What is 'The Cloud'? Who uses it? And how can businesses benefit from it? Cloud services are software or storage that is hired on a subscription basis with public or private infrastructure based on business requirements. Find out more at http://www.telappliant.com/resource

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of SMEs believe that it has provided
them with competitive advantage
78%of small businesses
will have adopted
cloud by 2020
37%of businesses currently
use cloud services
of organisations using
cloud are satisfied with it
58%
adopt email
45%
would use
for storage
58%
for hosting services
54%
use for backup
52%are concerned with privacy
34%lack of operational control
21%low performance standards
SMEGuide
to
the cloud
WHAT SERVICES ARE BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO ADOPT?
WHY BUSINESSES ARE RELUCTANT TO ADOPT CLOUD SERVICES
59%
56%
90%
of SMB cloud adopters
reported significant
productivity benefits
27%
would use for
booking systems
Automatic software updates
Off premises servers are maintained by the
supplier, meaning you don’t need to maintain
Flexibility
Scale your service up or down
depending on your demand
Disaster recovery
Affordable cloud based backup
No CAPEX
No high cost expenses
associated with hardware
Work together
Greater collaboration between colleagues
able to edit and share documents
Work on the move
Access work from anywhere in the
world with an internet connection
Security
Military grade data centres
ensure your data is secure
What is the cloud?
Cloud services are software or storage that is hired on a subscription basis,
with public or private infrastructure based on business requirements.
of organisations
can expect to
save
20%by using
cloud services
REASONS TO CHOOSE
CLOUD COMPUTING