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The range of options available
FOR SMES IN CLOUD COMPUTING AND HOW TO CHOOSE
Moving to the cloud in 2021 is a top IT priority for small and medium enterprises . Due to the changes in the cloud sector , there are now many options for SMEs . Blair Lyon , Vice President Cloud Experience , Linode , explains what SMEs need to consider when choosing a cloud provider .
ODAY ’ S SMALL AND mid-size
T businesses face a range of challenges , from traditional problems like competition and growth , to revenue and cashflow pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic . Research by MIT found that revenues of small businesses in the United States declined by roughly 40 % following the first lockdown event in 2020 . According to the OECD report on The Digital Transformation of SMEs , smaller companies were more affected by the pandemic than larger companies , as they had less cash reserves and they are not as far ahead in adopting digital services .
According to TechAisle , moving to the cloud is the top IT priority for SMEs in 2021 , closely followed by collaboration and remote work services . Cloud is part of the arsenal of technologies that can help SMEs improve their businesses and keep themselves going successfully after the pandemic . Used in the right way , SMEs can achieve their business growth and profitability goals using cloud computing to support their applications .
The cloud sector has developed rapidly over the last 15 years . From initially being the domain of the deeply technical , many common cloud services , such as storage , compute and networking , have become commoditsed . For SMEs , this has levelled the playing field and made it easier to get started .
What SMEs should look for in a cloud provider
However , SME companies still want help to get things right . And this is one of the biggest problems around implementing cloud today : getting the right kind of help when you need
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USED IN THE RIGHT WAY , SMES CAN ACHIEVE THEIR BUSINESS GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY GOALS USING CLOUD COMPUTING TO SUPPORT THEIR APPLICATIONS .
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