When Coca Cola decided to do a crowd sourced photo campaign for the 2014 World Cup, the soda company turned to the cloud. Through the cloud, Coca Cola was able to increase its computing workload and handle millions of photo submissions from Facebook, Instagram, and personal emails. Thanks to the scalability of the cloud, Coca Cola was also able to increase its storage needs as the World Cup approached.

• Best Buy - In order to bring its new social app Giftag to market quicker, Best Buy enlisted the help of the cloud. With the cloud, app designers were able to collaborate and improve the application's code from multiple locations. This resulted in a more intuitive, informed app.

• Evite - With the release of Postmark and Evite Ink, the world's most popular online greeting card company needed computing capable of scaling up at the same pace as demand. That's why Evite went with the cloud not only to manage data amounts, but auto scale during their new application releases.

As the article “What do people use the Cloud for?” looks at, well, individuals and businesses just like yours use the cloud for its computing benefits.

 

Among the benefits:

Decreased Operations Errors

The companies mentioned above will tell you that standardized computing services across all platforms help reduce operating issues. How?

Well, the cloud allows your business to operate within the same computing infrastructure. As a result, your business's operational patterns are much more predictable and therefore much more efficient.

 

Anywhere Accessibility

Businesses aren't stationary entities that only work within local confines. From nationwide businesses to multinational brands, employees have to have access to everything traditional office desktops offer.

With the cloud, your employees can access business data, desktop capabilities, and fully functional office software from anywhere. This is especially advantageous for businesses that have telecommuting employees and multi-location offices.

 

Auto Updates

Nothing slows a business down more than having to stop everything to update software programs. In addition, if an update is skipped, it usually results in program issues down the road. Fortunately, many cloud service providers offer automatic updates.

With auto updates, your business won't even know when an update takes place. Everything will keep running as smoothly as before. How?

Well, cloud service providers perform security and software updates as well as other system maintenance outside of business hours. This allows your business to concentrate on workplace responsibilities, not IT busywork.

 

If you're looking to improve your business's computing capabilities, look no further than the cloud.


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Adam Groff is a freelance writer and creator of content. He writes on a variety of topics including health and technology.

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