The Many Benefits of Implementing a Cloud Solution for Your SMB

The cloud is an essential piece of technology for any modern business, but how much do you actually know about the cloud in 2025? Any business can leverage the cloud, from small businesses to large enterprises. Let’s discuss what the cloud is, what it does, and how it can help your business reimagine its operations.

How the Cloud Works

The cloud works by connecting you with services hosted in online-accessible environments, like banking, streaming services, and so on.

The service itself doesn’t run inherently on your device; rather, you use your device in combination with an Internet connection to access the data, which is housed in a massive, secure data center. With cloud computing, your business can access IT resources like software, storage, databases, and processing power through the Internet. You don’t own or manage the resources, but you rent them, which shifts the responsibility to manage and maintain the shared infrastructure to the provider.

With the cloud, you have the potential to reshape the way your team gets work done.

What the Cloud Can Do for You

Thanks to the cloud, you can enjoy the following benefits:

• Optimized IT spending: Forget large, up-front investments; you can use a subscription-based model to transition from capital expenditures to operational expenditures, lowering the cost of your IT as a whole.
• Scaling according to needs: Your business’ needs will change over time, and the cloud lets you scale access to resources as you need them.
• Flexible work environments: Your team can work from anywhere with a reliable Internet connection, allowing them to access cloud-based tools, data storage, securely and efficiently through their laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
• Better collaboration options: Cloud platforms generally have collaboration options baked into them, like file sharing, real-time document editing, and integrated communication tools.
• More reliable cybersecurity: Cloud providers understand the need for cybersecurity, which is why they do serious investing in security for both their physical and digital resources—all so you don’t have to invest in them yourself.
• Enhanced recovery solutions: Redundancy is typically built into cloud infrastructure, so you can expect your data to be stored and backed up in multiple locations to minimize downtime and avoid hardware failures or other similar disasters.

Ready to Invest in the Cloud?

If you think the cloud is a good fit for your business, you are probably right.

As for how you implement it, this is where businesses tend to get nervous. You don’t want to implement a solution that doesn’t suit your organization’s goals and infrastructure. That’s where Preferred comes in.

Our trusted technicians can work with your business to aid in its transition to the cloud. To learn more, call us at 708-781-7110.