by Randall CraigFiled in: Blog, CRM, Make It Happen Tipsheet, Strategy, ViewpointTagged as: Strategy, Technology
Unless you are a turtle, you know that “the cloud” is not referring to weather, but to deploying tech online. It turns out that the ad copy from several years ago was true: just about any problem can be solved merely by “putting it on the cloud”.
The cloud is actually quite simple: it is variously the on-demand storage, and on-demand processing power of applications that “live” on the internet, instead of in corporate server rooms.
The benefits:
Cloud computing isn’t just for large enterprises. Google Workspace provides incredible functionality for pennies per day per user. Ringcentral moves an entire phone system online. Salesforce.com and ActiveCampaign provide complete turnkey CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems. And if you want to write custom applications yourself, Amazon AWS will provide on-demand storage space and processing power.
Yet despite the great promise of the cloud, there are downsides, and question:
Yes, the cloud is pervasive, and solves many of the world’s technology (and marketing) problems? But with some cloud costs scaling significantly (while others are dropping), what is the net financial effect of using these technologies?
Your organization’s choices for cloud service providers several years ago may not be the right ones for today. This week, take an inventory of the providers you use, and assess whether there is a case for change.
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