How the Cloud is changing the way we work

The cloud is transforming our work environment. The contemporary office is no longer defined exclusively as a physical space where we work 9 to 5. Cloud technologies help us clock in, collaborate and contribute from anywhere.

PRE-Cloud Office:- Office in the Cloud:-

Office computers were a mess of tangled cords and colossal towers.

Hardware is smaller and sleeker

The cloud allows for smaller more functional devices that can be seamlessly integrated into the work environment.

500 GB

PRE-Cloud Office:- Office in the Cloud:-

- CD-RAMs collected dust on shelves and software was quickly out-of-date

Software lives online is constantly updated and accessible from anywhere.

Software is the service and the services has never been better

Packages of multipleinstallation

- The number of floppy disks needed to install Windows 95.

While Cloud software services still trail packaged software sales that dynamic is shifting

PRE-Cloud Office:- Office in the Cloud:-

All office activity orbited around a giant printer/copier combo

It required a Master’s Degree to operate and a PhD to repair

The Paperless office is around the cornerThe cloud puts documents at your fingertips and lets you share instantly and collaborate in real-time. Why print a hard copy?

Printer Ink costs more per milliliter (71c)

Printing industry revenue is expected to decrease 2.4% in 2014

PRE-Cloud Office:- Office in the Cloud:-

Employees worked on projects individually and met once a week to talk about progress.

Collaboration has never been easierEmployees works on projects simultaneously. Communication is instant.

Companies that have embraced collaborative tech are:

From 2010 to 2012 adoption of file access, sync and share services increased by:

- 73% more likely to report improved sales and new customer acquisitions

to become the fastest growing online file service category. Today Dropbox alone has 300 million customers.

61%

PRE-Cloud Office:- Office in the Cloud:-

Employees clocked in every morning and exited through the front door every evening.

Work from home, work from anywhereEmployees still use the office as a hub also work from home, hotels, conferences, the airport,.. anywhere.

Telecommuting has increased nearly 80% since 2005

work from home or a remote location for a portion of their workweek.

of the U.S. workforce that hold a job compatible with part-time telecommuting.

25 million Americans

50%

PRE-Cloud Office:- Office in the Cloud:-

Data was stored in dusty binders and secured on tapes, disks or drives.

Data protection and storage moves from the filing cabinet to the cloud

An estimated 1 Exabyte of data is currently stored on the cloud and much more is coming.

With so much data in the cloud are companies taking the right steps to protect IT?

93%54% 52%

of US SMBs back up some portion of their data to the cloud.

of IT pros use some form of software-as-a service application

of companies aren't backing up the data in their software-as-a-service applications

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