There’s a really good chance that you or your organization is currently considering or employing a Cloud-based communications solution. If you haven’t yet made that transition, however, you may be surprised to hear just how much the Cloud has already changed the way you work.
Routine Business Tasks
If you’re reading this blog post from your computer at work, you are already completely surrounded by cloud technology. Cloud computing allowed this post to load quickly and allows you to seamlessly share on your social media channels. When you take part in a video call or attend a webinar, cloud computing makes all of that possible.
All-Access Software
There are even major changes coming to all of your favorite work hardware and software to take advantage of the cloud. Recently, Microsoft moved their entire office suite to the cloud with Office 365. The new service allows users to store all of their files in a secure cloud, making them accessible on every connected device. The cloud service also allows Microsoft to shift the business model of their ever-popular productivity software, making it a subscription-based service. More people are able to afford Office up-front, and Microsoft continues to make money month after month, year after year on the subscription model.
Impacting Hardware
As for hardware, notebook and laptop computers are now in a race to get smaller and smaller. Manufacturers, such as Apple, are sacrificing internal storage for size, and offering cloud storage in exchange. It means laptops are getting smaller, faster, lighter and maximizing their battery life.
While these are the most apparent new trends in cloud usage, the cloud has been working behind the scenes for quite a while. Google relies on cloud communications to relay information between their countless servers and multiple locations. In fact, a cloud-based computer network is critical in just keeping their massive headquarters up and running, let alone keeping all of the search information available quickly for Google users.
Most blogs and websites run on some sort of cloud network, and almost every bit of data you access or share passes through the cloud.
Collaboration
Businesses that have multiple offices or buildings already require cloud communications services to keep in touch between offices and buildings. Intra-office messaging software and live web-based document creation has revolutionized collaboration, and video streaming has made out-of-office work much more productive.
The cloud has also become critical to many things outside of work as well. Your camera phone has access to a cloud sharing service, video games are becoming larger and more complicated because of available cloud computing, and even your city’s traffic patterns are likely monitored and controlled in the cloud.
The cloud truly is everywhere, even if you haven’t been aware of it.
So the question you should be asking yourself is “why haven’t we fully made the move to the cloud?” Cloud services can not only give your business the ability to collect more information on potential clients and leads, but offers the flexibility of accessing that data from anywhere at any time.
So do you think it is finally time to move to the cloud? Allied offers many versions of AllCloud Voice Solutions. There are solutions for any business of any size, so contact us today and we’ll help you enjoy the power and flexibility of a cloud-based communications solution.
