The rising consumer expectations of having everything in an instant and with the advent of everything going online. The need for Cloud-based applications for small businesses is ever rising. So Indian businesses are looking for a Cloud application development company in Delhi.
Why?
Well, as a small business owner, it has now become ever so important to stay on track with your customers. No matter where you are if you have an internet connection on your mobile, tablet, or laptop then you should be able to access your business data in an instant.
But before you get to know, how does a cloud application help your business, You should know what applications of the cloud are:
Cloud or Cloud Computing is a service that basically stores, processes, manages, and communicates relevant data from cloud servers to your device with the help of APIs and a good internet connection.
To be specific, Cloud or Cloud Computing is an umbrella term that facilitates the following functions to assist you.
- Cloud storage: Cloud Storage services are simply what their name suggests. These services store and backup your data for you and provide you with the same at the time you need.
- Cloud backup: Data is vulnerable and prone to loss, theft, and attacks. Cloud backup is a service that stores and protects your data from any kind of server crashes, cyberattacks etc.
- Software as a service (SaaS): Software as a service is a kind of service that provides easy access to software via a web browser as a service.
- Cloud hosting: Cloud hosting is a host of multiple cloud services like email services, data storage, app hosting, and web-based phone systems
Now you might be wondering.
Okay, all this is good but how can this help my small business?
Allow us!
Now that you know how Cloud functions. We will now tell you how applications that work using the cloud can be beneficial for your business.
But first, let’s understand how do Cloud Applications work?
Cloud applications can be basically accessed on the web on all kinds of devices. Cloud-based applications are quick-response apps that only need an internet connection for you to work, however, the offline functionality can still be accessed.
A good example of this is Microsoft Office. It allows you to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations offline but you only backup them when you are connected to the internet.
Furthermore, Cloud-based applications are not just limited to the idea of Microsoft office-like applications. They can also provide the portability of a web application.
Now let’s understand 9 reasons that make Cloud Apps practical for your business:
- Desktop-App Interactivity: Cloud Apps are very interactive. In fact, they are interactive as desktop applications. As addressed before, a cloud application needs an internet connection but it can also allow you to do your work offline, you would need the internet connection only to upload and download files from the cloud storage.
- Web-App Functionality: Cloud Apps, as easily accessible and fast they are, also provide the functionality of a web application. In simple words, Cloud applications can also be accessed with the help of a meager internet connection and a mobile/tablet/laptop regardless of where you are.
- Data security: Every organization out there, regardless of its size and function, has a common major concern. The security of their data. Any kind of security breach occurring for data can bring down an organization, again regardless of its size, down to the as
But lucky for you, since cloud-based applications use Cloud storage, one has nothing to worry about. Cloud offers a suite of security features that guarantee the security of the data.
To give you a gist of it. There are features like top-notch perimeter firewalls and Intrusion detection systems (IDS) that won’t let anyone get even close to your data.
There are also other features like access control, authentication, and a very secure feature like encryption.
These features make your data extremely secure on Cloud and hence using cloud applications becomes safe.
- Unlimited Storage: When you are storing your data on your own. There is always going to be a limit. But when you use Cloud-based apps you get access to cloud storage which you can never have a shortage of.
- Cost efficiency: Cloud applications are basically a one-time investment. In a normal scenario if you were to, let’s say, go with a traditional software to manage your business then it would just be a starting point where you would have to also spend to acquire hardware, facilities and other utilities to have a data center of your own.
However, if you choose to go with Cloud-based software then your Cloud hosting provider will provide you with all that physical infrastructure at a fraction of the cost. - Scale with less risk: Using cloud-based software to run and manage your business eliminates the risk of investing in an infrastructure that you can risk investing your money into, especially when you are running on a small scale and are trying to scale.
- Edge over your competitors: Using cloud-based applications puts you ahead of your competitors. Since, in India, not many small businesses are going to switch to the cloud, at least not anytime soon. So by adopting the cloud you are basically making your business more efficient than your competitors.
- Flexible: The framework of cloud and cloud-based applications are actually really flexible. It helps you facilitate collaboration between all the respective teams within an organization. Departments across your company can operate without interfering with each other.
Disaster Management: Cloud-based applications have this important feature. Disaster Management! The disasters of the internet are embarrassing.
Let’s say you don’t use a cloud-based application and you rely on the data servers you have invested into. And suddenly the servers go down and you are not able to access your business data.
Cloud proves to be a better option at this point.
Had you gone with Cloud, you would have still got access to your data.
How?
Well, we at Zoom Into Web are a Cloud application development company in Delhi. And we create and host your cloud app on reliable cloud service providers that backup your data and also can make it available through their multiple servers and centers even if there’s a downtime on your primary cloud server.
If you are thinking of integrating your business with cloud infrastructure to make your operations more smooth then reach us today and we’ll be happy to assist you.
