There can be no doubt that the cloud has revolutionised computing and how businesses operate. From reducing costs, to making it easier to scale, to improving efficiency there is not a facet of business that the cloud has not improved.
If you’re in the market to incorporate cloud computing into your business, you may be wondering what are the features and benefits you need. Well, many features your business will benefit from are from one tech company, and that company is Microsoft.
With this in mind, let’s look at some of the key offers the better cloud vendors offer.
Microsoft Services and Offers
The better vendors use Microsoft services and products such as Microsoft Azure. Microsoft has gone to amazing lengths to both fit in with current trends and revolutionise the workplace, ushering in a suite of tools that make your life easier and business enhanced. Consider:
- Microsoft Azure – In many respects Azure is the one Microsoft service and product you cannot do without. It facilitates Virtual Desktop which helps remote teams work more efficiently and effectively. It possesses enhanced threat detection and can deploy security measures to counter and mitigate cyberattacks.
It integrates with SAP to make some operations more efficient and streamlines many of the back office functions allowing your business to be more agile.
Finally, it can facilitate private and public cloud collaborations enabling better all round cloud management.
Azure is one Microsoft product you need.
- Power BI – Data is not the new oil but is now oil. As such, being able to take deep data dives to find business intelligence is essential and that’s where Power BI comes into its own. Good cloud vendors will be able to help you set up Power BI so your business achieves its full potential.
- Power Apps – Low code app development is rapidly becoming the new normal. When implemented correctly, you’ll save time and cost. Find a good vendor which can get you started with low code app development.
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 – Microsoft are not just content with enabling you to integrate Azure into everything, but they have decided to handle the sales funnel at the same time. In Microsoft 365 you have the perfect marketing, sales, and customer support apps. Your teams will love them as they make selling and upselling easy.
- Microsoft Teams – Here, Microsoft will enable your teams to work better remotely so if team members have to work from home, the headache of how this is achieved is removed. We all saw the advantages of this during the lockdowns, so let Microsoft take the load.
- SharePoint – Microsoft SharePoint allows you to determine how data is stored and managed and it integrates with the rest of the tools and the cloud.
Any cloud supplier worth their salt will offer good Microsoft services and products simply because they are the best. Ensure that any supplier you choose has the resources and experience to deliver the best cloud based solution to your business. it is time to leverage more than just cost savings with the cloud.
