For years, cloud computing was just but a hype that many had no interest in. But this was not until the COVID-19 pandemic came in knocking. As the world took extreme measures to limit infections, including minimizing working from offices, it dawned to many organizations that cloud computing was indeed critical for their survival. Amid the current situation that not many had anticipated, businesses need to find solutions to continue their operations despite not being able to work from physical offices. This means one thing, adopting cloud solutions and work from home (WFH) strategies. Here are some benefits that cloud computing is offering to organizations as they enforce WFH strategies.

It’s no longer a secret that the cloud computing revolution has helped businesses achieve many things, most of which could not be attained through the traditional server systems. In the process, many on-premise software platforms have died a natural death leading to the rise of other cloud-based platforms such as Office 365 and Google Docs, among others. These cloud-based software systems have successfully sent the local word processors towards extinction, something that no one ever thought of a decade ago. Storage-as-a-service has replaced data servers used to fill server rooms in organizations’ back offices, while virtual machines have supplanted the on-premise app servers. With the rising adoption of the cloud, server consolidation has gained popularity. It is a way of making use of efficient hardware and software resources to save costs, considering the fact that many servers are often under-utilized.

The efficiency of a business operation is crucial for productivity. However, the out-of-date systems that many organizations employ are sometimes the leading hindrance to performance and business productivity. However, cloud computing is an excellent way of improving and streamlining business operations by enabling staff to share documents and collaborate over the internet. Despite the usefulness of the cloud, how the enthusiasts think about the performance of the cloud and how they measure its ability is often wrong.