Getting
lued up on
the cloud
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Although cloud computing has been around for more than 10 years it’s still very much a buzz word that is easily misunderstood by many people. In this article we try to demystify the cloud and point out its many benefits.
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Against this negative backdrop it’s refreshing to recognise what an enabler the cloud has been to small and large enterprises, giving them the benefit of state-of-the-art business solutions that 10 years ago simply weren’t in their price range.
here there’s a lot of scaremongering
around cloud computing,
organisations are concerned about
data security and systems failures; the
sceptics help promote this negative image of the cloud and less scrupulous IT agencies even use fear tactics to generate business.
Cloud computing can give small businesses the ability to compete with the top tier organisations that spend millions of pounds on IT each year.
Louise Clarke
According to research carried out last year by the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), 69% of organisations have adopted at least one cloud-based service.