Work from home? Try Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing provides a convenient, secure, and affordable approach to managing your company’s data, files, and software applications. It serves as a smart solution for businesses that seek:
- A work-from-home arrangement for all or partial staff
- Multiple business locations
- Off-site employees
- Teams that share files and applications
- Aging infrastructure or servers that need to be updated
- Changing compliance standards
- A recent or future merger with another company
CloudSmart IT employs a holistic approach to swiftly integrate your operations into the cloud with minimal downtime. Additionally, we adopt a phased onboarding strategy for your staff, ensuring a seamless transition to cloud AVD for every team member.
We’re here to take the headaches and mysteries out of business tech with reliable managed IT support services and expert IT consulting designed with your business in mind. We’re proud to serve businesses in the Nashville area, including finance, manufacturing, healthcare, non-profits, and faith-based organizations.
Leveraging our extensive industry knowledge across multiple sectors, we offer top-notch and diverse expertise to set up your modern office with the most suitable information technology for your unique situation and business objectives. Whether the aim is to enhance customer service or increase sales, it’s crucial for businesses to have technology configured correctly, serving its intended purpose as a helpful asset.
What is Cloud Computing?
Considering Cloud Computing as a convenient and accessible solution to manage your company’s data? “Cloud Computing services” entail storing data beyond your physical location, allowing internet access from anywhere. Cloud services store applications, servers, databases, and software offsite in “cyberspace,” granting complete access from any location or device with an internet connection. Cloud desktops offer an affordable, secure means to maintain nimble teams, manageable budgets, and tight security for countless businesses nationwide. Choosing cloud computing provides a smart alternative to housing all your company’s data on a large, physically located server, entailing maintenance, hardware upkeep, and increased utility costs for power and cooling. Cloud computing services match the security, speed, and customization of a dedicated physical server, with the key difference being data storage in a virtual space managed by your cloud host, as opposed to a large piece of equipment at your location. Examples of cloud computing hosts include Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure (our cloud partner), and Amazon Web Services. Collaborating with Microsoft Azure, CloudSmart IT excels in cloud computing. As your managed IT services partner, we streamline moving all your data to the cloud, manage your network, and ensure access to your Azure Virtual Desktop from any location.
What benefits does Cloud Computing offer for reducing IT costs in my business?
Companies, regardless of their size, opt for Cloud support services for diverse reasons. Over the past decade, Cloud solutions have become indispensable, enabling businesses to maintain agility, cut costs, and thrive in their respective industries. Transitioning your services to the cloud eliminates the expenses associated with purchasing hardware and software. Furthermore, you no longer require extensive server racks or continuous electricity for power and cooling. Not to forget, the need for in-house IT experts to manage the infrastructure is also eliminated.
Wondering about the productivity benefits of Cloud Computing?
Eliminating your on-site or hosted data center will free up your IT team from essential management tasks, such as software patching, hardware setup, and systems monitoring. Cloud services eliminate the need for many of these tasks, allowing your team to dedicate more time to achieving more important business goals.
Wondering about the reliability benefits of Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing simplifies data backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity, making them more cost-effective. Data can be mirrored at multiple redundant sites on the cloud provider’s network. Most cloud computing services are provided on demand, allowing businesses to provision vast amounts of computing resources in minutes. This flexibility is achieved without the pressure of capacity planning, ensuring you receive the right amount of IT resources exactly when needed.
Exploring CloudSmart IT’s Cloud Desktops
Unsure if Cloud Desktops are suitable for your business? Let us assist you. The CloudSmart IT consulting team will attentively listen to your business challenges and provide a tailored recommendation.
Cloud Computing might be a smart option if you and your team:
• Prefer predictable IT costs
• Operate from multiple business locations
• Have remote employees
• Need to collaborate on files and applications within a team
• Manage aging infrastructure or servers that require updates
• Must adhere to evolving compliance standards
• Have undergone (or are preparing for) a merger with another company.
Scalability
The flexibility of Cloud Computing enables the swift scaling of storage and software licenses based on business needs, without the need for hardware investment.
Automatic Updates
The cloud storage approach ensures that, with your data in the cloud, your software and applications undergo automatic updates, providing you with the most up-to-date tools.
Portability
With Cloud Computing services, you and your employees can work from anywhere, granting the freedom to accommodate your company's evolving needs.
Remote Workers
Empower your workforce to work from anywhere, on any device, at any time. Implementing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy is an effective strategy to reduce costs and simplify hardware procurement.
Cost Savings
Cloud computing can be a highly attractive option for cost control since you only pay for what you use. CloudSmart IT transforms Cloud Computing into a predictable operating expense integrated into your company's monthly budget, eliminating the substantial upfront capital investment required for building and maintaining a physical server.
Along with SaaS, VOIP, Network Security and more, Cloud Computing can be an important part of your customized managed IT support services with CloudSmart IT.
Explore the Potential of the Cloud
CloudSmart IT’s Key2Cloud option has made cloud computing even more user-friendly and economical. This means you and your team can access your cloud desktop with enhanced ease and security from any computer, anywhere.
Plug. Click. Instant Desktop.
This is how it operates: CloudSmart IT’s Key2Cloud is a USB drive that easily plugs into any computer. It’s customized and fully loaded with all the essentials for accessing your data on the cloud. Just plug it in, click the cloud icon, and you’re ready to work. No downloads, no special apps, no hassle.
Added Security
Remote management, activation, and deactivation of individual Key2Cloud keys are effortlessly executed in response to events like lost or stolen keys, staffing changes, regulatory updates, and more.
Even More Cost Savings
Key2Cloud eliminates the need for dedicated support for your computer’s operating system, allowing us to offer cloud computing at a straightforward, fixed cost per user.
Remote Workers
Provide your workforce with the capability to work from anywhere, on any device, anytime. Implement a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy to cut costs and streamline hardware procurement.
Use Any Computer
Key2Cloud empowers your employees to access their work desktop from any computer, offering not only remote work flexibility but also introducing "BYOD" (Bring Your Own Device) incentives. This dual benefit can save your company money and contribute to employee satisfaction.
Reach out now to talk to an IT Expert
Our dedicated team of IT experts in Middle Tennessee recognizes the unique technical demands inherent in managing an entire business. We offer a complete range of IT support services to ensure the smooth functioning of your day-to-day operations. If you’re in search of specialized ongoing IT support from a trustworthy team, we’re here to assist. Book a call to uncover how we can cater to your specific professional needs.