What is Cloud Computing

How To Get Cloud Computing Implemented

As a business owner or employee you’ve probably noticed that we have moved into an era where understanding technology has become a necessary requirement. To ensure one stays relevant and ahead of the competition it has become paramount that we counter downtime, inefficiency and systems with the solutions technology provide us today. Get cloud computing services through Westech by getting in contact with us.

Due to recent events most businesses have realised the importance of being able to access files remotely and having a business that is flexible and adaptable. The cloud makes this possible. We list 4 reasons why your business should move to the cloud.

How have we always stored information?  

Our founder, Roy Westfehling, explains this: “If you were to imagine an office with 50 employees you could expect there to be:

• A Network
• Cabling
• Switches
• WiFi Access Points
• Servers
• Firewalls
• Other IT equipment.

This meant most of the equipment would usually be neatly setup in a data cabinet in a server room. All Laptops and Desktops in the office will connect to this infrastructure, with cables or wirelessly, to access their information on the servers.

This information would consist of:

• Datafiles
• My Documents
• Accounting applications
• Backups
• Databases
• Email
• And other data.”

But why waste time and energy with outdated and unreliable technology and risk physical damage or loss? Enter the Cloud Computing solution.

Today you don’t have to see your IT Systems but can still access it. What has happened here is that your information has been moved to the Cloud or the Internet meaning you can now remove all the equipment once needed to store all the data.

This move has been labelled a “Digital Shift” or a Cloud Migration and fairly simply to achieve provided you have the correct IT Service Provider as a partner.

In a nutshell cloud computing means that you can store and access your data and programs over the Internet instead of having to store it on your computer’s hard drive. Basically, “The Cloud” is just a metaphor for the Internet.

Rather than owning their own computing infrastructure or data centres, companies can rent access to anything from applications to storage from a cloud services provider. The benefit of cloud computing is that you only pay for the services you use which reduces your operating costs. It offers faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale which helps you scale as your businesses grows or when sales and website visits fluctuate. Let’s look at some of the benefits of moving your business to the cloud: