How Cloud Computing Has Been Revolutionizing Companies’ IT/ICT Systems

As a dynamic field, IT/ICT systems are constantly affected by one disruptive technology or the other, and the invention of cloud computing adds to this list of improvement strategies for enhancing companies’ IT infrastructures. Cloud technology, according to experts, has the capability of bringing rapid changes to IT procedures employed by companies in running their day-to-day business affairs. Some of these changes can be reflected in faster and more secure operational procedures, cost-efficiency, easier IT administration and flexible IT maintenance process. The purpose of setting up an in-house IT structure is to ensure that the processes of data generation, processing and transmission are properly coordinated. In other words, vital pieces of information/data that are obtained in the course of business activities are methodically processed and stored in a very safe way for future retrieval and usage. However, the most common problems majority of companies face include but are not limited to the loss of data, dealing with an unexpected increase in the volume of data and the inflexibility in data retrieval procedures. Incidentally, cloud computing is designed to help companies decisively deal with these issues. Once adopted, cloud technology can systematically prevent data loss, guarantee flexibility and scalability of the companies’ storage facilities in the event of unexpected hike in the amount of data, and it can subsequently facilitate the process of retrieving such data. As a matter of fact, the revolution engendered by cloud computing specifically brings about efficient administration of each company’s operations, in the sense that communication and the process of sharing information/data among all stakeholders will become faster and well-articulated. This, in essence, can lead to better performance and accountability on the part of the companies that adopted cloud technology. There is no doubt that cloud technology structurally leads to the reduction in the number of IT personnel in all companies that adopted it because most of the jobs they are hired to do have already been moved to the public cloud, to be managed by cloud technology service providers, either remotely or in-house. The advantage of this action is that companies will spend less on hiring, motivating or maintaining large IT personnel. Hence, the reduction in this kind of expense will result in overall reduction in the cost of running the companies. So, cloud computing can provide company managers that long-sought-for cost efficiency method—similarly, less expenses can translate into more profitability for these companies. Here are some questions company managers may be interested in asking: will the adoption of cloud computing necessitate higher performance? Will it increase the overall profitability of their companies? As explained above, cloud technology does not only encourage smooth running of businesses, it also protects the data and other vital information that are generated in the course of these business activities. It provides constant protection through effective storage and retrieval procedures. These features of cloud technology basically encourage better workplace output and possibly lead to optimal performance in the concerned company’s business operations. In the same way, when a company’s operations is undisturbed or smooth, and the cost of hiring IT personnel has been thinned down, there is every possibility that such an action can result in higher profitability. In some cases, companies may decide to completely outsource their cloud computing services, which will let them concentrate mainly on the administrative aspect of their business operations. Therefore, the worrisome technicality of running an IT infrastructure has been given to an outsider—a public cloud service provider—who will make sure that the IT processes are perfectly monitored, managed and improved upon on a regular basis in order to  guarantee that their client’s business activities are not disrupted or exposed to hindrances that may lower the overall business performance.

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Our articles are written to provide you with tools and information to meet your IT and cloud solution needs. Join us on Facebook and Twitter.   About the Guest Author: Jerry Olasakinju, a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree holder, is a passionate researcher and writer whose interest in everything computing is unparalleled. He blogs about his literary works at http://jerryolasakinju.blogspot.jp/