Jan

Cloud Software: A Competitive Advantage

Few technologies have had throughout history such a rapid acceptance among enterprises, including small and medium-sized (SMEs), as cloud computing. This model, which allows the use of different kinds of software as a service, is increasingly adopting facilitating innovation in companies and at the same time, enabling them to be more agile.

Cloud computing drives innovative attitudes within a company and, in some cases, can be considered as a first step to be a beneficial organizational culture of innovation. Companies of all sizes are increasingly taking business processes to the cloud.

This is because the new generation of business applications that run on cloud brings with it not only the flexibility needed by business lines (purchasing, HR, marketing, sales, etc.) to operate and turn, but also the integration that is necessary to automate and connect all the organization’s processes with each other. The cloud solutions boost efficiency, reduce costs and accelerate the adoption of technology trends such as mobility, data analysis (including real time) and big data.

Investing in a cloud solution adds new values to companies that can operate in real time, sharing information efficiently and securely between company employees. The agility and the ability to access real-time information are not just that cloud computing can provide.

Working in conjunction with other strategies, the use of cloud software brings the short and long term benefits such as greater analytical potential and agility in business application databases to add, compare and evaluate several possible scenarios and information within the company; access via mobile devices to detect changes, and share information with employees without thinking about their location.

The cost is also an important benefit that the cloud offers to the companies. Cloud computing allows companies to incorporate the latest innovations in the field of information technology without having to bear the extremely high software license acquisition costs and not to the implementation of an infrastructure (systems and hardware) specific to rotate applications. In this software acquisition system, are only subject to payment of a monthly fee for the specific applications being used and that are hosted on the cloud server.

Other Advantages: The solutions running in the cloud tend to be flexible enough to be configured according to the demands of each company in a very reasonable time. In addition, the cloud software interfaces are often similar to applications that people use every day on their smartphones or tablets. Therefore, no need to train staff to use the tool.

Finally, I highlight the cloud breaks a paradigm related to consumption by SMEs technology. The technology allows these companies to really focus on the conduct of its business and not worry about the acquisition and management of IT. It is also a pioneer in giving access to the latest innovations without having to fiercely consume budgets. So now that the market is more competitive than ever, SMBs can better compete with large companies.

You just have to add cloud in your business. What was once trend now shows a key tool for the growth of any organization.

What you’ll do? Wait a little longer and run the risk of leaving your competitors in front or anticipate them to be more agile, innovative and competitive?