How Cloud Migration Can Boost Your Business in New Zealand
In today’s digital age, businesses depend heavily on their existing computer systems. The growing demands of modern businesses to provide high-quality services have led them to embrace new technological advancements such as cloud computing that can be integrated at a low cost.
Cloud computing refers to using remotely hosted servers to store data, applications, or information over a network. This enables users to access their files from anywhere they want regardless of whether they’re physically connected to a server. As such, businesses can save significant amounts of space, energy and hardware costs. Moreover, cloud computing allows users to scale resources rapidly without investing in expensive equipment. According to research, nearly six out of 10 businesses have already migrated their work to the cloud in 2022 and this trend is likely to continue in the coming years, as the cloud computing market grows.
One fine example of an enterprise using cloud computing solutions would be SPM Asset, an asset property management company that has over 30,000 properties under its management. SPM Asset had been using an on-premises solution for their business but was looking for a cloud platform that could offer them more flexibility and agility. They were also keen to find something that would offer them the ability to manage multiple properties from a single platform. Find out how they successfully migrated to the cloud.
Here are a few things to consider, if your business is considering migrating to the cloud.
Benefits of Cloud Migration
Cloud migration has become extremely important over the last decade with the rise of cloud services and solutions. With the increasing adoption rates across industries, businesses are now looking at migrating their data and services to the cloud to meet changing consumer and market demands. While moving your digital business operations into the cloud from on-premises or legacy infrastructure may require some preparation and planning, it is most certainly worth the effort. These are the four key benefits of cloud migration:
1. Cloud Scalability
Scalability is one of the biggest benefits of cloud migration. A scalable cloud solution enables organisations to accommodate rapid growth without compromising on speed or performance. Whether it’s an increase in your company’s traffic demand or workload, cloud scalability can empower IT administrators to react quickly and efficiently to meet changing needs.
Furthermore, if you choose to engage a third-party cloud service provider, scaling your data storage capacity, processing power or networking can be done with little to no downtime at an even cheaper rate.
2. Reduction in Costs
By outsourcing infrastructure management to a cloud service provider, organisations can cut their upfront costs by a great deal. In-house solutions require large investments in both initial setup fees and ongoing maintenance, whereas a cloud-based solution can save companies millions of dollars annually. For instance, if a company expects to see a 100% growth in its workload every year, it would have to make a significant investment in new servers, storage devices, networking equipment, and power supplies each year — not to mention hiring additional personnel to manage those resources. By contrast, a cloud computing solution can provide all those functions at a lesser cost and you only need to pay for the services you require.
With so much hardware infrastructure built into your office, the high energy consumption can also rack up costly electricity bills. It is worth noting that having many hardware systems running 24/7 doesn’t make any sense, especially if they aren’t used as you will be unnecessarily paying for unused resources. By migrating your applications to the cloud, you can reduce redundant operational costs and save money. In addition, cloud service providers tend to charge you a lot less on energy regardless of your demands.
3. Streamlined Workflows
Access to the cloud brings about agility and flexibility, both of which are imperative to thriving in today’s ever-changing market. With remote and hybrid work models gaining more momentum, organisations need to ensure that their employees can easily access work tools, documents and other resources that they need, from anywhere in the world. Cloud migration not only empowers employees to complete their work from anywhere at any time, but it also enables them to stay connected to daily operations with access to real-time data. Additionally, employees across different departments can continue to share information and collaborate without needing to be present in the office, improving productivity and operational efficiency.
4. Improved Data Security
Within any organisation, data security is crucial for preventing unauthorised access and malware dangers that typically result in data leaks and loss. Beyond financial and legal consequences, compromised data can also lead to a decline in your business’s reputation, productivity and more.
With cloud migration, organisations are able to safely and easily store large amounts of sensitive information with top-of-the-line in-built security features. Advanced data protection capabilities such as access control and identity or authorisation management can aid companies in preventing their proprietary information from unwanted modification, deletion and cyber threats.
Improve Your Business Performance with FUJIFILM Business Innovation
FUJIFILM Business Innovation takes the complexity out of your cloud migration processes by offering secure and reliable cloud solutions to boost your business productivity. We also provide mobile solutions that present your organisation with the opportunity to enjoy a seamless experience to print as well as access and process information without any hassle or restrictions.
Cloud On-Demand Print
With cloud on-demand print, you can conveniently print documents on a compatible multifunction printer from any FUJIFILM Business Innovation cloud server whenever you’re working remotely.
Cloud Service Hub
Cloud Service Hub enables businesses to consolidate their existing cloud systems into one single interface to reduce confusion. This productivity-boosting solution helps organisations to increase efficiency in their day-to-day operations with a user-friendly, secure and seamless scan-store-print workflow.
Find out more about how you can migrate to the cloud to improve your productivity and performance effortlessly with CodeBlue.
CodeBlue is a wholly owned subsidiary of FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp Ltd.
