Don't Fear the Cloud

Gntech DON'T FEAR THE CLOUD RELIABILITY |CONVENIENCE SECURITY IS IT DEPENDABLE? WILL LIFE BE EASIER? IS THE DATA SAFE? The #1 most common business disaster is data loss, #2 being downtime, both are often caused by human error, hardware failure, natural disaster and theft. Storing data in the cloud means having access to all your data and business applications all the time and from anywhere. By using a reputable cloud provider data is double protected first by the local network security measures and then protected by the cloud provider's high level of security which is usually stronger than the average small business would deploy. The cloud also offers By moving storage off site to the cloud, downtime is reduced and data loss eliminated. virtually unlimited data storage at a fraction of in- house hardware making your IT budget a little easier to manage. 50% Cybercrime has increased this year. Over of SMB disasters are result of hardware failure. 78%* 62% of SMB have remote users The time required to resolve problems after a cybercrime has increased On average, a hardware-related disaster will take hours to recover. 30 130% in the past four years. TOP CLOUD BENEFITS FOR BUSINESSES (1) 3) INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY REDUCE IT NEEDS REDUCE COST 58% report 82% of 42% of SMB using better control of data cloud services companies reduce overall costs require less IT assistance 53% of 21% annual companies increase data savings by moving to cloud 50% less IT hours efficiency and utilization applications to bill 90% companies 14% companies downsize their IT after cloud adoption 80% of cloud adoptors saw improvements within 6 months report energy savings after moving to cloud data storage WHAT'S IN THE CLOUD? DATA - Not only can more data be stored for less, but it's also safe from natural disaster and hardware failure. APPLICATIONS- Many applications are accessible at a lower cost through cloud services. Popular business productivity applications like Microsoft Office are more accessable to SMB. COMMUNICATIONS- Email and inter-office messaging are hosted on the cloud for ease of accessibily and to safe gaurd from disaster. Also, no reason to send large attachments anymore. CONSULT AN EXPERT Cloud solutions may not be suited for every business. A complete cost and benefit analysis is the best way to determine whether or not the cloud is right for your business. RESOURCES http://www.statetechmagazine.com/article/2013/09/13-cloud-computing-stats-cios http://blog.cbeyond.com/small-businesses-reduce-downtime-in-the-cloud http://networkingexchangeblog.att.com/small-business/top-ten-2014-small-business-trends/ http://blogs-images.forbes.com/tjmccue/files/2014/01/IBM-5-Reasons-Businesses-Use-The-Cloud.jpg http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/01/27/20-cloud-computing-statistics-tc0114/ Brought to you by: Gntech www.entechUS.com