As a small business owner, you should see cloud computing as way to gain immediate access to a level of technology that has previously been restricted to companies with large IT resources. The really good news with the cloud is that you will be able to start small with almost no up-front capital investment and grow your IT resources at the same pace as your business grows.

If you have plans to take your business from a small company to the enterprise level, this post will help you understand how cloud computing can help you get there.

Where to start

There are three high-level layers in cloud computing: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Applications / Software as a Service (SaaS). Unless you are a technology company, you will likely be starting at the applications level. Indirectly, you will benefit from other cloud services as your application providers will be using them to provide you with on-demand web-based applications: IaaS to run them and PaaS to develop them.

You may be using public cloud infrastructure to host your website but the most tangible benefits will come from value-add applications that you will be able consume on-demand and pay as you go.

For more info click on the link below.

http://www.getapp.com/blog/cloud-computing-help-grow-small-business/

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