What is the Cloud?
Where in the past, you would run applications or programs from software downloaded on a computer or server in your building, cloud computing allows you to access the same kinds of applications through the internet.
Cloud computing is revolutionising the way businesses work. It can enhance business growth through increased productivity and efficiency, whilst driving down costs through removal of the need to invest heavily in IT equipment, storage, maintenance, and support.
Small companies can now compete on a global scale, with access to enterprise type IT Services. SMB’s can now undertake computer-intensive analytics, due to dramatically lower costs of entry to the market. Companies with rapid growth now have the flexibility to scale their IT services, proportional to their rate of growth.
The question is … “Is the cloud right for your business and the way it does business?” If it is, then what form should it take?
Is the Cloud Right for your Business?
RedKeyIT can work with you to review your current IT infrastructure and understand your business goals. We can then report back on the options available to help you decide whether a cloud based solution is right for you and in what form.
Cloud Services with Redkey IT for your Business
Microsoft 365 & Teams
Microsoft 365 & Teams
Enterprise-grade email and collaboration tools in the cloud
Managed Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
Managed Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
Delivery of virtual desktops to end users over the Internet, licensed with a per-user subscription
Managed Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Managed Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
A form of cloud computing that provides virtualised computing resources over the internet. i.e. delivery of servers, storage, networking and operating software - as an abstract, virtualised construct
Benefits to your Business
Flexibility
Cloud-based services are ideal for businesses with growing or fluctuating bandwidth demands. If your needs increase it’s easy to scale up your cloud capacity, drawing on the service’s remote servers. Likewise, if you need to scale down again, the flexibility is built into the service
work from anywhere
With cloud computing, if you’ve got an internet connection you can be at work. And with most cloud services offering mobile apps, you’re not restricted by which device you’ve got to hand
costs
Cloud computing cuts out the high cost of hardware. You simply pay as you go and enjoy a subscription-based model
security
Lost laptops are a hugely expensive business problem. And potentially greater than the loss of an expensive piece of kit is the loss of the sensitive data inside it. Cloud computing gives you greater security when this happens. Because your data is stored in the cloud, you can access it no matter what happens to your machine. And you can even remotely wipe data from lost laptops so it doesn’t get into the wrong hands
disaster recovery
Businesses of all sizes should be investing in robust disaster recovery. Where as, in the past this has often been more an ideal for smaller businesses, today’s technology makes it possible
automatic software updates
The beauty of cloud computing is that the servers are off-premise and out of sight and out of your hair. Suppliers take care of them for you and roll out regular software updates – including security updates – so you don’t have to worry about wasting time maintaining the system yourself
environmentally friendly
While the above points spell out the benefits of cloud computing for your business, moving to the cloud isn’t an entirely selfish act. When your cloud needs fluctuate, your server capacity scales up and down to fit. So, you only use the energy you need and you don’t leave oversized carbon footprints
fully managed
RedKeyIT can fully monitor and optimise your cloud infrastructure, releasing time for you to focus on growing and developing your business