The benefits of the cloud for SMBs

The cloud and its services are increasingly used by large companies and startups because they offer growth opportunities, greater security and savings

The cloud is a service that is winning everyone over. From major multinationals to small startups with a handful of employees. This technology can be an important growth opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses as well.

Let’s start by saying that the cloud offers SMBs three different levels of benefits. With cloud storage companies can store and back up large amounts of data in no time. With cloud computing they can run, for example, heavy software remotely. Finally with the analytics part they get benefits from data processing, analysis and visualization. In addition to these possibilities, the cloud, with its related services, is to be preferred because it offers a safer and more secure system at a lower cost than the classic technologies used by SMEs.

Cloud systems, a way to save

Security and productive advantages then, but not only. The aspect that will interest SMEs the most is the one related to savings. Using cloud solutions, in fact, allows small companies to save money. Purchasing ad-hoc systems for data analysis and file backup is a major expense with SMBs, but using cloud services can save money while still using advanced technologies.

Cloud Growth

The cloud computing industry brought vendors a gain of more than €3.6 billion last quarter alone. That’s 43 percent growth over the previous quarter. The most popular cloud services are those offered by Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, IBM Softlayer. But there are many others from less famous companies that work just as well. The important thing is to make the right choice and purchase a service that allows your small business to improve data analysis and storage.