By Arpit GautamThe novel coronavirus pandemic has ravaged almost every country on our planet bringing life to a standstill. Governments & Enterprises scrambled their resources & sought alternative infrastructure to ensure that their operations were not affected.
During these difficult times, Cloud Computing & Cloud-based IT infrastructure come to the fore as reliable answers. With over 90% of the employees working for home due to COVID-19 disruption, Cloud Computing Services such as Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (Paas), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) gained traction due to their flexibility, reliability & security. Read on to know more about the need for embracing cloud services & its benefits for enterprises.
Why should enterprises prioritize Cloud Adoption?
The Covid-19 outbreak has certainly put a dent in the operations of major organizations, small & medium businesses, startups & more. However, Cloud-based services are seen by enterprises as an effective way to conduct businesses in a hassle-free manner.
Before the outbreak, the Cloud Market stood at USD 233 Billion in 2019. However, these testing times have resulted in a surged interest in Cloud Computing & allied services. Reports estimate that the cloud market could grow up to USD 295 Billion by 2021.
Some Significant Cloud Benefits that have attracted enterprises to adopt cloud for seamless daily operations are:
1). Business Uncertainties are effectively handled by Cloud-based Services
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced social distancing upon the majority of the world. But, Cloud services provided alternative solutions for major institutions & enterprises to conduct their operations seamlessly.
Companies were able to send their employees to work from home while the news is being made readily available in our Smartphones or Smart TVs. Even though Social distancing is the new normal, people can easily connect with each other via Video calls & Virtual classrooms are being conducted by educational institutions to help students in their studies. Thus, Cloud Infrastructure readily solves a myriad of hurdles caused by the sudden onset of the pandemic.
2). Cloud Computing fosters easy adaptability to user’s behavioral changes
In Pre-COVID era, people were used to traditional activities such as watching movies in cinema theatres, reading newspapers, dining in restaurants & more. However, the Covid-19 disruption led to lockdowns & distancing norms.
This enabled Cloud-based IT Infrastructure to take over resulting in increased consumption of digital content via Netflix, Amazon Prime & Hotstar. Enterprises adopted the teleconferencing app Zoom to conduct most of their business meetings & many people are turning towards gaming services for entertainment.
3). Seamless Establishment of an Integrated Business Ecosystem via Cloud Services
Over 90% of the Global enterprises are currently using a Cloud Computing based service for their operations. These enterprises are planning to put more than 80% of their workload in the cloud by 2021.
Due to Covid-19, cloud adoption seems like a necessity for startups & small enterprises who want smooth functioning of their business activities in these troubled times. Small enterprises can take the help of Cloud Service providers like Google Cloud & Cloud Services Partners like Consultants & Managed Service Provider to build an integrated business ecosystem. By doing so, enterprises can ensure robust security & on-demand Quick access to data while maintaining flexibility & scalability of operations.
Thus, Cloud Computing empowers small & large enterprises to effectively conduct their operations regardless of the uncertainties. The post Covid era promises to go digital & cloud computing services coupled with cutting-edge technologies like Blockchain, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science & more will form the backbone of operations for all types of businesses.
