Today, companies are interested in transferring their work processes to the cloud. Thanks to these technologies, businesses can scale quickly. This means that computing power can be increased smoothly, and the period of implementation of specific innovations. But these are all general words. In this article, we will talk about the main reasons for switching to this automotive technology.
IT Modernization
When using Cloud Native services, a company forgets the need to modernize its IT network. As practice shows, on average, physical equipment becomes obsolete after three years, and the manufacturer’s technical support ends.
The costs of updating equipment and extending support are usually comparable to the costs of necessary programs and equipment, so to speak, from scratch. In addition, once computers become obsolete, nothing can be done with them; they are not sold. It is a harsh fact of practical activity. Obviously, upgrading is expensive and challenging for a company whose primary business is not related to IT. Such companies prefer to hand over IT support to a cloud provider.
From then on, worrying about updating physical equipment, architecture installing patches for functionality and security, etc., becomes the cloud provider’s concern.
Convenient Environment for Software Development and Testing
This reason is typical for large companies – for example, for banks that need to constantly write and refine their software. Clouds are better suited for application development and testing environments than any classic IT solutions, as they provide programmers with the freedom to choose and configure a test environment and independence from IT administrators. For such companies, it is apparent that moving to the cloud accelerates the process of entering software products into the market and (or) internal production. The time for introducing new products is reduced, which provides a substantial competitive advantage and accelerates internal production processes. Such acceleration frees up working time for developing new products.
More Efficient Spending of Funds
We constantly hear: “cost optimization.” It is undeniable that we are talking about banal savings. There are several reasons why a cloud solution is more economically advantageous. The first strategic reason is IT modernization. That is, by eliminating the costs of updating equipment, we get savings in the long term of 3-5 years. Secondly, as a rule, the physical IT infrastructure is used at only 5-15% of its capacity, which is well-known to system administrators.
At the same time, cloud resources are used by about 80%. For a specific company, this means that for the same money, you can buy much more resources or spend less, buying exactly as much as you need for your business. And finally, just from the experience of calculating specific business cases, it is evident that your cloud solution is cheaper than a server one: the number of working areas is reduced if several sites are used for servers, the cost of administration is reduced, there are no costs for cooling, power supply, etc.
Flexibility, Speed, and Ease of Use
Many IT solutions are very simple to implement. For example, two-factor authentication and unified communications from the cloud are done, as they say, in two clicks. Thus, a company with 100-300 employees can easily manage the IT networks of a company with just a couple of people.
Conclusion
Companies that ignore this technology will soon be unable to compete in the market. Therefore, it is essential to properly plan the business transition to the cloud to make this process as smooth and painless as possible.
