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Title: Why SMBs are flying to the cloud


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Why SMBs Are Flying to the Cloud
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Head in the Cloud
  • These days, it seems like everyone is talking
    about the cloud and what it has done for their
    business. This isnt an illusion, either between
    2008 and 2014, the global cloud computing
    industry grew more than 300, from 46 billion to
    150 billion in just six short years.1

3
Widespread Cloud Adoption
  • The growth in cloud usage has not been confined
    to one industry or type of business. Enterprises
    and organizations ranging from large corporations
    to small businesses, from financial institutions
    to state and local governments, have all begun
    using the cloud for one or more essential
    services. 91 of all businesses are expected to
    have begun using the cloud by 2017.1

4
Efficiency and Savings
  • When the benefits of the cloud are examined, its
    easy to see why so many businesses large and
    small have embraced it so enthusiastically. 82
    of businesses report that the cloud has enabled
    them to save money, and 80 of cloud adopters
    have reported improvements in their operations
    just six months after moving their operations to
    the cloud.2

5
Cloud Security
  • Efficiency and savings arent the only benefits
    of switching to the cloud. More than half of IT
    professionals have said that improving security
    was their main concern for moving operations to
    the cloud.1 Of the businesses that have switched
    to the cloud, 94 of them reported an improvement
    in online security after making the move.3

6
SMBs and the Cloud
  • The benefits of using the cloud are especially
    obvious for small and medium-sized businesses.
    Because moving IT infrastructure to the cloud
    allows enterprises to save money while also
    improving performance and online security, cloud
    adoption is a relatively easy way for businesses
    to increase their profitability and
    competitiveness without having to make major
    overhauls to the rest of the business.

7
Mobile and the Cloud
  • Like the cloud, mobile devices such as
    smartphones and tablets are only becoming more
    ubiquitous mobile traffic in 2013 was 18 times
    more than all internet traffic from 2000
    combined.4 Many small businesses have begun using
    mobile devices as part of their normal
    operations, increasing their need for cloud
    storage. Data stored in the cloud can be more
    easily shared across mobile devices, and makes it
    easier for information to be accessed securely by
    a remote workforce.

8
Essential Cloud Services
  • Some of the essential services that small
    businesses can use the cloud for include
  • Data storage
  • Document sharing
  • Workflow approvals
  • Billing
  • Customer service
  • And more

9
Recommended Cloud Services
  • Amazon Web Services for computing, storage, and
    database services
  • Freshbooks cloud-based bookkeeping, invoicing,
    and billing
  • Google Docs easily sharable cloud documents and
    spreadsheets
  • frevvo online workflow approvals and business
    mobile forms, including expense sheets, order
    processing, e-signature collection, and more

10
About frevvo
  • frevvo provides small and medium-sized businesses
    with reliable, secure online workflow approvals
    and easy-to-build mobile web forms. For more
    information about how frevvos cloud-based
    business documents can save your business money
    and increase productivity, visit www.frevvo.com
    today.

11
Sources
  1. http//www.syntax.com/20-cloud-computing-stats-wa
    nt-know/
  2. http//siliconangle.com/blog/2014/01/27/20-cloud-c
    omputing-statistics-tc0114/
  3. http//smartdatacollective.com/connectriahosting/1
    91656/running-software-cloud
  4. http//www.crn.com/slide-shows/mobility/300071779/
    mobility-revolution-8-shocking-stats-from-ciscos-2
    014-mobile-traffic-forecast.htm/pgno/0/1

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Summary
  • Use of the cloud by small and medium-sized
    businesses has increased exponentially in the
    last few years. The reasons for this include
    improved security, lowered operational costs, and
    increased productivity from using cloud-based
    applications and services.
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