Cloud computing stepped up a gear recently with the announcement from Microsoft of Office 365, their new cloud services offering for businesses. Other major cloud providers including Google have been in this growing market place for a while now. One attraction is that Office 365 includes the Office product suite as a web-enabled service. Microsoft are targeting all size and type of business, from the micro-business to the enterprise.
Whoever the provider, cloud computing is a form of IT outsourcing with data and software hosted remotely somewhere on the Internet. The services are accessible from anywhere and available at anytime, subject to the provider’s terms and conditions. Economically, these services based on a pay-as-you-go charging model would appear to be the way forward for most small and medium size businesses.
However, does this sound all too good to be true? Is there a catch? Do you understand the risks and the benefits?
Is your business ready to make the big step to the cloud?
Contact me, I can help your business with this key decision.
