Improving Stuff Workflow with Cloud Technology

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• Cloud technology has spurred a revolution in the
  corporate sector. By freeing personnel from the
  traditional dependence on IT hardware, the cloud
  provides workplaces with a number of
  productivity-enhancing benefitsyet for many,
  this technology remains something of a mystery.

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• The cloud is essentially an Internet-accessible
  environment maintained by a network of servers.
• Traditionally, computing tasks have been tied to
  specific pieces of hardware. For example, text
  files are stored on the desktop computer used to
  create and edit these documents, which cannot be
  accessed by other terminals.
• The cloud effectively removes this limitation.

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• It may be helpful to think of the cloud as
  operating like the Internet. The cloud does not
  exist in a specific place the way a laptop does.
  Rather, the cloudlike the Internet itselfis
  generated by a collaborative effort of
  innumerable servers in various locations.
• The cloud functions in a manner similar to
  Internet-facing email applications such as Gmail,
  which can be accessed by virtually any device
  that is connected to the web.

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• As previously noted, the cloud can be accessed
  through nearly any Internet-enabled
  devicedesktops, laptops, smartphones, and more.
• This substantially expands the range of options
  available to employees, as they can view
  important work materials away from the
  officeeven from another time zone. It also helps
  boost productivity.

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• Hard drive crashes destroy inestimable amounts of
  valuable data. However, a properly maintained
  cloud environment is sustained by a network of
  servers that provide a high level of redundancy,
  which helps preserve the integrity of your data.
• By keeping your data in the cloud, you can also
  avoid excessive downtime in the event of
  disaster.

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• The cloud is much more than a repository for
  data. It can also be used to improve an
  organizations call center capabilities by
  providing a way to route incoming calls to the
  appropriate departmentwithout forcing customers
  to listen to busy signals or answering machines.
  
• Fielding and responding to customer complaints in
  a speedy fashion is key to retaining a loyal
  client base. This also keeps personnel from
  becoming needlessly tangled up with customer
  calls.

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• One big problem with traditional IT hardware
  systems is that it can be difficult to judge how
  much equipment the company needs to have on hand.
  That can be particularly problematic when a
  sudden surge in customer demand forces a company
  to buy extra equipment (e.g., laptops) for only
  short-term use.
• By contrast, its easy to purchase expanded cloud
  capacity when neededand then revert to normal
  usage when the need decreases.

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• Anyone who works in the IT department is well
  aware of the hassles involved with keeping
  computers properly updated with security patches,
  anti-virus definitions, and so on. This can be a
  serious problem in large offices with many
  computers in use. Also, overworked IT personnel
  sometimes have trouble managing updates in a
  timely manner.
• In the cloud, however, its only necessary to
  apply updates to the shared environment.

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• Founded in 2011, Secure Online Desktop provides a
  variety of high-quality SaaS cloud computing
  solutions to organizations across the globe. The
  company is based in Italy.
• Visit secure-od.com for more information.