FEATURE
ENTERPRISE & INNOVATION
Innovation in the workplace
– are you missing out? By Steven Brand, Product Director at Sentle
Growing up as a child through the ‘70s and ‘80s, I consider myself lucky to have experienced some incredible and ground-breaking advances in technology that we all now take for granted within our day-to-day lives. I was fortunate enough to turn what my parents may call
an unhealthy interest in the technology of video games into a career path in product development that led me to the world of commercial software development. Along the way I have followed the impact that emerging
technologies have on the offices and environments I’ve worked in and not just on the products I have had a hand in creating. Below are some observations about innovative
technologies that, if embraced, will not only make your office more productive but will make it a more attractive and pleasant place to be.
THE CLOUD Have you thought about how embracing the Cloud can impact your business? We need to debunk any myths that surrounds what is essentially a bunch of servers somewhere else that are being looked after by somebody else, be they Amazon, Microsoft or Google. The benefits of moving to the Cloud are numerous but highlights include:
Security – Probably one of the biggest misconceptions of moving data to the Cloud is that it is somehow fair game for anyone to access but the opposite is true. All the giants
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of Cloud hosting tend to spend more money on security than anything else and what happens when that employee laptop is stolen or damaged beyond repair and you haven’t backed up the data in the Cloud?
Scalability – Ideal for growing businesses or those with fluctuating demands, the Cloud allows you to scale up and down to suit your needs with capacity load managed by the remote servers. This agile approach is proving to give businesses that embrace the Cloud a real advantage over their competitors.
Cost savings – Essentially Capex free, you can pay as you go for your services via subscriptions without the need for expensive hardware that both dates quickly and demands the expensive skills of dedicated developers to keep you up and running.
Flexible working – The advent of more powerful and portable hardware has allowed employees to essentially be able to operate from wherever they can access the cloud and is proven to enhance productivity.
SAAS (SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE) The use of Software as a Service, or SAAS, has grown as businesses begin to start embracing the benefits of the Cloud as described above. Described in plain English, SaaS products are effectively rented rather than purchased up front and paid for via monthly or yearly subscriptions.
‘One of the biggest misconceptions of moving data to the Cloud is that it is somehow fair game for anyone to access’
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