Save Money by "Computing in the Cloud"

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If your company is medium or large, you may save tens of thousands of dollars each year. If its small, you will not only save money, but also your own time, by not having to worry about performance, software maintenance and renewal, nor hardware.

As most of these services are charged depending on the level of use, they become operational costs, and there is no need for large investments to enjoy large processing capacity. This is an important advantage for small companies, which can grow without having to assign capital for more hardware and software.

An excellent article by Carolina Ruiz Vega in Elfinancierocr.com gives important tips and advice for migrating to "cloud computing".

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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