The notion of the cloud can mean many different things. In essence, it's the idea of an indefinite space and infinite resources on the world wide web that you can leverage as you see fit without having to invest in building or maintaining the solutions and/or infrastructure yourself. Just a few examples of how the cloud can benefit businesses include: 

• Easily share files and documents with anyone.
• Synchronize information across multiple devices and access it anywhere.
• Access services and applications on a subscription basis or even free.
• Minimize or eliminate your data center and infrastructure costs.
• Create your own custom backup and disaster recovery plans.
• Quickly deploy business applications regionally or across the globe. 
• Extend certain features of your internal applications to customers, vendors, and/or partners outside the firewall.
• Build something small and inexpensive that can easily grow as you grow without having to rip and replace.
• Outsource management of your information systems.
• Better integrate with online services to become a more social business.

The options are often constrained only by your imagination. The sky isn't necessarily the limit!

Some common questions we help our customers answer include:

• How do I get started?
• What makes the most sense to move to the cloud?
• How much will it cost and how much can I save?
• Is my information secure?
• What are the possibilities and limitations? 
  

Whether you're a small startup or a multi-billion dollar corporation, Best Methods consultants can work with you to define the options, build a plan, and help you execute on use of the cloud. Contact us today to find out how.