The cloud is everywhere these days. As ubiquitous as it is, it has a great many benefits for small businesses. The Internet has become a vast storehouse of data and information. So it was only a matter of time until the Internet spawned the cloud. What can the cloud do for your business?
Backing Up Important Data
Ensuring that your business’s important data can’t go missing is a tall task. Physical media alone, whether they are stored in folders in storage cabinets or in a server room can be irretrievably damaged or tampered with. Instead, consider using the cloud to serve as a backup repository, encryption and recovery for your important data. Loss of data or a system becoming corrupt and inaccessible are catastrophes your company likely can’t afford.
One of the best features of the cloud is that it will autosave changes and updates to your files as you work on them. And because of this autosave, the copies it makes will be stored away from your own internal systems, protecting them against such disasters as storms and system errors.
Sharing Vital Information
Along with long-term, secure storage of important data, the cloud makes it easier to share vital information. Your staff on-site can easily share information back and forth and can share information with clients in real-time, too, if need be. If you have some staff who work remotely, sharing information with them is much easier as well. Web links can be quickly shared, rather than relying on bulky packages of even flash media (such as external hard drives or thumb drives) or dealing with slow uploads and downloads when larger files need to be shared.
Preparing for Future Growth
If your business is thriving, then maybe the time is right to start looking ahead. Another great way the cloud can assist your business is in preparing for future growth. Enormous sums of money don’t need to be invested for upgrades in cloud service. The longer you use the cloud, the farther out you can plan for stepping up the benefits you need to draw from it.
Cloud Services for Businesses from ACC Telecom
ACC Telecom provides voice communication and cloud-based solutions tailored to the needs of your business. We have over 45 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and pride ourselves on offering customers top-notch service and affordable prices. To get a quote or learn more about how cloud data storage options can help your business grow, give us a call at 410-995-0101 or visit us at acctelecom.com.