Johannesburg, 05 Oct 2016
Keeping up to speed with latest tech developments within ICT can be daunting, says Raizcorp. Businesses need to have a good knowledge of what is available to them and which solutions offer the best viability for each business environment. When it comes to storage options, many small businesses have opted to use cloud storage rather than a physical network infrastructure.
Cloud storage has benefits for companies, small and large, but some larger corporates have been slower to adopt due to security fears and general red tape.
Smaller businesses can lay the foundation for larger companies when it comes to offerings such as cloud storage and computing. There are multiple benefits in choosing this route for a company but there are numerous grey areas when it comes to expertise and understanding. Despite the fact that cloud services have been around for a while, they still encounter some fervent resistance in the business arena. Here are a few reminders as to some of the more common misconceptions about cloud storage and some truths as to why you should consider it for your business.
Security
Myth: It is not secure. I don't trust it.
Truth: On the contrary, most cloud storage companies are using the very best that security has to offer, as the risk to their own business in offering anything less, would be too great. So on their side at least, things are incredibly secure. It's up to you and your business however, to ensure that your own security is of the same quality and standard to keep your end safe.
Size
Myth: It won't be big enough.
Truth: It's big. As big or as small as you need it to be. The benefit in this instance is that if you do run out of your chosen size package, you simply upgrade. There are no hardware costs involved such as having to purchase bigger memory.
Accessibility
Myth: I don't want to risk not being able to access my information.
Truth: You can access the cloud from anywhere, at any time. Be assured that your information will always be accessible. Cloud comes with uptime guarantees and higher availability.
Cost
Myth: Cloud-based storage solutions are expensive.
Truth: Cloud-based storage solutions can save you a lot of money as you eradicate the physical costs of hardware. The future-proofing benefits cloud storage adds to a business should be a strong motivation to modify your infrastructure.
In adapting a smaller business model to ensure the use of the latest technology and offerings, your business will become future-forward and efficiencies are increased as costs are driven down.
Staying up to date with the latest developments and investing time or finance in self-education will assist in making sure that your business is intelligently run and managed. On the flip side, a clever ICT business should also aim to keep its clients informed and educated in a similar fashion, as this makes for better understanding in a partnership.
Raizcorp, Africa's only unfunded for-profit business incubator model, can assist in further developing small and black-owned ICT businesses through Raizcorp's Business Growth Programmes.
For more information on Raizcorp's Business Growth Programme, please visit http://www.raizcorp.com/business-growth_programmes.
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