Cloud-based solutions leverage the power of cloud and cloud-based infrastructure to deliver services that meet business needs often with greater operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Enterprises can more easily access storage application services and other business tools over the Internet without purchasing and managing all the necessary business operations within it. When your business uses a cloud-based solution you no longer need to invest heavily in infrastructure because all the necessary components go through the cloud.
Features & Capabilities
Cost Efficiency: With a cloud solution you dont need to spend money on maintenance or upgrade infrastructure to deliver the solution. But you only pay one monthly fee to access the services you need. Flexibility: Many cloud solutions can be customized to meet your business needs. You can add or remove features and customize feature levels for different users. Scalability: When purchasing a localization solution your scalability is determined at the time of purchase. You may pay too much initially for a facility you dont need so that you have room for fluctuating business needs or growth over the next few years. With a cloud-based solution you can easily scale up or down to meet your business needs and quickly purchase other services when needed. Productivity: Since these solutions are available over the Internet your employees can use cloud-based resources from anywhere even when working remotely. Customers in different physical locations can also work in real time to increase productivity.
On-Demand Services
Cloud-based solutions are generally categorized according to the service provided to customers. With advanced technologies and improved network efficiency your business can now benefit from a variety of cloud-based solutions including::
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): This solution provides access to critical network infrastructure including information security resources virtual machine servers and data paths.
- Platform as a Service (PaaS): These solutions provide access to a hosting environment that serves as the underlying platform used to run various software applications. It may include the languages libraries and tools necessary to ensure the smooth and successful operation of applications.
- Software as a Service (SaaS): These solutions provide access to a single application (such as Salesforce) or a group of related applications (such as Microsoft Office 365).
In some cases a cloud based service provider may offer a solution where multiple services are connected. Cloud-based mobile solutions can offer IaaS PaaS and SaaS for example. Customers benefit from an integrated electronic and customer management (Saas) system via a connected platform (Paas) that operates within a cloud-based (IaaS) framework.
Storage
Since many of the resources required to run cloud-based solutions are stored in the cloud these solutions do not require an organizations local storage capacity or space. While cloud-based solutions require variable amounts of data storage you can often choose how much data your organization requires. For example if you choose a cloud-based VoIP telephony solution you may need storage space for internal business records and customer history data. Your provider will offer a service package that includes data storage possibly increasing to unlimited data storage.
Applications
Good customer support is a valuable part of any cloud-based solution but you need the ability to make some changes to settings or user accounts without having to call your provider every time. A quality cloud-based solution provides not only a solution but also an effective and efficient way to self-manage your solution via a web application. For many businesses the variety of services the flexibility the ease of scalability and other advantages offered by cloud-based formats make cloud-based solutions the logical choice to meet changing business needs.
