Cloud computing: Sky's the limit?
Cloud computing is one of the most exciting technology shifts happening in our industry today. While many mid-market companies are evaluating the facts, others are moving foward with implementation to realize many of the cloud's benefits, including:
- Lower capital expense and licensing costs: pay-as-you-go services and shared infrastructure mean less costs for licensing solutions as well as infrastructure acquisition, installation and maintenance.
- Scalable services: services can be scaled up or down instantly to meet predictable or unpredictable spikes in demand.
- Fast, flexible services: services can be accessed on demand, globally and by multiple devices quickly and easily.
- Lower development risk and costs– Developers can create a solution in the cloud, take it to market and only pay for the licensed technology as customers subscribe to it.
While cloud computing offers many advantages, each business must look carefully at the big picture. Regulatory compliance, legal issues, security, system uptime, and the cost of migrating a legacy system to the cloud may outweigh the potential advantages. Additionally, cloud platforms are constantly evolving, making it difficult to determine which one is the right fit for your business.
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