Your CLOUD Journey
Many businesses have already started their CLOUD journey with hosted services in place, like Microsoft 365 and hosted business applications. The benefits of hosted services have never been so clear as they have been since the world was first introduced to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.
Anytime, anywhere functionality has enabled 258 million Office 365 users to work remotely and securely during the Pandemic, which has contributed to the fact that overall productivity has remained stable. 82% of companies report that productivity remains the same as pre- COVID times, and 9 out of 10 business leaders are implementing remote working policies. As we advance, business that want to grow and enable their workforce to continue to work securely from any location are going to reap the most benefits from CLOUD technology.
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How CLOUD technology improves your business
Scalability
With CLOUD technology, such as Microsoft Azure, you can scale your storage, resource and application requirement up and down quickly to suit your situation, allowing flexibility and growth as your business needs change.
Efficiency & Productivity
Tools like Microsoft Teams and SharePoint have enhanced the remote working experience for staff who can now collaborate being office-based. Virtual meetings can be hosted in real-time, while documents can be shared and worked on by the whole team.
Functionality
CLOUD technology gives you access to applications and functionality that your business may previously have found prohibitive. An in-house server requires storage, space and maintenance. Tools, such as Microsoft Azure, offers the functionality needed without the headache of maintenance.
Affordability
Companies can reduce operational costs with CLOUD if they look at each area of business activity and create a blended CLOUD approach. Consider light users/heavy users, application anchors and usage requirements for the most cost-effective approach.
Multiple Device Management
CLOUD Technology can be used on any device with a browser. It means quicker adoption and roll-out of CLOUD in an organisation where staff use various devices and operating systems.
CLOUD Security
Functionality, including Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Advanced Threat Protection, Data Loss Prevention, end point management, and conditional access are all tool that can be enabled on your CLOUD infrastructure to ensure network and data security.
Business Continuity
The ability to access your applications/ files/folders/email from any location mitigates against the risks of building damage or a situation, such as COVID-19, where your workforce cannot come into the office.
Greener IT
As hardware reaches end-of-life, CLOUD options are a greener solution for hardware replacement. Reduction in spend on new hardware and savings on future IT hardware maintenance is good for IT budget and good for the environment as your energy requirements are reduced.
99.9% Uptime and Availability
Providing businesses with peace of mind that systems are always available, which is not guaranteed with traditional server technology maintained in house. VPN technology dependent on local broadband connectivity cannot compare with the availability of this level.
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CLOUD Product Solutions
Virtual Desktop Technology
CRM, finance & supply chain applications are central to most businesses but can be prohibitive in terms of growth when you consider investment in hardware to host the application and the hardware maintenance costs going forward. While many business applications do have already have CLOUD options, those that do not will require Virtual Desktop Technology like Azure or Private CLOUD to make them fully accessible and functional. Agile to meet future growth needs and fully managed, Virtual Desktop Technology is also secure and guarantees 99.9% uptime to ensure your business is always operating at full capacity.
Modern Workplace Technology
Employees expect to work securely from anywhere, on any device. When their productivity tools enhance the quality and effectiveness of their work experience, they’re happier, more valuable, and more likely to stay. Companies need to provide that environment, but they also need to protect their data. With Modern Workplace Technologies like Microsoft 365, Teams and SharePoint businesses can empower users who want to work and collaborate efficiently from any device, while maintaining the security and integrity of their data, and guaranteeing 99.9% uptime.
Two-Factor Authentication, Advanced Threat Protection, Data Loss Prevention
COVID-19 has created the perfect storm for hackers and it is imperative that businesses ensure that their CLOUD infrastructure is correctly configured to protect against infiltrations. As part of the CLOUD audit process, supportIT will ensure that existing CLOUD infrastructure is correctly configured and protected using Two-Factor Authentication. Depending on your compliance requirements, we will also will also recommend advanced threat protection tools to block attempts to attack your network through inbound/outbound email and data loss prevention tools to monitoring occurrences that can lead to information leakages.
End-Point Management
Microsoft Endpoint Manager is designed to make it easier to manage a variety of devices in a way that protects your data while still allowing employees to do their jobs using both corporate and personal devices. The administration console in a one-stop website that enables you to check for compliance and deploy application features and settings to your devices using the CLOUD.
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