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It’s Time to Migrate Your Data Management to the Cloud

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The internet has changed the business landscape forever, most specifically in data management. It’s an ever-growing library of files and tools, immediately accessible to anyone with a connected device.

Your business most likely works online every day, from sending emails to conducting research for client projects. However, if your office still dedicates a room to servers and you store and manage most of your data locally, you aren’t taking full advantage of the internet’s capabilities.

Cloud storage, which is just a marketing word for a data center that’s accessible through the web, is ranking higher on many companies’ technology budgets each year.

17%

According to Spiceworks’ 2017 State of IT Report, North American businesses will spend 17% of their technology budget on hosted/cloud-based projects, up 3% from 2016

It’s Time to Migrate Your Data Management to the Cloud

There are a variety of reasons for this trend, and it’s not because cloud storage is a fad, it’s because the technology opens countless opportuni-ties for businesses to increase productivity, reduce infrastructure costs and promote business continuity. It’s time to migrate your network to the cloud and transform the way you manage your data. Here’s why:

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Collaborate Anytime, AnywhereBefore personal computers and the internet, it made sense for businesses to require their employees to work 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the weekdays in a brick-and-mortar location. The only way people could collaborate was if they were in the same place at the same time. Tools for work weren’t mobile either.

If your business is more than a decade old, you probably remember using PCs with boxy monitors and large towers. But it’s the 21st century, and the number of mobile devices roaming through your office probably outnumbers your staff.

If you’re storing your data on local servers, you’re treating your phones, laptops and tablets like they are desktops because most of your work is still bound to the four walls of your building. The cloud allows you to go far beyond just sending emails outside of work by giving you remote accessibility to your entire network in real time. Having remote access gives your company a huge boost in productivity by allowing your staff to work and collaborate anywhere there is an internet connection.

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Unlimited Scalability and MaintenanceThe cost of maintaining a server room never ends. As your company grows, you must add more storage space to house all your data. When devices fail, you have to replace them. The cost of equipment and labor usually isn’t cheap, but you also pay monthly for local storage in the form of your electric bill. Solely your company is responsible for managing your local servers and scaling them to meet your needs. Shifting your data management platform to the cloud lets you transfer these responsibilities, and many of the related costs, to your host.

According to a 2016 cloud survey from Gartner, the second highest response business owners gave for migrating to the cloud was cost savings. By trading in your server room for cloud storage, your company can scale its network at any time. You can also reap the benefits of state-of-the-art technology, as data centers, like any other industry, must remain up-to-date to keep clients from moving on to other competitors.

“The cost of equipment and labor usually isn’t cheap, but you also pay monthly for local storage in the form of your electric bill.”

Your data is everything to your business. Keeping it all in one local place isn’t just inconvenient, it’s unsafe. At any moment, your business could experience a disaster that permanently wipes out your entire network.

Greater Business Continuity

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Reston, VA 20191

So, you want to transition your data management platform to cloud storage but are worried because your network contains too many components to migrate on your own? As an experienced managed IT services provider, AdRem Systems can architect a custom cloud infrastructure that fits your business’ needs and ensures your migration is flawless. Once we finish, we will serve as your cloud host, so you can have peace of mind knowing you never have to manage your data alone again. Give us a call when you’re ready to make the jump.

AdRem Can Help You Make the Data Management Jump

From malicious hackers to your office catching fire, threats to your servers are both digital and environmental. Without going too in-depth, cloud storage facilities can withstand nearly any type of threat because they incorporate both industry-grade security protocols and disaster-proof hardware. This is one of the many reason cloud storage plays a central role in your business’ continuity. We’ll talk more about this in a later whitepaper.