There are several benefits that cloud offers for a small business to make them consider moving. Cloud computing eliminates the need to upfront expenditure on hardware, software and their maintenance. The
cloud service providers buy the infrastructure and maintain it too. You also save on your computer space and other resources by moving your small business to a third party host. You need not buy the services as a plan and waste your money by buying resources you do not require. Cloud providers charge only for the services you use (pay-as-you-use).
Cloud computing allows better collaboration and improves team work. Multiple people can access and contribute to a project simultaneously. It allows the employees to access data from anywhere and at any time. Your business saves on travel expenses and on time too. Field staff can access their office over chat or video conference without the need of physically being present in the business premises. Your data is much safer with very effective
backup services and
disaster recovery solutions. The risk that you have in
shared hosting is not found in cloud computing. There are still many more benefits of moving a small business to the cloud. The key factor is finding the right provider.