It was great to chat with Conall on the Sunday Business Show - Today FM. Thanks again to all on TeamSBS.
Listen here to the Podcast here....
Listen in on Sunday 12th June to the Sunday Business Show on Today FM, Sean from CloudAssist will be discussing with Conall O’Morain between 10am to 11am. They will be discussing how Cloud can assist SME’s be more profitable, productive and protected in the Cloud.
Subscribing to Cloud services is like Gym membership. As with gym membership, you subscribe to the cloud on a monthly or annually basis but don’t buy the equipment, you sign up to use the equipment provided under your membership. Also, you get as much out the cloud service as you put in. i.e. subscribing to the gym does not make to fit however hard work and regular use can deliver the results that you want. Same for cloud services.
Most businesses we talk to today are struggling to accomplish more with fewer resources. Virtualization and cloud technologies can help by cutting costs, maximizing your IT investments, and helping you grow your business without spending a cent more than needed.
And now this is a reality for small and midsize businesses. Here are 4 ways you can benefit:
1. Cut costs and get the most out of your server hardware
Most businesses have a dedicated server for each of their line-of-business applications, like payroll and CRM programs. With virtualization included in Windows Server 2012, you can run more applications on a single server, helping you save on hardware costs and power bills.
2. Know you’re open for business, even if disaster strikes
Forty percent of businesses never reopen when disaster strikes1. Whether it’s flood, fire, or break-in, running Windows Server 2012 gives you peace of mind that you can recover quickly and minimize data loss with built-in technology that replicates all of the information on your server—and then copies any changes every five minutes.
3. Get easy, cost-effective data storage
You work with all kinds of files and data today, from presentations, to spreadsheets, to photos and videos. Make sure you always have plenty of space to store and access your files—and control who can access what—without spending a fortune for a storage solution.
4. Collaboration
Remember there is no “I” in team. Winning is a team effort. Innovation is rarely the product of solitary thinkers. Instead, it is highly dependent on corporate culture and the people involved. Whether you are launching new products and services or adapting new business strategies, innovation emerges from the interactions of members of a team, community, or ecosystem, who extend and build on one another’s ideas. Innovation is powered by high-performing and often virtual teams that collaborate effortlessly and effectively. Unfortunately, geographic, functional, and information silos continue to persist throughout the companies, making it hard for knowledge workers to collaborate—
both internally and externally. To tear down organizational silos that have traditionally blocked innovation and its execution, you must start with the daily connections that your employees and teams require to work better together. Modern collaboration enables your cross-geography and cross-departmental teams to work better together and in a secured environment with trusted partners and invested customers. When teams can communicate better, conduct more effective virtual meetings, share files more securely, crowdsource new ideas, and problem solve issues faster, your organization can widen the ideation pipeline, identify the right ideas, and accelerate higher quality products and services to market.
We at CloudAssist can help.
Microsoft has connected with small and midsize businesses around the world to understand their key issues and initiatives. The result is a set of solutions designed to address the most pressing challenges of businesses like yours.
With our experience and expertise in helping small and midsize organizations—and solutions from Microsoft, with affordable, enterprise-grade protection built into its technologies—you can assist your company to be lean, grow, collaborate and be prepared for the unexpected. Book a SureStep Today !!
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