About cloud

The organization that immerses itself in the digital cloud, is constantly transforming to adapt to changes and continue to grow.

In the past, companies relied on technology primarily to keep their business processes running. Today, together with the operational need, the strategic element is added, since currently IT solutions are those that allow differentiation and leverage the growth of any firm.

Along these lines, organizations globally of all sizes are undergoing a cloud-based transformation. This process can range from moving applications or software programs to migrating an entire infrastructure to the cloud, aligning this process with that of the company’s objectives. This digital evolution allows them to increase efficiency in data storage and exchange, have greater scalability and organizational flexibility and centralize the security of their network.

With the advent of the Internet and the explosion of mobile devices, along with the revolution in big data analytics, cloud-based infrastructure is key to delivering flexible, real-time access to resources that are pushing alternatives. of new digital businesses.

The strengths of the digital cloud

Cloud-based computing is the use of remote servers over a network. These servers can provide functionalities such as storage, processing, security or analysis, among the main ones. To digitize and transform its business processes, the company will have to embrace technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), chatbots, augmented reality, machine learning or big data analytics. All these technologies require a solid infrastructure, such as the digital cloud, which allows the provision of these services according to the particular needs of each company. The cloud is digitally transforming organizations in several ways, including:

• Flexibility: To successfully execute a digital transformation, a company will need to pivot its business processes multiple times. The cloud will allow you to save on the investment of having to vary in IT resources, by providing the computational resources, the infrastructure and the platforms. This allows the entity to be agile and flexible.
• Cost-effectiveness: Along with the flexibility to adapt to requirements, the cloud enables a scalable service model where an organization only pays for the resources used. Thus, you not only save on capital expenditure when purchasing and managing IT infrastructure, but you also help to scale resources effectively when required.
• Security: If the database is hosted in-house, there is a constant risk of losing critical information due to leaks, unexpected system blackouts, physical attacks and even natural disasters. With cloud hosting, multiple data backups can be created. This is crucial in the case of dealing with big data, as the chances of the system failing are significantly increased in the event that analyzes are run.
• Rapid prototyping: For digital transformation to work, the company must continually innovate, test, implement and repeat. The cloud allows you to have a platform where you can easily build, test, and deploy applications without the need to configure complex infrastructure. Through cloud-based transformation, the organization can experiment with multiple applications or different platforms.
• Better collaboration: digital transformation requires adapting to a culture of constant innovation and creativity, leaving behind the obsolete vertical chain of command. The cloud allows files to be accessed from anywhere and at any time. It is also possible to control the privilege level of each user and thus ensure optimal delegation. All of this results in a greater atmosphere of collaboration and teamwork.
• Value from information: Modern clouds contain the complexities involved in building and managing data channels that contain information for analysis, and provide a user-based experience that makes it easier to find and share valuable insights and tools.
• Machine Learning (ML): Machine learning, which allows software to improve its performance without explicit programming, can be integrated with any type of application such as a modern cloud service, allowing you to build new apps that benefit customers or users (such as traffic prediction, weather, etc.).

Cloud-based transformation will be the path for companies seeking to adapt to change and grow. In it, customer experiences, business models, data strategy, innovation, work culture and productivity can be constantly reinvented in order to grow. In short, there is no aspect of the company that is alien to this great digital change.

AEOLABS is a platform that enables the acceleration of the digital transformation of these companies.