The cloud has gotten so ingrained in our daily life that most people don't even realize it. In truth, many people's lives would be drastically altered if the cloud did not exist. There would be no Facebook, Twitter, Google Mail, or Spotify.
The cloud has also changed the commercial landscape. Cloud services are now used by millions of enterprises all over the world for anything from document generation and backup to social CRM and accounts. And that's only the beginning.
Here's what that looks like:
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Companies with more than 25,000 employees use 545 cloud apps or services on average.
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As of March 2016, there were 1.09 billion daily active Facebook users globally.
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More than half of all Internet users utilize cloud-based email services such as Gmail and Yahoo! Mail to send and receive messages.
What's so great about the cloud?
The cloud's adoption has been rapid and global. Here are a few of the main reasons why:
Fast implementation
Sign up and start utilizing a cloud application right away. Even the most complex enterprise systems are typically up and working in days or weeks rather than months or years.
No up-front costs
Skip the arbitrary upfront fees like as licenses, integration, and consultants and get right to the goods. With cloud software, you can drastically cut or even eliminate capital expenditure expenditures and instead pay a flat monthly price for the service.
Instant scalability
With cloud-based applications, you can scale up or down the number of users as business requirements change over time. That means you simply pay for what you require and never have to worry about running out of space.
Maintenance-free
Patching, upgrading, and testing programs can consume days of your IT staff's time each month, but cloud applications eliminate this need. Because everything is handled in the cloud, your personnel will have more time to work on new initiatives and innovations.
Access anywhere
Cloud applications are intended to be safely accessed from any location and on any device. Simply sync it with your smartphone or tablet, ensure you have internet connectivity, and you're ready to go.
Better security
Large corporations lose an average of 265 computers every year, and if they contain sensitive data, each loss has major security concerns. However, with cloud applications, your data is securely kept in the cloud, so a wandering laptop is merely a nuisance rather than a potential calamity.
