While there is no doubt that the many attractive features of a cloud business model are potent enough to turn our inclination toward cloud solutions, it is definitely risky business to be allowing third party access to your most confidential and critical data. Having said that, Advance Services Group realizes and envisions the need for businesses to select and benefit from the kind of hybrid services that are more aligned with organizational goals and mission statements.

We would like to show you just how simple, convenient and valuable this concept can be for your business growth and global footprint. Advance Services Group offers assistance for all kinds of cloud and virtualization solutions. This includes assessments, strategy, migration, financials, critical processes and backup services.

Before you decide to try out our extensive service portfolio, let’s walk you through the impact and immeasurable advantage that cloud and virtualization products bring to a business like yours!

The development of new technologies in the IT industry have played a vital role in increasing the efficiency of small and large businesses. Cloud computing and virtualization stand out among these technologies and work hand in hand in helping organizations run efficiently and effectively.

Cloud computing is a set of services that provide access to data and files on a network. In this time of advanced technology, a lot of businesses are using cloud computing to maximize their efficiency and cut down the cost of resources. These services can be subscribed and customized according to your particular business model. They can be public, private or hybrid cloud services, according to the company needs.

Cloud services can be very useful in businesses with smaller budgets, especially small firms and startups. Cloud storage saves the cost of complex architectures required to store the files and data. The data, files and services are also easily accessible over a network which makes it more cost-effective in case a proper workplace is not available to accommodate a number of employees. This can come in handy during a time of crisis or a financial disaster as well. For example in times of COVID-19, cloud computing has helped businesses run smoothly and without interruptions, remotely. The employees can work from different places simultaneously on a file, and can share the data and updates effectively. This also helps all the individuals working on a file access the updated version to avoid any confusion and problems. Employees on leave, or away for a business trip can easily join meetings and work on a particular urgent task. The companies with employees working in different parts of the world can use cloud services to bring their employees together on a network to have discussions and carry out the tasks as a team.

Cloud services for accessing any files and software are also very convenient when a particular software is only accessible on a specific server or if a software can only run on a high speed and complex architecture. This physical system can be accessed online to use this software from anywhere, and a lot of employees can use the same physical computer to work on that software. This helps to cut down the costs of purchasing new equipment, which can be very costly or sometimes, may not be available at your disposal. In this case, cloud solutions serve to be both opportune and cost-effective and propagate the smooth running of all business operations.

The cloud storage also works as a backup, which is a very important factor for any small or large business. The loss of data, or even a single file, can prove disastrous for any company. Cloud storage ensures the recovery of these files by keeping them on the network as a backup. These cloud services are also very secure and protected to avoid any cyberattack and leakage of important data. Cloud storage services prove to be a very efficient data storage solution for any business.

Virtualization is creating different environments simultaneously on a single physical or hardware system. This technique helps minimize the cost of hardware by running several operations on the same machine without them interfering with each other. The virtualization on a machine creates a virtual environment known as a virtual machine, which is a completely new and different environment from the one running on the physical system. Virtual machines can have different versions of an operating system, for example, the physical machine can have Windows 10 installed while the one running on the virtual machine (VM) can be Windows 8. This helps reduce the cost of another physical machine to run a program which requires a different version of the operating system. Virtualization also helps to share the servers which, again saves a lot work, energy and money. In addition to the reduction of costs of hardware, it also saves energy consumption overall, which is very cost-effective for the business. Virtualization, like cloud storage, also provides a backup for files and services, which can save the business from huge losses in case of loss of data and missing files. Another great benefit of virtualization is the need of less resources for supervision of an environment. Since two or more servers can run on the same machine and different operations can run in different environments on the same hardware, the need for more human resources to supervise an environment or physical hardware become much less than it would be in case of multiple servers on multiple physical hardware systems. Although cloud computing is built on virtualization, both have their separate advantages when it comes to reducing costs and energy consumption in a business. Cloud computing services and virtualization together can prove to be very helpful for business in terms of financial growth and low energy consumption, as both of them help reduce the overall costs associated with technical environments. Although many companies use one or the other, or both together, the total efficiency that these services provide can vary from business to business as they may have different business models and different requirements at the time.