Today’s business technology is like operating in the wild west. It’s expansive, fast-moving, and if you aren’t careful, it can gallop away from you before you even realize it’s gone. Between SaaS sprawl, underutilized hardware, and hidden maintenance fees, many companies are overspending by 20-to-30 percent on their entire technology stack. That’s a lot of money. It’s time to saddle up and start earning some savings. Today, we wanted to give you a guide of sorts that can help you round up your expenses and bring your technology budget back under control.
I know the headache well: that one critical, but crusty, legacy application that the business relies on, but the vendor has long since abandoned. It’s a non-negotiable part of operations, but it sits on an outdated OS or platform, a massive, blinking security vulnerability in the middle of our network. We can’t patch it, and we can’t immediately rip and replace it. So, how do we sleep at night? The answer, increasingly, is through the strategic application of cloud computing. The cloud isn’t just about cost savings or scalability; it’s a fundamental change in how we manage risk, especially the risk posed by unpatchable, end-of-life (EOL) software.
If you run a business you know that downtime isn’t just an inconvenience, it’s a problem. That’s where failover comes in. If you’ve ever wondered how major websites and services seem to stay operational even when something goes wrong, failover is a key part of the answer.
Cloud computing has become a game-changer for businesses of all sizes, making collaboration easier and more efficient than ever before. By providing a centralized, accessible platform, the cloud breaks down traditional barriers to teamwork, whether teams are in the same office or spread across large distances. Here are four key ways cloud computing enhances collaboration:
With cloud computing, your business has access to tools that fundamentally change the way work takes place. Several of the biggest reasons to adopt the cloud include flexibility, efficiency, and scalability. How are you planning to use the cloud to add or remove resources to your business initiatives as needed? Today, we want to share how scalability works and how your business can fully leverage it with the cloud.