The South West of England appears to lead the way in the business adoption of cloud computing
There has been a noticeable increase in the number of companies turning to cloud computing to increase the cost-effectiveness of their business. It’s hardly surprising when you consider the type of benefits that the technology brings: the cloud facilitates collaboration, increases flexibility and productivity, cuts IT costs and is easy to scale for improved operational [...]
Why is cloud communication good for business?
The aim of every business is to grow. However, many smaller businesses struggle to compete with the bigger players in their sector, especially at times of economic uncertainty. Smaller businesses do not have the same resources available to invest in enterprise communications, so they have never really been able to compete on a level playing [...]
The South West of England appears to lead the way in the business adoption of cloud computing
There has been a noticeable increase in the number of companies turning to cloud computing to increase the cost-effectiveness of their business. It’s hardly surprising when you consider the type of benefits that the technology brings: the cloud facilitates collaboration, increases flexibility and productivity, cuts IT costs and is easy to scale for improved operational [...]
Why is cloud communication good for business?
The aim of every business is to grow. However, many smaller businesses struggle to compete with the bigger players in their sector, especially at times of economic uncertainty. Smaller businesses do not have the same resources available to invest in enterprise communications, so they have never really been able to compete on a level playing [...]
Why will more and more businesses turn to cloud computing?
At times of prolonged recession, everybody looks for ways to save money. This is particularly the case for small to medium size businesses. These companies cannot afford to absorb the higher costs of communication, let alone the costs of raw materials, fuel and utility prices, unlike their larger counterparts. There is little that can be [...]
Cloud gets the IT thumbs up from UK business buyers for 2012
The cloud is set to be a key investment area for UK businesses in 2012. According to TechTarget’s 2012 IT Priorities Survey, 30.5 percent of IT buyers are pledging to spend on the technology during the course of the year. Hardware and software investment will absorb the bulk of the spend, but cloud computing investment [...]
Can VoIP and cloud computing be mutually beneficial?
Cloud computing and voice over internet protocol are often seen as 2 separate and independent technologies. Both technologies offer many benefits for individual users, and are particularly effective in a business environment. Cloud computing delivers computing power with all its consequent advantages to a large audience through a large internet network.
Cloud communication: are the majority of SMEs still living in the technological dark ages?
In spite of the hype surrounding cloud communications, a recent study has concluded that far from embracing the technology, the majority of UK small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are reluctant to commit to and adopt new technologies like tablets and cloud computing. Many SMEs blame this reluctance on either a lack of available money [...]
How can cloud computing help small businesses grow?
Any small business would ideally like to grow bigger and start to compete with the big players in the market. Until recently, however, smaller businesses struggled to achieve these goals as they did not have the resources available to invest in enterprise communications. The advent of cloud computing, and the availability of cloud-based applications has [...]