The benefits of cloud services for small businesses

More small businesses than ever in Britain are turning to cloud-based services. In this blog, we’ll take a detailed look at some of the tangible benefits that are attracting growing enterprises to choose cloud computing.

Significant cost savings

Irrespective of the cloud-based service model you select, you will only ever pay for the IT resources you use. As a result, firms can sidestep overprovisioning and overbuilding their data centre and give their teams invaluable time to focus on strategic tasks.

Greater scalability

Adopting cloud computing allows your enterprise to be more agile and adaptable. You can easily scale storage and resources up as you expand to meet changing business demands without needing to invest in on-premises infrastructure. However, in times when businesses need to scale down, cloud-based services can be modified to reflect reduced operations.

Improved reliability

Today, cloud storage is classed as more dependable than traditional physical storage as it uses a system based on data redundancy over many servers in several locations. This means that should one server fail, company data is still accessible through others, substantially reducing any risk of data loss caused by a disaster or hardware failure.

Enhanced collaboration

Cloud computing enables your firm to make its data accessible anywhere your teams operate and at any time. Instead of data being tied to a specific local server or device, your staff and partners can access it from anywhere on the planet providing they can connect to the internet.

Tighter security

Compared to a more physical approach, cloud computing can strengthen IT security. It has multiple protective features and has centralised management and automatic maintenance, which ensures systems are checked and monitored – avoiding human errors.

Dependable storage and backup

Cloud solutions supply robust backup as well as disaster recovery. Storing your company data in the cloud instead of on physical servers and drives can help defend against data loss in countless emergencies, including hardware malfunctions, cybercriminal activities like ransomware attacks and even accidental deletions.

If you would like to find out more about storing your data in the cloud, we can help you migrate. We also offer advice and solutions for data backup and recovery, as well as email security. Explore our extensive range of cloud services at 127 Solutions today.