An office that can\u2019t be taken with you isn\u2019t just stuck geographically, it\u2019s stuck in the past. Cloud computing is transforming the business landscape, and it\u2019s time you took the leap and digitised your office. Rob Lith, Telviva\u2019s Business Development Director, gives three simple but powerful reasons the cloud will transform your business. <\/p>\n
Work on the go<\/strong><\/p>\n The idea is simple: by hosting your operational tools in the cloud, you gain access to them from anywhere, at any time. That\u2019s convenient for business. It\u2019s also great for collaboration, enabling employees to work more effectively together from across the office or across the world without interruption, boosting productivity.<\/p>\n Being able to work from home, or the local coffee shop, is also a plus for work-life balance, something most employees are looking for and a requirement if you\u2019re looking to hire the best talent available.<\/p>\n Have someone else pay your business\u2019 upkeep<\/strong><\/p>\n Software and hardware ultimately expire, and IT staff will always come and go, but for many businesses, those are problems best left in the past. Why spend money on the skills required to manage and maintain the software needed to run your business, or the expensive servers that host it, when someone will do it for you? That\u2019s the premise powering cloud adoption. <\/p>\n Software as a Service (or SaaS) can manage your accounting and finances, security, sales, inventory, client\/customer relations and so much more, and offer numerous advantages beyond mobility \u2013 collaboration, flexibility, scalability, etc. SaaS is also a much more cost-effective way of purchasing software, requiring you to purchase only the functionality you require, rather than entire suites. You also have access to the latest versions without ever having to repurchase license keys every few years. <\/p>\n On the hardware side of things, because the SaaS providers host everything on their end, requiring only login details and Internet access from your side, you never need to worry about upgrading hardware approaching end-of-life. That saves you money.<\/p>\n Secure your business against any eventuality <\/strong><\/p>\n Of course, the cloud has always been good at one aspect of business \u2013 protecting it from disaster. Thanks to the speed of modern fibre connections, the cloud can mirror the data saved on your business\u2019 mobile devices, desktop PCs and even local servers with the click of a button or at the end of each day. <\/p>\n Once secured in the cloud, you\u2019ve effectively protected yourself against hardware failure, local disasters like fires and break ins and even many types of security threats. That\u2019s if your new and improved security system doesn\u2019t prevent incursions first.<\/p>\n Cloud-based security solutions are always up to date and always learning from the encounters thousands, if not millions, of businesses across the world are experiencing. It takes a lot of the pressure of securing your network off your IT staff and places it in the hands of experienced service providers \u2013 cyber security veterans \u2013 and highly sophisticated technology.<\/p>\n These are just a few of the advantages a virtual office has for any business looking to get ahead in today\u2019s changing market place. Perhaps that\u2019s the most powerful point of all, that this is just the beginning of the digital journey for your business. \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An office that can\u2019t be taken with you isn\u2019t just stuck geographically, it\u2019s stuck in the past. Cloud computing is transforming the business landscape, and it\u2019s time you took the leap and digitised your office. Rob Lith, Telviva\u2019s Business Development Director, gives three simple but powerful reasons the cloud will transform your business. 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