It can sometimes be challenging in business to move from a current way of doing things to something new. While cloud-based technology has been around for a significant amount of time, for many smaller businesses, it is still considered “new technology.
It is also not uncommon for larger enterprise types of companies that have invested in on-premise servers to make the switch to cloud hosting services. However, for businesses of all sizes, there are several important reasons to make the change.
Scalability
One important benefit of cloud hosting is the ability to use what is required immediately and then expand as needed. The best providers will have a range of services and packages that allow your business to keep ahead of storage and use requirements without having to pay for services you don’t need or won’t use.
No Need for In-House Teams
The hosting service will maintain the physical server in their facility. With managed cloud hosting options, they will also manage all the updates, features, functions and security for the system. This means no need to tie up your in-house IT teams or to have to hire professionals to do these routine types of tasks.
With 24/7, 365 support help, the service providers are also there to answer questions and address any issues in a fast, friendly and effective way.
Remote Access Ease
With the use of cloud-based technology, secure logins with two-factor authentication can be set up to allow access to some or all of the data and programs in the cloud. This can include remote access, which is ideal for employees, management, and even customers.
Reliable Performance and Data Backup/Disaster Recovery
With improved performance across the entire network as well as full data backups scheduled on a regular, daily basis, cloud storage offers full disaster recovery and backup service as part of the benefit to the service.
This means that data is always available should there be an issue and, with redundancies built into the cloud, end users to the website may not even realize there was an issue, giving you 100% uptime.
