Cloud

The Cloud provides value for your personal, family, team, or business needs.

Why is the Cloud great for small businesses?

• Strong 24/7 security

• Better communication and collaboration

  • Email

  • Documents

  • Spreadsheets

  • Presentations

  • Sound files

  • PDF - Portable Document File

• Data controls

• Backup strategy / disaster recovery

Cloud value includes:    

• Lower costs

• Enhanced flexibility

• Speedier deployments

Employers can help contribute to employee happiness with a willingness to support cloud apps and the appropriate infrastructure:

• Popularity of single sign-on

  • Employees are 3 times more likely to be happy with their jobs (60%) than those without it (20%)

• Communication

  • 77% of workers where employers clearly convey policy and procedures concerning cloud app usage are happy wiht their jobs vs 23% than those who get no guidance.  

Training

• Using the Cloud (GCFLearnFree)

Cloud Tools

• • Google Cloud - Atmosphere 2016

• Google Drive  

• Microsoft Cloud

  • OneDrive

• Adobe Document Cloud

• Apple iCloud

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Dropbox

• SpiderOak

• OwnCloud

• Evernote

Articles

• 24 Cloud Storage Options for SMBs

• 5 Cloud Storage Alternatives to Dropbox, Google Drive, and iCloud

  1. SpiderOak

  2. SugarSync

  3. SendSpace

  4. Cloudup

  5. BitTorrent Sync

• Why your IT guy doesn’t want you to go to the cloud

• The Rise of the Small Business Cloud

• 10 Ways Cloud Computing Benefits Your Business

  1. Simplicity

  2. Security

  3. Continuity

  4. Mobility

  5. Efficiency

  6. Connectivity

  7. Affordability

  8. Sophistication

  9. Scalability

  10. Flexibility 

• Cloud storage-Amazon

• What is the best cloud storage service-Amazon Cloud Drive vs Google Drive vs Dropbox vs Onedrive.

• Rank of most valued factors when choosing cloud business software

• Hard drive or cloud backup?

• Top 3 reasons why the cloud boosts business security

• Dropbox appeals to more BYOD users

• Amazon still dominates the $16-billion cloud market

• What should a small business consider when shopping for a cloud provider

• 8 Apps Your Client’s Employees Are Using (and Shouldn’t Be)

• Free up space on your hard drive using your cloud selective sync

• • OneDrive

  • Google Drive

  • Dropbox

• How secure are Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive and OneDrive?

• Biggest cloud app - Netflix

• How the Cloud is reshaping small business productivity

• Keys to storing small business data (SCORE)

• Cloud Adoption for the Government