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Cloud Computing

Cloud computing – the secret to slashing computing and software costs

Massively reduce capital expenditure and shrink ongoing expenses – start now.

Is the cost of technology hurting your profits?

The chances are you’re reading this because you own or run a small or medium size business, and you feel computer and software costs are denting your profits.

Every company has some kind of computing resources these days – whether it’s for the company website, email, document sharing, project management, HR systems or product databases.

Computers; software; ICT; IT whatever you choose to call it - we all need it, but most of us see the subject as a ‘necessary evil’ of doing business these days.

It seems to be one great big capital investment followed by frequent instalments of expenses, and generally regular amounts of hassle thrown in for good measure.

And there’s often the ‘leap of faith’. You have to pay up front and make a commitment for a couple years, but you’re never 100% sure what you’re buying is actually going to do the job until it’s too late to turn back.  That’s hardly the flexible way of doing business we need in the current economic climate.

But there is an alternative!! Cloud Computing

Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Twitter are only some of the big names using a new way of dealing with computers and software – Cloud Computing.

Cloud computing – what’s that?

Well, its name that isn’t much of a clue, and it can mean different things to different people, but fundamentally it’s a cheaper, more flexible ways of acquiring and paying for computer and software resources.

That means you can access a level of technological resources you probably never thought your business could afford – and probably still pay less than you’re doing now.

More for less – how can that be?

Cloud Computing opens the door to a ‘utility computing’ pricing policy.  That means you pay for your resources just like you’d pay for an electricity or gas supply -

  • There’s no big up-front capital investment,
  • Your usage is ‘metered’
    • You only pay for what use
    • You pay for the resources when you use them – typically monthly,
    • There’s no long term contract (unless you specifically want one)
      • You can get more (or less) resources at short notice, sometimes ‘on demand’
      • With most agreements you can quite anytime

So, what’s the catch?

The catch is that cloud computing is such a change in the way you acquire and pay for your computer resources that you really need to relearn how you implement ICT in your business.

Then there’s the products on offer.  There’s Amazon Cloud Computing, Google Apps, IBM Cloud Computing, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Salesforce Cloud Computing, and, and …

I can bridge that gap for you.

That is unless you’ve got someone who understands this new way of working, and the different cloud computing products on offer.

So how do I start ‘cloud computing’?

Cloud computing can seem a daunting subject to the newcomer – it seems each of the cloud computing companies has decided spin on the term ‘cloud computing’.

… but we can help you find the right cloud computing tools for your business needs.