All of the recent buzz around The Cloud has been very exciting, but what exactly is The Cloud, and how can you take advantage of it for your business or home office? The Cloud (aka The Internet) has been around for 40+ years. The Cloud used to be more plainly known as hosted internet services. But with the proliferation and speed increase of broadband internet, and as mobile technology has advanced, The Cloud has become a popular way to address many of our technology needs. The Cloud is not for everyone. The good news is that The Cloud is not an all-or-nothing solution. You can go all-in with a Cloud strategy or choose a more a la carte method, choosing only what makes sense for you or your company. The Cloud is a powerful technology tool that can address one or many technology challenges.

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If implemented thoughtfully and carefully, The Cloud can greatly increase your business or home office efficiency, flexibility and mobility. Some of the best examples for uses of Cloud Computing are the following:

• Collaboration – Email, Contacts, Calendar, Chat & Voice over IP (VoIP)
• Security – Virus protection, SPAM & Web filtering
• Business Continuity – Backups, Disaster Recovery & Emergency Virtualizations
• Storage – Sync services for documents such as Dropbox, iCloud, box.net and many more
• Virtualization – Windows & Mac servers hosted in The Cloud

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• Myth: The Cloud is a magical place where your technology and data hang out with unicorns and lollipops. It is always ready to be at your beck and call and is accessible from anywhere in the world from any device.

• Truth: Although at times it can appear magical, The Cloud does have an Achilles’ heel: getting access to it consistently. As long as you have a stable and fast internet connection, The Cloud can work wonders in many situations. The good news is that broadband internet connections are becoming faster and more readily available in most areas.

• Myth: The Cloud is a truly revolutionary, recent invention.

• Truth: The Cloud (aka The Internet) has been around for 40+ years. The Cloud used to be more plainly known as hosted internet services. These services like web and email hosting became popular in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. In the early 2010’s The Cloud became both a marketing buzz word as well as a more viable solution to address new technologies such as mobility.

• Myth: The Cloud is just marketing fluff.

• Truth: The Cloud is very real and is here to stay. If implemented thoughtfully and carefully, The Cloud can greatly increase your business or home office efficiency, flexibility and mobility.

• Myth: The Cloud is cheap and always the best way to go.

• Truth: There are many times where moving to The Cloud can save you or your company money. However, sometimes it is not always the most cost effective or efficient way to go. The Cloud takes the more traditional software/hardware costs that happen every 3-5 years and spreads them into a monthly or yearly payment. Sometimes at a lower cost, sometimes higher. Each business or individual needs to weigh the benefits versus the costs.

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