tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869924468172210809.post6170651376930620218..comments2024-03-22T10:09:26.517+00:00Comments on Not Just Numbers: Real benefits of the cloud to smaller businessesGlen Feechanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12461985809302036952noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869924468172210809.post-88835792691176511302010-05-07T15:01:42.748+01:002010-05-07T15:01:42.748+01:00Thanks for the input David. Stephen - I find that ...Thanks for the input David. Stephen - I find that it works well in most areas now, but obviously there are still places that have a problem.Glen Feechanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461985809302036952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869924468172210809.post-17029307493957083642010-05-07T12:26:35.278+01:002010-05-07T12:26:35.278+01:00Hmm - thank you for the helpful comments, gentleme...Hmm - thank you for the helpful comments, gentlemen. I think, taking Glen's comments about "alternative arrangements" on board, I will very strongly consider Cloud computing when the technology behind using mobile phone technology has been sufficiently improved to facilate high-quality and speed connection to the i/net. Think it is close now...Stephen R Hillierhttp://www.hillier-associates.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869924468172210809.post-32657462259981373442010-05-07T09:07:27.464+01:002010-05-07T09:07:27.464+01:00I can certainly understand Stephen's concerns,...I can certainly understand Stephen's concerns, which I'm sure are shared by many.<br /><br />I would think losing an internet connection would certainly cause an issue. This is something that happens to us at times and as the whole local area can go down (not solely our own connection) it makes it difficult to get back online, though we do have a backup wireless service.<br /><br />There is also a benefit of this too... in that if a local machine goes down for whatever reason then we could have local applications and data become inaccessible until those are repaired.<br /><br />With the internet service and a machine going down locally, which has happened a few times now, we experience less disruption as the service is available from any other connected machine.David Tooheyhttp://www.accountantscircle.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869924468172210809.post-78319560441758082922010-05-06T19:20:21.133+01:002010-05-06T19:20:21.133+01:00Stephen
There are different options with the diff...Stephen<br /><br />There are different options with the different systems. For example, Kashflow automatically emails me a backup of my accounting data in Sage format once a week.<br /><br />The backup routines of the cloud software providers are far more rigorous than most small businesses I know.<br /><br />I find it a bit of a mindset change. You need to switch your focus onto the one variable, a stable internet connection (with alternatives if you feel it necessary), rather than all of the other things that can go wrong when all of these things are sitting on your own machines.Glen Feechanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461985809302036952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1869924468172210809.post-6772995543152570312010-05-06T19:05:09.303+01:002010-05-06T19:05:09.303+01:00Are you able to do some sort of periodic back-up t...Are you able to do some sort of periodic back-up to your own hard drive / memory? My ill-informed and paranoid concern is that Cloud leaves you at the total mercy of a functioning internet (as it mushrooms and eats up resource) and also the telephone network....Stephen R Hillierhttp://www.hillier-associates.co.uknoreply@blogger.com