A Small Business Guide to Cloud Computing Produced by Cloudserve Ltd

(PRWeb UK) January 22, 2010

Whilst more and more small businesses are adopting Cloud computing services, it is fair to say that most small businesses are still unsure of what Cloud computing is. How does it relate to their specific business sector, what are the benefits to be obtained and how easy is it to transfer from current systems? The Cloudserve Guide to Small Business Computing provides the answers to these questions in easy to understand and non technical language, allowing small businesses to appreciate the advantages that can be expected from this new and fast growing technology.

Cloud computing is a natural evolution of business computing driven by the increasing availability of fast and reliable internet connectivity and the ability to share low cost, external data centres that are already well established. It can now be used to provide the majority of IT resources commonly required by small businesses.

The benefits compared to traditional on-premise IT solutions include cost savings of up to 50%, minimal capital outlay, continuously upgraded services, reduced management time, the flexibility to scale capacity up and down as required and easy access from home or when travelling

All aspects of IT resources are now being delivered by this new service including application software delivery, email and collaborations services, data storage, online backup, remote access and disaster recovery. There is no longer the need to manage these IT resources in-house. Many companies are moving away all together from running in-house PC and Server equipment by utilizing a mix of Cloud computing services including hosted desktop and hosted server resources. A recent statement by Gartner, a leader in Technology research and analysis recently predicted that Cloud computing will become so pervasive that by 2012, one out of five businesses will own no IT assets at all!

Rather than moving wholesale to Cloud in one big leap, most small businesses will move gradually in this direction by incrementally adopting specific Cloud computing solutions alongside their existing in- house systems. Certainly businesses that have already made investment in house infrastructure will want to achieve a return on these investments. It is when business requirements change or when equipment replacement is required that adoption of Cloud services makes good commercial sense

Interested in finding our more? Cloudserve Ltd a leading UK provider of Cloud computing services has released a Small Business Guide to Cloud Computing. It is available free from the home page of its website at http://www.cloudserve.co.uk or by calling 0800 327 7802.

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