Seven Reasons Why You Should Switch to Cloud Computing

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3 Contents Why Are So Many Businesses Moving to the Cloud? What Is Cloud Computing? How Does It All Work? The Seven Reasons Why You Should Switch to Cloud Computing Dragon Law - A Cloud Based Legal Services Platform About Dragon Law Use Dragon Law to: Contact Us

4 Why Are So Many Businesses Moving to the Cloud? Is it time to kiss your desktop software goodbye? Here s what every startup and small business should know about cloud computing. Read on.

5 What Is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing is an internet-based facility that allows you to access shared computer applications, storage, and other resources through a network of remote servers, rather than each individual user having to install software onto their on-site server or personal computer. It allows you to store, manage, and process data in the same way as traditional computer systems and programs without the need to buy, install, manage, and update a variety of expensive applications on one computer.

6 How Does It All Work? In cloud computing, you are renting a service rather than buying a product. You simply pay for what you use, usually through a monthly subscription, and the technical side is all taken care of by the host vendors that supply the applications. The data and files you create are stored in The Cloud (on the web) and accessed through an internet browser from any device in any location, not just your personal computer. All you need is an internet connection!

7 The Seven Reasons Why You Should Switch to Cloud Computing Businesses of all sizes are shifting some or all of their data and applications to cloud computing services to take advantage of the many benefits available to them. So, what does cloud computing offer a business that is used to traditional computing models? 1. No Need to Rip and Replace Cloud computing environments can run on existing hardware infrastructures. This means that you can make the switch from traditional to cloud computing without any costly upgrades or additions to your existing infrastructure. 2. Lower Operational Costs and Predictable Overheads One of the most obvious benefits of moving everyday business to the cloud is that it can provide businesses with significant savings. Cloud computing offers a simple operational expense that is easier to budget for monthby-month, so there s no longer a need to spend capital on assets that will depreciate by the month. As a result, you will see a decrease in rack space, power usage, and IT requirements. That means lower installation, maintenance, hardware, upgrade, and support costs. For small businesses especially, those savings are invaluable. This capital can then be redirected and put into other business-enhancing areas. 3. Accessibility and Flexibility Another advantage of cloud computing is the ability to access, modify, and save files from any number of devices in any location. Normally, if something has been saved on a personal computer, you can only access the file from that particular computer. This is restrictive. Instead, you and your employees can gain access from anywhere, at any time of the day,

8 The Seven Reasons Why You Should Switch to Cloud Computing 5 making everybody more productive. If you use cloud computing, you can hire remote workers with flexible working arrangements since they will be able to access work materials when not physically in the office. It also means that your office space can be smaller, which of course means lower rent! What s more, increased accessibility and flexibility in the cloud can lead to additional cost savings. For instance, business owners can opt to implement BYOD (bring your own device). Employees can work on devices they already own so you don t need to provide these to them. 4. Better Collaboration Collaboration is made easy in the cloud. The ability to save and access various files through the cloud enables employees to easily work from the same master document. If a company doesn t use the cloud, employees have to send files back and forth by , meaning only one person can work on a file at a time. In addition, you can also control each employee s access to specific data stored on the cloud. Cloud collaboration tools, such as Google Drive, allow users to upload, edit, and comment on documents, which makes for better workplace collaboration. 5. Security Have you ever lost your laptop or had it stolen? If you store all of your data on a laptop or mobile device, this information can be easily stolen and accessed. However, if you use cloud computing, your laptop merely becomes a device through which you access your work the data itself cannot be stolen with the laptop because you require your user name and password to get into the cloud where your data is stored. Additionally, cloud computing services have security measures that are usually more secure that the measures you might otherwise be able to afford as a startup or small business. 6. Support, Automatic Updates, and Server Maintenance Cloud services are usually supported by cloud experts, who in turn will eliminate the need for you to employ in-house IT specialists and free up your staff from the headaches of software updates and hardware maintenance. Most, if not all, cloud computing suppliers do the server maintenance themselves, including free software and security updates, freeing up your time and resources for other tasks. Also, cloud software is being developed all the time. New and improved features are constantly added and bugs are fixed in a timely fashion. This means you will always have the most up-to-date software. 7. Environmentally Friendly Businesses that use cloud computing also do their bit towards helping the environment. Using the cloud results in at least 30% less energy consumption and carbon emissions than using on-site servers. Since you will only be using the server space use need, you will be reducing your carbon footprint.

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10 Dragon Law - A Cloud Based Legal Services Platform 7 You can use our cloud-based software from any device with an internet connection, which means that, if you need to, you can build an employment contract from a beach in Hawaii. This software can integrate with a whole ecosystem of add-ons, including the built-in Dragon Law e-signature, which allows you and the other signatories to your document the freedom to sign from anywhere in the world. Once you have drafted all your legal documents using our Document Builder, Dragon Law provides the software to store all your legal agreements in one place, accessible to those you choose to give access to, anywhere, anytime.

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