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How is cloud computing affecting businesses? A shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity is happening. A number of well known providers are helping businesses to use the Internet for a range of tasks including everything from extra server space to software that manages customer relationships and sales processes. By moving these computing tasks to a remote location—rather than  a company’s own servers is known as cloud computing and it’s becoming very popular across the pond and is gaining momentum here in the UK too.

Cloud computing includes a number of technical areas, including software as a service, software distribution pioneered by Salesforce.com around 10 years ago. It also includes hardware as a service, which is a way to order storage and server capacity on demand. Regardless of the technical area cloud computing services are all delivered over the Internet, on demand, from massive data centres.

Cloud computing is changing the way business approach IT solutions. Merrill Lynch estimates the annual global market for cloud computing will reach $95 billion over the next 5 years. Large computing businesses such as IBM, Dell and Hewlett-Packard are all preparing for the migration.

There is no doubt cloud computing will continue to grow in popularity with businesses as the cost saving implications are apparent. The other benefits include synchronisation, easy collaboration and sharing between employees.

If you are looking for cloud computing services for your business talk to Catalystic we help companies of all sizes to migrate to the cloud.